Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ichthyodorulite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ichthy-o-dor-ulite
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the spiny plates found on the back and tail of certain skates.

noun

A fossil fish-spine found in stratified rock.

Etymology

From ichthyo- + Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru) + -lite.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: δόρυ

Inflected Forms

ichthyodorulites (plural)

Synonyms

dermal denticle

Questions

What does ichthyodorulite mean?: One of the spiny plates found on the back and tail of certain skates.
Where does ichthyodorulite come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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