Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monopectinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
monopecti-nate
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of gastropods and molluscs: having a single row of filaments in the gill.

Etymology

From mono- + pectinate.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does monopectinate mean?
Of gastropods and molluscs: having a single row of filaments in the gill.
Where does monopectinate come from?
From mono- + pectinate.

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