Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-thid
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brachiopod shell of the genus †Orthis (or allied genera) in the family †Orthidae.

noun

A mineral soil with ochric epipedon that does not have an argillic or natric horizon.

Example Sentences

"—orthid, great group with a horizon with an accumulation of salts more soluble than gypsum."
"Orthid soils are used for grazing or are irrigated for crop production if water is available."
"When drained, they are comparable in sensitivity to orthid luvisols in an A horizon with a very low clay content."

Inflected Forms

orthids (plural)

Derived Forms

camborthid orthidic

Questions

What does orthid mean?: A brachiopod shell of the genus †Orthis (or allied genera) in the family †Orthidae.

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