Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pachyodont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pachy-o-dont
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having thick teeth.

adj

Having hinge teeth with large obscure tubercules with corresponding pits on the opposite valve.

noun

An organism with teeth of this kind.

Example Sentences

"The pachyodont arrangement is characteristic of the Chamidae, the jewel boxes."

Etymology

From pachy- + -odont.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pachy
Suffix: odont

Inflected Forms

pachyodonts (plural)

Questions

What does pachyodont mean?: Having thick teeth.
Where does pachyodont come from?: From pachy- + -odont.

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