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palatopterygoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palatoptery-goid
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull.

noun

Synonym of pterygoid.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From palato- + pterygoid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

palatopterygoids (plural)

Synonyms

pterygoid

Rhymes With

pterygoid basipterygoid ectopterygoid epipterygoid entopterygoid metapterygoid mesopterygoid

Questions

What does palatopterygoid mean?
Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull.
Where does palatopterygoid come from?
From palato- + pterygoid.

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