Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parietal bone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: pari-etal bone
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two bones that together form the sides and top of the skull.

Etymology

From Latin parietalis (“pertaining to walls”), from paries (“wall”) + bone.

Inflected Forms

parietal bones (plural)

Questions

What does parietal bone mean?: Either of two bones that together form the sides and top of the skull.
Where does parietal bone come from?: From Latin parietalis (“pertaining to walls”), from paries (“wall”) + bone.

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