Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patellogastropod

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: patel-logas-tro-pod
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any gastropod of the clade Patellogastropoda.

Example Sentences

"However the prevailing opinion that the patellogastropods form the first offshoot of the gastropods is not supported by palaeontological data. The oldest indisputable evidence of the Patellogastropoda is from Late Triassic strata."

Etymology

Clipping of taxonomic name Patellogastropoda, equivalent to patello- + gastropod.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: patello

Inflected Forms

patellogastropods (plural)

Synonyms

true limpet

Questions

What does patellogastropod mean?: Any gastropod of the clade Patellogastropoda.
Where does patellogastropod come from?: Clipping of taxonomic name Patellogastropoda, equivalent to patello- + gastropod.

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