Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phragmocone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phrag-mo-cone
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The chambered portion of the shell of certain cephalopods, divided by septa into camerae.

Example Sentences

"This ability to continuously add new buoyancy chambers to their phragmocones allowed ancient cephalopods to reach truly stupendous sizes."

Etymology

From phragmo- + cone.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: phragmo

Inflected Forms

phragmocones (plural)

Synonyms

phragmacone

Questions

What does phragmocone mean?: The chambered portion of the shell of certain cephalopods, divided by septa into camerae.
Where does phragmocone come from?: From phragmo- + cone.

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