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protovertebra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-tover-te-bra
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo breaks up on either side of the anterior part of the notochord; a mesoblastic, or protovertebral, somite.

Obsolete

Etymology

From proto- + vertebra.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

protovertebrae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

protovertebrate

Rhymes With

vertebra hemivertebra prevertebra

Questions

What does protovertebra mean?
One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo breaks up on either side of the anterior part of the notochord; a mesoblastic, or protovertebral, somite.
Where does protovertebra come from?
From proto- + vertebra.

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