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pygostyle

/ˈpaɪɡəstaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-gostyle
IPA
/ˈpaɪɡəstaɪl/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebrae.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From English pygo- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “column”). By surface analysis, pygo- + -style.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: στῦλος

Inflected Forms

pygostyles (plural)

Derived Forms

propygostylar pygostyled

Synonyms

parson's nose ploughshare bone pope's nose sultan's nose

Questions

How do you pronounce pygostyle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpaɪɡəstaɪl/.
What does pygostyle mean?
The plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebrae.
Where does pygostyle come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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