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pyloro-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-loro-
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

pylorus

Etymology

From Latin pylōrus, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”), from πύλη (púlē, “door, gate”) + οὖρος (oûros, “guard”) + -o-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πυλωρός

Questions

What does pyloro- mean?
pylorus
Where does pyloro- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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