Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhamphotheca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rham-phothe-ca
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin horny sheath of keratin on the outer surface of a bird's beak

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥάμφος (rhámphos, “beak”) + theca.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ῥάμφος

Inflected Forms

rhamphothecae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

rhinotheca gnathotheca rhamphothecal

Questions

What does rhamphotheca mean?: A thin horny sheath of keratin on the outer surface of a bird's beak
Where does rhamphotheca come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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