Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scolecodont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scole-codont
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fossilized jaw of a polychaete annelid.

Example Sentences

"Scolecodonts from the Potter Farm Formation of the Devonian of Michigan"
"Striking similarities between scolecodonts and jaws of modern worms has resulted in general agreement that scolecodonts are properly placed in order Errantida of class Polychaetia."
"Scolecodonts are the partly organic, fossil remains of the jaw apparatus, a tooth-like structure, of eunicid polychaete annelid worms."

Etymology

From scolex + -odont.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scolex

Inflected Forms

scolecodonts (plural)

Questions

What does scolecodont mean?: The fossilized jaw of a polychaete annelid.
Where does scolecodont come from?: From scolex + -odont.

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