Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ziphisternum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ziphis-ter-num
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of xiphisternum.

Example Sentences

"The ziphisternum (fig. 7) is a slender bony rod nearly as long as the first segment of the mesosternum, having for its terminal portion a flat cartilaginous expansion."

Questions

What does ziphisternum mean?: Alternative form of xiphisternum.

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