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airorhynchy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
airorhynchy
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A retroflexion of the face at the front of the palate in primates.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by Austrian zoologist Helmut Otto Hofer in 1952 as German Airorhynchie, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω (aeírō, “to raise, lift”) + ῥῠ́γχος (rhŭ́nkhos, “snout”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Airorhynchie, ἀείρω

Usage

Questions

What does airorhynchy mean?
A retroflexion of the face at the front of the palate in primates.
Where does airorhynchy come from?
It is traced to German.

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