Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astragalocalcaneum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-tra-ga-lo-cal-ca-neum
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fused astragalus and calcaneum

Example Sentences

"In Camposaurus arizonensis from the Norian of Arizona, USA, widely regarded as the oldest neotheropod[58 ,25 ], the distal fibula is fused to the distal tibia and to the fused astragalocalcaneum."

Etymology

From astragalo- + calcaneum.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: astragalo

Inflected Forms

astragalocalcaneums (plural) astragalocalcanea (plural)

Derived Forms

astragalocalcaneal

Questions

What does astragalocalcaneum mean?: A fused astragalus and calcaneum
Where does astragalocalcaneum come from?: From astragalo- + calcaneum.

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