Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

athoracic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: atho-racic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking a thorax

Example Sentences

"It was turned and delivered, and proved to be a hideous acephalic, acardiac, athoracic monster."
"Dr. E. W. Penney read a paper on " Triplets, Hydraminion and Monstrosity," and exhibited a foetal monster of the acephalic, athoracic, acardiac type."
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Etymology

From a- + thoracic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Questions

What does athoracic mean?: Lacking a thorax
Where does athoracic come from?: From a- + thoracic.

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