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ankyroid

US/ˈæŋ.kɪ.ɹɔɪd/

ankyroid adjective: hook-shaped; uncinate.

Adjective

ankyroid (comparative more ankyroid, superlative most ankyroid)

  1. Hook-shaped; uncinate.

Noun

ankyroid (plural ankyroids)

  1. A member of the order Ankyroida.
    • Stylophorans are divided into two orders the Cornuta and Ankyroida: cornutes have asymmetrical thecae, aulacophores with stylocones and cover plates over the food groove that open widely; ankyroids have essentially bilaterally symmetrical thecae, aulacophores with styloids and in most the cover...1997 October, R[onald] L. Parsley, “The echinoderm classes Stylophora and Homoiostelea: non Calcichordata”, in The Paleontological Society Papers, volume 3, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge...

Forms of ankyroid

Adjective
comparativemore ankyroid
superlativemost ankyroid
alternative formancyroid
Noun
pluralankyroids

Origin of ankyroid

From Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) + -oid. Cognate with French ancyroïde.

Questions about ankyroid

What does ankyroid mean?
Ankyroid means hook-shaped; uncinate.
What part of speech is ankyroid?
Ankyroid can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce ankyroid?
Ankyroid is pronounced /ˈæŋ.kɪ.ɹɔɪd/ (US).

Words near ankyroid in the dictionary

  1. ankylothecodont
  2. ankylotic
  3. ankylurethria
  4. ankyrin
  5. ankyrins
  6. ankyroid
  7. ankyroids
  8. Anlaby
  9. Anlaby Common
  10. Anlaby with Anlaby Common
  11. anlace

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