xiphoid
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 7
/ˈzɪfɔɪd/
Definition of xiphoid
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Shaped like a sword, ensiform.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Shaped like a sword, ensiform.
- (not-comparable)Of or relating to the xiphoid process (also called xiphisternum).
noun
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The xiphoid process.
“In Asian pangolins the xiphoids are shorter[…]”
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξιφοειδής (xiphoeidḗs, “sword-shaped”).
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