- isthmoid
- isth·moid
English syllables. 2014.
isthmoid
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isthmoid — ˌmȯid adjective Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin isthmoides, from New Latin isthm (from isthmus) + Latin oides oid : resembling an isthmus … Useful english dictionary
isthmus — isthmoid, adj. /is meuhs/, n., pl. isthmuses, isthmi / muy/. 1. a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land. 2. Anat., Zool. a connecting, usually narrow, part, organ, or passage, esp. when… … Universalium
