Etymology

tympanoid

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Today it means: Resembling a drum or tympanum in form or structure. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τύμπανον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτύμπανον“drum”
  2. English todaytympanoid

From Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”) + -oid.

Words from the same roots

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