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sympelmous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sym-pel-mous
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of birds: having the tendons of the deep flexors of the toes blended in one before separating to proceed one to each of the four digits.

Etymology

From sym- + Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma, “sole of the foot”) + -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

synpelmous (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

antiopelmous heteropelmous schizopelmous

Antonyms

nomopelmous

Questions

What does sympelmous mean?
Of birds: having the tendons of the deep flexors of the toes blended in one before separating to proceed one to each of the four digits.
Where does sympelmous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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