Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anomalure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anoma-lure
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel, found in central Africa

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos, “anomalous”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀνώμαλος

Inflected Forms

anomalures (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Pteromyini Cynocephalidae Petauridae Acrobatidae

Synonyms

anomalurid scaly-tailed squirrel

Questions

What does anomalure mean?: A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel, found in central Africa
Where does anomalure come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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