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heteropelmous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-ero-pel-mous
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of the other, to the third and fourth toes.

Archaic

Etymology

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

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Frequently Paired Words

antiopelmous sympelmous schizopelmous nomopelmous

Questions

What does heteropelmous mean?
Having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of the other, to the third and fourth toes.
Where does heteropelmous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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