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schizopelmous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
schizopel-mous
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the two flexor tendons of the toes entirely separate, and the flexor hallicus going to the first toe only.

Archaic

Etymology

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

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Frequently Paired Words

antiopelmous sympelmous heteropelmous nomopelmous

Questions

What does schizopelmous mean?
Having the two flexor tendons of the toes entirely separate, and the flexor hallicus going to the first toe only.
Where does schizopelmous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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