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airorhynchy

airorhynchy noun: a retroflexion of the face at the front of the palate in primates.

Noun

airorhynchy (uncountable)

  1. A retroflexion of the face at the front of the palate in primates.

Origin of airorhynchy

Coined by Austrian zoologist Helmut Otto Hofer in 1952 as German Airorhynchie, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω (aeírō, “to raise, lift”) + ῥῠ́γχος (rhŭ́nkhos, “snout”).

Questions about airorhynchy

What does airorhynchy mean?
Airorhynchy means a retroflexion of the face at the front of the palate in primates.
What part of speech is airorhynchy?
Airorhynchy is a noun.

Words near airorhynchy in the dictionary

  1. airol
  2. Airolo
  3. airometer
  4. airometers
  5. Airoran
  6. airorhynchy
  7. airpack
  8. airpacks
  9. airpark
  10. airparks
  11. airpath

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