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brachyskelic

brachyskelic adjective: having unusually short legs.

Adjective

brachyskelic (not comparable)

  1. Having unusually short legs.
    Synonyms:
    brachyskelous

Synonyms of brachyskelic

  • brachyskelous

Origin of brachyskelic

From brachy- + Ancient Greek σκέλος (skélos, “leg”) + -ic.

Questions about brachyskelic

What does brachyskelic mean?
Brachyskelic means having unusually short legs.
What part of speech is brachyskelic?
Brachyskelic is an adjective.

Words near brachyskelic in the dictionary

  1. brachyrhynchous
  2. brachyrhynchus
  3. brachys
  4. brachysclereid
  5. brachysclereids
  6. brachyskelic
  7. brachysm
  8. brachyspiral
  9. brachystaphylin
  10. brachystaphyline
  11. brachystelechid

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