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brachytypous

brachytypous adjective: of a short form.

Adjective

brachytypous (comparative more brachytypous, superlative most brachytypous)

  1. (obsolete) Of a short form.
    • brachytypous lead/brachytypous manganese

Forms of brachytypous

comparativemore brachytypous
superlativemost brachytypous

Origin of brachytypous

brachy- + Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “sort, type”)

Questions about brachytypous

What does brachytypous mean?
Brachytypous means of a short form.
What part of speech is brachytypous?
Brachytypous is an adjective.

Words near brachytypous in the dictionary

  1. brachytherapy
  2. brachythoracid
  3. brachythoracids
  4. brachytmema
  5. brachytmemata
  6. brachytypous
  7. brachyural
  8. brachyuran
  9. brachyuranic
  10. brachyurans
  11. brachyuric

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