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dodecadactylum

UK/ˌdəʊdɛkəˈdæktɪləm/

dodecadactylum noun: the duodenum.

Noun

dodecadactylum (plural dodecadactyla)

  1. (obsolete) The duodenum.

Forms of dodecadactylum

pluraldodecadactyla

Origin of dodecadactylum

From Ancient Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλον (dōdekadáktulon), from δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) ≅ “twelve-fingers[-long thing]”; compare English duodenum and German Zwölffingerdarm; cognate with Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλο (dodekadáktylo) and Italian dodecadattilo.

Questions about dodecadactylum

What does dodecadactylum mean?
Dodecadactylum means the duodenum.
What part of speech is dodecadactylum?
Dodecadactylum is a noun.
How do you pronounce dodecadactylum?
Dodecadactylum is pronounced /ˌdəʊdɛkəˈdæktɪləm/ (UK).
What is the plural of dodecadactylum?
The plural of dodecadactylum is dodecadactyla.

Words near dodecadactylum in the dictionary

  1. dodecaborides
  2. dodecacarbonate
  3. dodecachloride
  4. dodecad
  5. dodecadactyla
  6. dodecadactylum
  7. dodecade
  8. dodecadeltahedra
  9. dodecadeltahedron
  10. dodecadepsipeptide
  11. dodecadepsipeptides

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