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gryposis

gryposis noun: abnormal curvature or hooked appearance.

Noun

gryposis (plural gryposes)

  1. Abnormal curvature or hooked appearance.

Forms of gryposis

pluralgryposes

Origin of gryposis

From Late Latin grȳpōsis (“hooking”) (from grȳpus (“hook-nosed”)), from Ancient Greek γρυπῶσις (grupôsis, “hooking”), from γρύπεσθαι (grúpesthai, “become hooked”), from γρύπος (grúpos, “hook-nosed”).

Questions about gryposis

What does gryposis mean?
Gryposis means abnormal curvature or hooked appearance.
What part of speech is gryposis?
Gryposis is a noun.
What is the plural of gryposis?
The plural of gryposis is gryposes.

Words near gryposis in the dictionary

  1. gryphosis
  2. gryphs
  3. gryping
  4. grypoceratid
  5. grypoceratids
  6. gryposis
  7. Grypsera
  8. grypt
  9. grysappel
  10. grysbok
  11. grysboks

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