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menopome

menopome noun: the hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis).

Noun

menopome (plural menopomes)

  1. (obsolete) The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis).

Forms of menopome

pluralmenopomes

Origin of menopome

From Ancient Greek μένω (ménō, “remain”) + πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), referring to its persistent gill aperture.

Questions about menopome

What does menopome mean?
Menopome means the hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis).
What part of speech is menopome?
Menopome is a noun.
What is the plural of menopome?
The plural of menopome is menopomes.

Words near menopome in the dictionary

  1. menopausing
  2. menophania
  3. menophilia
  4. menophobia
  5. menoplania
  6. menopome
  7. menopomes
  8. menoponid
  9. menoponids
  10. menoporsche
  11. menoporsches

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