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nomopelmous

nomopelmous adjective: having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux.

Adjective

nomopelmous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, rare) Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux.
    • Passerine birds are nomopelmous.

Origin of nomopelmous

From Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “division, distribution”) + πέλμα (pélma, “sole of the foot”) + -ous.

Questions about nomopelmous

What does nomopelmous mean?
Nomopelmous means having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux.
What part of speech is nomopelmous?
Nomopelmous is an adjective.

Words near nomopelmous in the dictionary

  1. nomologically
  2. nomologies
  3. nomologist
  4. nomologists
  5. nomology
  6. nomopelmous
  7. nomophobe
  8. nomophobes
  9. nomophobia
  10. nomophobic
  11. nomophylactic

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