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phocomeli

phocomeli is the plural of phocomelus.

Meaning of phocomelus

Noun

phocomelus (countable and uncountable, plural phocomeli)

  1. (dated, uncountable) Phocomelia.
  2. (countable) A person with phocomelia.
    • He did not say that his wife's brother back on Earth was a phocomelus; he had been born without arms and made use of superb artificial ones designed for him by a Canadian firm which specialized in such equipment.1964, Philip K. Dick, “Martian Time-Slip”, in Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s, Library of America, published 2008, page 41

Questions about phocomeli

What is phocomeli the plural of?
Phocomeli is the plural of phocomelus.

Words near phocomeli in the dictionary

  1. Phocis
  2. phocoenid
  3. phocoenids
  4. phocoid
  5. phocoids
  6. phocomeli
  7. phocomelia
  8. phocomelias
  9. phocomelic
  10. phocomelous
  11. phocomelus

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