nomopelmous
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “division, distribution”) + πέλμα (pélma, “sole of the foot”) + -ous.
Adjective
[edit]nomopelmous (not comparable)
- (zoology, archaic, rare) Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux.
- Passerine birds are nomopelmous.
Coordinate terms
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nem-
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms suffixed with -ous
- English lemmas
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