osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilaginonervomedullary

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Etymology[edit]

Coined by Thomas Love Peacock in Headlong Hall (1815). It is essentially a compound adjective that is obtained by stringing together Latin terms that describe the body.

Adjective[edit]

osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilaginonervomedullary (not comparable)

  1. (nonce word) Having the structure of the human body

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