menopome

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“remain”) + [Term?] (“lid”), referring to its persistent gill aperture.

Noun[edit]

menopome (plural menopomes)

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