MENOPOME

Etymology

Noun

menopome (plural menopomes)

(obsolete) The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis).

Source: Wiktionary


Men`o*po"ma, Men"o*pome, n. Etym: [NL. menopoma, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The hellbender.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMPROVISED

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