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‖ menopoma|mɛnəʊˈpəʊmə| Also anglicized menopome |ˈmɛnəpəʊm|. [mod.L., irreg. f. Gr. µένειν to remain + πῶµα lid.] A genus of amphibians characterized by the persistence of the branchial apertures; an amphibian of this genus, a hellbender.
1835–6Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 91/1 The amphiuma and menopoma have not as yet been observed to possess branchiæ. 1842Penny Cycl. XX. 342/1 Salamandrops, Wagler's name for the Menopome. 1863Wood Nat. Hist. III. 185 The Menopome inhabits the Ohio and Alleghany rivers. |