单词 | tetrascelus |
释义 | > as lemmastetrascelus tetrascelus n. Brit. /tᵻˈtrasᵻləs/ , /tɛˈtrasᵻləs/ , U.S. /təˈtræsələs/ , /tɛˈtræsələs/ a person born with a severe malformation, having two pairs of legs. [ < scientific Latin tetrascelus (1832 or earlier) < ancient Greek τετρασκελής four-legged < τετρα- tetra- comb. form + σκέλος leg (see scelides n.).] ΚΠ 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. I. 678/2 Tetrascelus, a monster in which the legs are duplicated. < as lemmas |
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