Definition of Menopoma in English:

Menopoma

noun mɛnə(ʊ)ˈpəʊmə

Zoology rare

A genus (now usually included in the genus Cryptobranchus) of tailed amphibians of the family Cryptobranchidae, comprising only the North American hellbender; (also menopoma) an amphibian of this genus, a hellbender.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Todd's Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology. From scientific Latin Menopoma, genus name, irregularly from ancient Greek μένειν, which does not form compounds in μενο- in Greek + πῶμα lid, so called from the persistence of the external gill slits in the adult.

Definition of Menopoma in US English:

Menopoma

nounmɛnə(ʊ)ˈpəʊmə

Zoology rare

A genus (now usually included in the genus Cryptobranchus) of tailed amphibians of the family Cryptobranchidae, comprising only the North American hellbender; (also menopoma) an amphibian of this genus, a hellbender.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Todd's Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology. From scientific Latin Menopoma, genus name, irregularly from ancient Greek μένειν, which does not form compounds in μενο- in Greek + πῶμα lid, so called from the persistence of the external gill slits in the adult.

单词	Menopoma
释义	Definition of Menopoma in English: Menopoma noun mɛnə(ʊ)ˈpəʊmə Zoology rare A genus (now usually included in the genus Cryptobranchus) of tailed amphibians of the family Cryptobranchidae, comprising only the North American hellbender; (also menopoma) an amphibian of this genus, a hellbender. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Todd's Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology. From scientific Latin Menopoma, genus name, irregularly from ancient Greek μένειν, which does not form compounds in μενο- in Greek + πῶμα lid, so called from the persistence of the external gill slits in the adult. Definition of Menopoma in US English: Menopoma nounmɛnə(ʊ)ˈpəʊmə Zoology rare A genus (now usually included in the genus Cryptobranchus) of tailed amphibians of the family Cryptobranchidae, comprising only the North American hellbender; (also menopoma) an amphibian of this genus, a hellbender. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Todd's Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology. From scientific Latin Menopoma, genus name, irregularly from ancient Greek μένειν, which does not form compounds in μενο- in Greek + πῶμα lid, so called from the persistence of the external gill slits in the adult.
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