Etymology

anomalure

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Today it means: A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel, found in central Africa Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνώμαλος“anomalous”
  2. English todayanomalure

From Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos, “anomalous”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀνώμαλος all →

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