Etymology

macrocormic

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Today it means: Having a long torso in relation to the length of the lower limbs. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κορμός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκορμός“trunk (of a tree)”
  2. English todaymacrocormic

From macro- + Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk (of a tree)”) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκορμός all →

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