ethmocephaly

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noun

A rare cephalic disorder characterised by the absence of a nose and the presence of a proboscis between the eyes

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Meanings

nounethmocephaly (countable and uncountable, plural ethmocephalies)

plural ethmocephalies

  1. countableuncountableA rare cephalic disorder characterised by the absence of a nose and the presence of a proboscis between the eyes

Origin

From ethmo- + -cephaly.

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APA

ethmocephaly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethmocephaly

MLA

“ethmocephaly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethmocephaly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethmocephaly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethmocephaly.

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