menotyphlic

adjective

men·​o·​typh·​lic

¦menə¦tiflik

1

: having a cecum

2

[New Latin Menotyphla + English -ic] : of or relating to the Menotyphla

Word History

Etymology

meno- entry 2 + typhl- + -ic

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