opisthodomos

noun

op·​is·​thod·​o·​mos

ˌäpəsˈthädəməs,

-ˌmäs

variants or opisthodomus

-məs

plural -es

: opisthodome

Word History

Etymology

opisthodomos, Greek; opisthodomus, Latin, from Greek opisthodomos

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