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Meaning of phocomelus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Phocomelia.
    dated, uncountable
  2. A person with phocomelia.
    countable

Examples

“He did not say that his wife's brother back on Earth was a phocomelus; he had been born without arms and made use of superb artificial ones designed for him by a Canadian firm which specialized in such equipment.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Phoebe phoebodont phoebodontid phoebodontiform Phoebus Phoebus Apollo

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