phocomelus en · NOUN
Etymology
See phocomelia.
Meanings
- (dated, uncountable) Phocomelia.
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(countable) A person with phocomelia.
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.
1964, Philip K. Dick, “Martian Time-Slip”, in Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s, Library of America, published 2008, page 41:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| phocomeli | Number=Plur | lexicographic |