dryomorph
[ drahy-uh-mawrph ]
/ ˈdraɪ əˌmɔrph /
noun
any member of the extinct genus Dryopithecus.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
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Origin of dryomorph
Words nearby dryomorph
dry milk, dry mop, dry mounting, dry nurse, dry offset, dryomorph, dryopithecine, Dryopithecus, dryout, dry plate, dry pleurisy
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