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hypophyge

[ hahy-pof-i-jee, hi- ]
/ haɪˈpɒf ɪ dʒi, hɪ- /
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noun
apophyge (def. 2).
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Origin of hypophyge

<Greek hypophygḗ flight from under, evasion, equivalent to hypo-hypo- + phygḗ flight; see apophyge

Words nearby hypophyge

hypophosphoric, hypophosphoric acid, hypophosphorous, hypophosphorous acid, hypophrygian mode, hypophyge, hypophyllous, hypophysectomy, hypophysis, hypopiesis, hypopituitarism
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British Dictionary definitions for hypophyge

hypophyge
/ (haɪˈpɒfɪdʒɪ) /
noun
architect another name for apophyge
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