empetrous

empetrous
empetrous, a. Zool.
(ˈɛmpɪtrəs)
[f. Gr. ἔµπετρ-ος growing on rocks + -ous.]
‘A term applied to animals like the seal, which have such short members or limbs that they lie directly upon the ground’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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