Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or having an umbilical hernia or projecting navel.
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Examples
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Guandu. 33 The people had lost their fear, and brought their exomphalous little children, who resembled salmon fry in the matter of umbilical vesicles, to be patted by the white man; a process which caused violent screams and in some cases nearly induced convulsions — the mothers seemed to enjoy the horror displayed by their hopefuls.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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FN#9] The people had lost their fear, and brought their exomphalous little children, who resembled salmon fry in the matter of umbilical vesicles, to be patted by the white man; a process which caused violent screams and in some cases nearly induced convulsions -- the mothers seemed to enjoy the horror displayed by their hopefuls.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855
mollusque commented on the word exomphalous
According to OED2, "Having a ruptured or protuberant navel", i.e., an outie.
April 15, 2008