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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of beetles of the family Silphidæ.
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sionnach commented on the word adelops
animals whose feet are not visible; also one of the rare seven-letter words whose letters are in alphabetical order.
December 5, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word adelops
Neat. mollusque must have a list for that somewhere.
December 5, 2008
bilby commented on the word adelops
I think the class of animals who never appear in public without footwear is pretty remarkable.
December 5, 2008
mollusque commented on the word adelops
My adelops likes to eat billowy aegilops.
December 5, 2008
sionnach commented on the word adelops
Perhaps they are even-toed ungulates trying to pass as odd-toed ungulates, or vice versa.
December 5, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the word adelops
From where I'm sitting, you're all adelops.
December 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word adelops
*showing feet*
Oh yeah??
December 5, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word adelops
What if it's just the pronunciation of antelopes by someone who has a terrible headcold?
August 1, 2009
dontcry commented on the word adelops
Sounds like a ditzy rabbit to me...
August 1, 2009