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LITHODOMUS

Definition: LITHODOMUS

LITHODOMUS

Noun

1. A genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels, and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter, in solid limestone, shells, etc. Called also Lithophagus.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Lithodomus \Li*thod"o*mus\, noun. [New Latin expression. See Lithodome.]. (Websters 1913)


Crosswords: LITHODOMUS

English words defined with "LITHODOMUS": Lithodome, Lithodomous, LithophagousSaxicavous, Stone borer. (references)

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Rhyming with "LITHODOMUS"

Words rhyming with "LITHODOMUS" (pronounced 'Li*thod"o*mus'): Accismus, Animus, Bulimus, Chiasmus, Cormus, Dedimus, Ginglymus, hippopotamus, humus, Hyoscyamus, IGNORAMUS, isthmus, litmus, mandamus, marasmus, Minimus, Mittimus, Momus, Mus, Nystagmus, Polyphemus, Primus, Prodromus, Ramus, Rhythmus, strabismus, tenesmus, thalamus, Thymus, trismus, Ulmus, vaginismus. (additional references)

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Anagrams: LITHODOMUS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-h-i-l-m-o-o-s-t-u"

-1 letter: lustihood.

-2 letters: holdouts, hoodlums, modiolus.

-3 letters: dhootis, dimouts, doltish, holdout, hoodlum, loudish, loutish, ooliths, outsold, toluids.

-4 letters: dhooti, dhotis, dhutis, dimout, duomos, holism, holist, iodous, lithos, litmus, modish, moduli, modulo, moulds, moults, mouths, mulish, odious, odiums, oldish, oolith, ootids, ostium, sholom, should, smooth, sodium, stolid, studio, thiols, tholoi, tholos, toluid, ultimo.

-5 letters: dhoti, dhuti, diols.

 Words containing the letters "d-h-i-l-m-o-o-s-t-u"
 

+3 letters: dichotomously, hemodilutions.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: LITHODOMUS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 49 54 48 4F 44 4F 4D 55 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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