Word of the Day: Anthropoglot
Monday, January 20, 2025
Can you pronounce anthropoglot?  | | Monday, January 20, 2025 |
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| | | noun | 1. An animal (e.g., a parrot) whose tongue is similar to a human tongue, making possible sounds similar to human speech. |
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 |  | | "The scarlet macaw, an anthropoglot species, entertained the nature preserve's visitors with its chatter." |
| | | "An anthropoglot doesn't understand what it's saying, but sometimes the bird's 'statements' sound convincingly real." |
| | | "Our anthropoglot budgie prefers swear words to regular conversation, much to my mom's dismay." |
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 | | Latin, early 19th century |
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 | | "Anthropoglot" is a rare word, but it's a recognizable thing: An anthropoglot is an animal that makes humanlike speech sounds, the most recognizable being the various species of parrot. "Anthropoglot" is based on the Latin "anthropoglottus," meaning "speaking like a human being." As a prefix, "anthropo-" indicates human beings, while "glot" indicates knowledge of language. ... | | Continue Reading |
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