The feature does indeed include many words I've never heard of (such as batterfang, which means 'to attack with the fists or nails'), as well as a few of my and Apus' personal favourites (I've always had a soft spot for fabiform, 'shaped like a bean').
beans are, by their nature, fabiformIf you are unable to buy a copy of the Independent today, you can find the same article online.
Thanks to Col for bringing this to my attention.
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The irony of this one:
"cacoëpy
noun - the mispronunciation of words. The word is derived from Greek kakos meaning "bad" and epos "a word". It is pronounced " kak-oh-uh-pi", with the stress on the second syllable"
Why not just call it something easy to pronounce....like "bob"
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