Plural of aegagropile; multiple bezoar stones from animals, especially wild goats.
English plural of 'aegagropile,' formed by adding the standard English '-s' suffix. The underlying Greek-Latin hybrid root remained fixed while the word was fully naturalized into English pluralization.
This word shows how scientific English does something Latin can't do—we can mix Greek/Latin roots with English pluralization ('-s'), creating a comfortable hybrid that lets the scientific and common language systems work together.
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