Hanging or suspended by a rope or cord-like structure; suspended in a rope-like manner.
From Latin funis (rope) + pendulous (from pendere, to hang). This is a rare but precise term combining two Latin concepts: rope and hanging.
This word is almost never used in modern English, which makes it a fascinating fossil—it represents Victorian naturalists' attempt to describe every possible structure and hanging pattern they observed in nature with exacting precision.
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