"didodecahedron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: didodecahedra [plural], didodecahedrons [plural]
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  1. (geometry) A solid with 24 faces consisting of scalene triangles. Categories (topical): Geometry, Polyhedra
    Sense id: en-didodecahedron-en-noun-KTOIbnMG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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