"short-leggedness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: short-legged + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|short-legged|ness}} short-legged + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} short-leggedness (uncountable)
  1. The state or quality of being short-legged. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: shortleggedness
    Sense id: en-short-leggedness-en-noun-ya7HxY7X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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