Home › Words › M › menopomemenopomemenopome · noun — the hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis).Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek μένω (ménō, “remain”) + πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), referring to its persistent gill aperture.nounThe hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).