- loph
- , -i, -o, «us (G). A crest, tuft
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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loph — loph·o·bran·chii; loph·o·dermium; loph·o·phore; loph·o·phyl·lid; loph·o·phyl·lid·i·um; loph·o·phytosis; mal·loph·a·ga; me·loph·a·gus; meta·loph; phi·a·loph·o·ra; phyl·loph·a·ga; phyl·loph·a·gous; phyl·loph·o·rous; pleu·ro·loph·o·cer·cous;… … English syllables
loph- — ⇒LOPH(O) , LOPHI(O) , (LOPH , LOPHO , LOPHI , LOPHIO )élém. formant I. Loph(o) , élém. tiré du gr. « aigrette, panache, huppe, touffe, colline, crête », entrant dans la constr. de termes de zool. A. [Les mots constr. sont des adj.] : lophodonte ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
-loph — ou lopho suffixe Suffixe qui signifie aigrette, houppe, et qui vient du grec … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
loph(o)- — [Gr. lophos ridge, tuft] a combining form denoting a relationship to a ridge or to a tuft … Medical dictionary
loph- — combining form or lopho Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from lophos : crest : tuft : comb … Useful english dictionary
-loph — ˌläf noun combining form ( s) Etymology: Greek lophos : crest ectoloph … Useful english dictionary
ha|loph|i|lous — «huh LOF uh luhs», adjective. 1. salt loving. 2. Biology. growing in or living in marshes or regions that are rich in salt. ╂[< Greek háls, halós salt + phílos loving (with English ous)] … Useful english dictionary
ho|loph|ra|sis — «huh LOF ruh sihs», noun. the expression of a whole phrase or sentence in a single word. ╂[< holo + Greek phrásis speech] … Useful english dictionary
hy|loph|a|gous — «hy LOF uh guhs», adjective. eating wood: »hylophagous beetles. ╂[< Greek h ē wood + phageîn eat + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
phyl|loph|a|gous — «fuh LOF uh guhs», adjective. leaf eating, as certain beetles and chafers. ╂[< Greek phýllon leaf + phageîn eat + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
