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Where does “lopho-” come from?

lopho- (English) comes from Ancient Greek λόφος — the back of the neck, the withers of a horse, the...

lopho- (English): ridge, crest; tuft

Definitions

  1. ridge, crest; tuft

Ancestry of “lopho-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλόφοςthe back of the neck, the withers of a horse, the...

Words derived from “lopho-”

  • bilophodont
  • lophodont
  • lophid
  • hypolophid
  • mesolophid
  • posterolophid
  • ectolophid
  • metalophid
  • entolophid
  • anterolophid
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