-phorus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) (pherō, “to bring, to bear”).
Suffix
-phorus
- Used to form nouns naming organisms that seem to bear something suggesting what is named by a preceding word element such as a prefix
Derived terms
Translingual terms suffixed with -phorus
Related terms
- Aechmophorus
- Odontophorus
- Sakesphorus
- Xiphophorus
- Telephorus
- Electrophorus
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