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-troph

-troph suffix: forming nouns denoting members of classes of organisms distinguished by trophic modes.

Suffix

-troph

  1. Forming nouns denoting members of classes of organisms distinguished by trophic modes.

Origin of -troph

From Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”).

Questions about -troph

What does -troph mean?
-troph means forming nouns denoting members of classes of organisms distinguished by trophic modes.
What part of speech is -troph?
-troph is a suffix.

Words near -troph in the dictionary

  1. -tron
  2. -tronics
  3. -trons
  4. -trop-
  5. -trope
  6. -troph
  7. -trophic
  8. -trophism
  9. -trophy
  10. -tropia
  11. -tropic

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