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clado-

clado- prefix: clade; branches of organisms.

Prefix

clado-

  1. clade; branches of organisms

Forms of clado-

alternative formclad-

Origin of clado-

From Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos, “shoot, branch”).

Questions about clado-

What does clado- mean?
Clado- means clade; branches of organisms.
What part of speech is clado-?
Clado- is a prefix.

Words near clado- in the dictionary

  1. cladistically
  2. cladistics
  3. cladists
  4. cladium
  5. cladly dressed
  6. clado-
  7. cladobranch
  8. cladobranchs
  9. cladocarpic
  10. cladocarpous
  11. cladoceran

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