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cleido-

UK/klʌɪ.də(ʊ)/US/klaɪ.doʊ/

cleido- prefix: of or pertaining to the clavicle.

Prefix

cleido-

  1. Of or pertaining to the clavicle.
  2. Of or pertaining to a key.

Forms of cleido-

alternative formcleid-

Origin of cleido-

From Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “a key; the collarbone”) + English -o-.

Questions about cleido-

What does cleido- mean?
Cleido- means of or pertaining to the clavicle.
What part of speech is cleido-?
Cleido- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce cleido-?
Cleido- is pronounced /klʌɪ.də(ʊ)/ (UK).

Words near cleido- in the dictionary

  1. Cleghorn
  2. Cleghorns
  3. clegs
  4. cleid-
  5. cleidal
  6. cleido-
  7. cleidocostal
  8. cleidocranial
  9. cleidoic
  10. cleidomancy
  11. cleidomastoid

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