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cyrto-

cyrto- prefix: hooked, curved.

Prefix

cyrto-

  1. hooked, curved

Origin of cyrto-

From Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós).

Questions about cyrto-

What does cyrto- mean?
Cyrto- means hooked, curved.
What part of speech is cyrto-?
Cyrto- is a prefix.

Words near cyrto- in the dictionary

  1. cyrtaucheniid
  2. cyrtaucheniids
  3. cyrtid
  4. cyrtids
  5. cyrtiniform
  6. cyrto-
  7. cyrtoceracone
  8. cyrtoceracones
  9. cyrtoceraconic
  10. cyrtochoanite
  11. cyrtochoanites

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