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lepido-

lepido- prefix: scaly.

Prefix

lepido-

  1. (uncommon) Scaly.

Origin of lepido-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λεπίς, λεπίδος (lepís, lepídos, “scale”).

Questions about lepido-

What does lepido- mean?
Lepido- means scaly.
What part of speech is lepido-?
Lepido- is a prefix.

Words near lepido- in the dictionary

  1. lepidicrocite
  2. lepidine
  3. lepidines
  4. lepidium
  5. lepidiums
  6. lepido-
  7. lepidocaryoid
  8. lepidochronological
  9. lepidochronology
  10. lepidocrocite
  11. lepidocrocites

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