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lopho-

lopho- prefix: ridge, crest.

Prefix

lopho-

  1. ridge, crest
    • lophodont teeth
    • The lophodont pattern can be seen particularly clearly in the elephant. Apart from the tusks [...] the elephant's teeth are reduced to a few enormous molars, each bearing numerous enamel ridges.1987, M.B.V. Roberts, T.J. King, Biology: A Functional Approach. Student's Manual, page 88
  2. tuft
    • [Any] of the varieties above mentioned [...] may have one or more of its rays forked or branched like a tuft. The spicule is then said to be monolophous, dilophous, trilophous, or tetralophous according to the number of rays so affected.1964, Francis Bather, A Treatise on Zoology: The porifera and coelentera. Part 3, page 134

Origin of lopho-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”).

Questions about lopho-

What does lopho- mean?
Lopho- means ridge, crest.
What part of speech is lopho-?
Lopho- is a prefix.

Words near lopho- in the dictionary

  1. lophiiforms
  2. lophine
  3. lophiostomataceous
  4. lophirone
  5. lophirones
  6. lopho-
  7. lophobranch
  8. lophobranchiate
  9. lophobranchs
  10. lophocercal
  11. lophocercous

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