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pleurotho-

pleurotho- prefix: sideways, to the side.

Prefix

pleurotho-

  1. Sideways, to the side.

Origin of pleurotho-

From Ancient Greek πλευρόθεν (pleuróthen, “sidewards”), from πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́) + -θεν (-then). Compare opistho-.

Questions about pleurotho-

What does pleurotho- mean?
Pleurotho- means sideways, to the side.
What part of speech is pleurotho-?
Pleurotho- is a prefix.

Words near pleurotho- in the dictionary

  1. pleurotergites
  2. pleurothallid
  3. pleurothallids
  4. pleurothetic
  5. pleurothetism
  6. pleurotho-
  7. pleurothotonos
  8. pleurothotonus
  9. pleurotoid
  10. pleurotolysin
  11. pleurotomariacean

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