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speleo-

speleo- prefix: cave.

Prefix

speleo-

  1. cave

Forms of speleo-

alternative formspele-

Origin of speleo-

From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”).

Questions about speleo-

What does speleo- mean?
Speleo- means cave.
What part of speech is speleo-?
Speleo- is a prefix.

Words near speleo- in the dictionary

  1. spelectomize
  2. spelectomized
  3. spelectomizes
  4. spelectomizing
  5. spelectomy
  6. speleo-
  7. speleobiological
  8. speleobiologist
  9. speleobiologists
  10. speleobiology
  11. speleobopper

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