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thalasso-

thalasso- prefix: sea.

Prefix

thalasso-

  1. sea
    • thalasso- + therapy → thalassotherapy

Forms of thalasso-

alternative formthalass-

Origin of thalasso-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”).

Questions about thalasso-

What does thalasso- mean?
Thalasso- means sea.
What part of speech is thalasso-?
Thalasso- is a prefix.

Words near thalasso- in the dictionary

  1. thalassiophyte
  2. thalassiophytes
  3. thalassiosiroid
  4. thalassiosiroids
  5. thalasso
  6. thalasso-
  7. thalassoceratid
  8. thalassoceratids
  9. thalassochelydian
  10. thalassochelydians
  11. thalassochorous

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