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trypano-

trypano- prefix: trypanosome.

Prefix

trypano-

  1. trypanosome

Origin of trypano-

Compare to Ancient Greek τρυπώ (trupṓ, “to drill”).

Questions about trypano-

What does trypano- mean?
Trypano- means trypanosome.
What part of speech is trypano-?
Trypano- is a prefix.

Words near trypano- in the dictionary

  1. trypanicide
  2. trypanicides
  3. trypanid
  4. trypanids
  5. trypanin
  6. trypano-
  7. trypanocidal
  8. trypanocide
  9. trypanocides
  10. trypanolysis
  11. trypanolytic

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