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tylo-

tylo- prefix: relating to callused and swollen things.

Prefix

tylo-

  1. Relating to callused and swollen things.

Forms of tylo-

alternative formtyl-

Origin of tylo-

From Latin tylo-, from Ancient Greek τύλη (túlē, “swelling”) and τύλος (túlos, “lump, knot”). By surface analysis, tyl- + -o-.

Questions about tylo-

What does tylo- mean?
Tylo- means relating to callused and swollen things.
What part of speech is tylo-?
Tylo- is a prefix.

Words near tylo- in the dictionary

  1. tylids
  2. tyling
  3. Tylissian
  4. Tylka
  5. Tylkas
  6. tylo-
  7. tylocrebrine
  8. tylodinid
  9. tylodinids
  10. tyloma
  11. tylomas

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