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zoophorus

UK/zəʊˈɒf.əɹ.əs/

zoophorus noun: the frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals.

Noun

zoophorus (plural zoophori)

  1. The frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals.

Forms of zoophorus

pluralzoophori

Origin of zoophorus

Learned borrowing from Latin zōophorus, from Ancient Greek ζωοφόρος (zōophóros).

Words formed from zoophorus

Questions about zoophorus

What does zoophorus mean?
Zoophorus means the frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals.
What part of speech is zoophorus?
Zoophorus is a noun.
How do you pronounce zoophorus?
Zoophorus is pronounced /zəʊˈɒf.əɹ.əs/ (UK).
What is the plural of zoophorus?
The plural of zoophorus is zoophori.

Words near zoophorus in the dictionary

  1. zoophobic
  2. zoophori
  3. zoophoric
  4. zoophorous
  5. zoophorouses
  6. zoophorus
  7. zoophyllic
  8. zoophysical
  9. zoophysics
  10. zoophysiological
  11. zoophysiologist

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