Etymology

beloid

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Today it means: Resembling an arrow, particularly in having a narrow and pointed shape; arrowlike. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βέλος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβέλος“arrow, dart”
  2. English todaybeloid

From Ancient Greek βέλος (bélos, “arrow, dart”) + -oid.

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