Etymology

chaetophorous

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Ancient Greek χαίτη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχαίτη“hair”
  2. English todaychaetophorous

From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “hair”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”). By surface analysis, chaeto- + -phor + -ous.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχαίτη all →

chaetachaeto-chaetognathchaetophobia

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