Etymology

chelonochory

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Today it means: seed dispersal by turtles or tortoises Full definition →

Ancient Greek χελώνη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχελώνη“turtle, tortoise”
  2. English todaychelonochory

From Ancient Greek χελώνη (khelṓnē, “turtle, tortoise”) + -chory.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχελώνη all →

chelone

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