Etymology

collophore

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Today it means: A sucker-like organ on the ventral side of the abdomen of springtails belonging to the Collembola. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κόλλα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόλλα“glue”
  2. English todaycollophore

Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “carrier”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκόλλα all →

collagencolloidcollotypecolloblastcollocytedesmocollinglycocollosteocolla

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