Etymology

lissotrichous

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Today it means: Straight-haired or smooth-haired; belonging to the lissotrichi. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λισσός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλισσός“smooth”
  2. English todaylissotrichous

From Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”) + θρίξ (thríx) + -ous.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλισσός all →

lissosphincter

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