Etymology

ozopore

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Today it means: The opening of a defensive gland present in some arthropods, which secretes a foul-smelling substance to discourage predators. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὄζω ← Latin pore
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompore
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄζω“to smell”
  3. English todayozopore

Ancient Greek ὄζω (ózō, “to smell”) + Latin pore

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὄζω all →

ozadene

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