Etymology

pyrophore

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Ancient Greek πῦρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπῦρ“fire”
  2. English todaypyrophore

From the taxonomic name, which is itself from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + φέρω (phérō, “bear,carry”). Analyzable as pyro- + -phore.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπῦρ all →

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