Etymology

stegokrotaphic

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Today it means: Of a caecilian: Having a skull with a closed or fused temporal region. Full definition →

Ancient Greek στέγος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρότᾰφος“temple”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromστέγος“roof”
  3. English todaystegokrotaphic

From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + Ancient Greek κρότᾰφος (krótăphos, “temple”) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekστέγος all →

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Ancient Greekκρότᾰφος all →

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