Etymology

trophus

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Today it means: Mouthpart of certain types of organism such as an insect or a member of the Rotifera. Full definition →

Latin trophus ← Ancient Greek τροφός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτροφός“feeder”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromtrophus
  3. English todaytrophus

From Latin trophus, from Ancient Greek τροφός (trophós, “feeder”).

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