Etymology

urite

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Today it means: One of the segments of the abdomen or postabdomen of arthropods. Full definition →

Ancient Greek οὐρά
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromοὐρά“tail”
  2. English todayurite

Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -ite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekοὐρά all →

anuranuro-zonure

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