Meanings
alternative xen-
- Having to do with foreigners.
xenophilia, xenophobia
- Relating to strangers or strangeness.
- From a foreign place.
xenolith, xenomenia
- biologyFrom a donor of another species.
porcine xenograft
1 more example
We suggest defining such females as xenoparous, meaning they need to produce individuals of another species as part of their life cycle. This shows the evolution of xenoparity (xeno-, meaning ‘foreign, strange, different’, and -parity, meaning ‘produce, bring forth, give birth’), which is the need to propagate another species’ genome by means of its own eggs.
2025 September 3, Y. Juvé, C. Lutrat, A. Ha, et al., “One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants”, in Nature, →DOI, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2025Synonyms: hetero-
- Of extraterrestrial origin.
xeno- + archaeology → xenoarchaeology
Synonyms & antonyms
prefixFrom a donor of another species.
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
- Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
- Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
- Englishxeno-
Derived from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ξενο-, ξενο-
- ξενο- (xeno-)having to do with foreigners
- ξενο- (xeno-)relating to strangers or strangeness
- ξενο- (xeno-)from a foreign place
Czech xeno-, xeno-
- xeno-having to do with foreigners
- xeno-from a foreign place
Dutch xeno-, xeno-
- xeno-having to do with foreigners
- xeno-from a foreign place
Esperanto kseno-, kseno-
- kseno-having to do with foreigners
- kseno-from a foreign place
French xéno-, xéno-
- xéno-having to do with foreigners
- xéno-relating to strangers or strangeness
- xéno-from a foreign place
German fremd-, xeno-
- fremd-having to do with foreigners
- xeno-having to do with foreigners
- fremd-relating to strangers or strangeness
- xeno-relating to strangers or strangeness
- xeno-from a foreign place
Greek ξενο-, ξενο-
- ξενο- (xeno-)having to do with foreigners
- ξενο- (xeno-)relating to strangers or strangeness
- ξενο- (xeno-)from a foreign place
Irish sein-, xéin-
- sein-having to do with foreigners
- xéin-having to do with foreigners
Polish kseno-
- kseno-having to do with foreigners
Portuguese xeno-, xeno-
- xeno-having to do with foreigners
- xeno-relating to strangers or strangeness
- xeno-from a foreign place
Russian ино-, ксено-
- ино- (ino-)having to do with foreigners
- ксено- (kseno-)having to do with foreigners
- чуже- (čuže-)relating to strangers or strangeness
- ино- (ino-)from a foreign place
- чуже- (čuže-)from a foreign place
Cite this entry
xeno-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xeno-
“xeno-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xeno-. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xeno-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xeno-.
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