chlamydo-
Translingual
Alternative forms
- chlamy-
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak, mantle”).
Prefix
chlamydo-
- Used to form taxonomic names and epithets for organisms that have a cloak- or mantle-like structure
Derived terms
- Chlamydoconcha
- Chlamydodera
- Chlamydodon
- Chlamydophorus
- Chlamydosaurus
- Chlamydoselachus
See also
- Chlamys
English
Alternative forms
- chlamyd- (without the connecting vowel)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χλαμύς (khlamús).
Prefix
chlamydo-
- (ISV combining form) denoting an outer covering (cortex) such as a rigid cell wall
Derived terms
- chlamydia
- Chlamydia
- chlamydoconidium
- chlamydospore