-phorus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros), from φέρω (phérō, “to bear”).

Suffix

-phorus m (feminine -phora, neuter -phorum)

1. Used to form nouns naming organisms that seem to bear something suggesting what is named by a preceding word element such as a prefix

Derived terms

Translingual terms suffixed with -phorus

Related terms

• Aechmophorus
• Odontophorus
• Sakesphorus
• Xiphophorus
• Telephorus
• Electrophorus