-phorus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) (pherō, “to bring, to bear”).

Suffix

-phorus

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