lopho-

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”).

Prefix

lopho-

1. ridge, crest

   lophodont teeth

   • 1987, M.B.V. Roberts, T.J. King, Biology: A Functional Approach. Student's Manual‎^[1], page 88:

     The lophodont pattern can be seen particularly clearly in the elephant. Apart from the tusks [...] the elephant's teeth are reduced to a few enormous molars, each bearing numerous enamel ridges.

2. tuft
   • 1964, Francis Bather, A Treatise on Zoology: The porifera and coelentera. Part 3‎^[2], page 134:

     [Any] of the varieties above mentioned [...] may have one or more of its rays forked or branched like a tuft. The spicule is then said to be monolophous, dilophous, trilophous, or tetralophous according to the number of rays so affected.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with lopho-

Anagrams

• hoplo, hoplo-