English words for 'Alternative spelling of zoophorous.'
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prefix
noun
- (zoology, taxonomy) An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed.
- (countable) Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.
- (uncountable) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
- a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing
suffix
- (zoology) used to form vernacular nouns and adjectives relating to animal taxonomic subfamilies
- (no longer productive) Used to form feminine nouns.
- (no longer productive) Used to form female given names or names of titles.
- (chemistry) Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.
- Used to form demonyms.
- (chiefly no longer productive) Of or pertaining to.
- Commercial materials.
- (anthropology) used to form vernacular nouns and adjectives relating to hominoid genera
- Found in the plural forms of a small number of English words. Not productive.
noun
- (zoology, taxonomy) An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed.
- (countable) Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.
- (uncountable) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
- a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing
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