-ota
Word Origin
1
a plural suffix occurring in taxonomic names, especially of phyla:
Eumycota.
Compare -ote.
Origin
< New Latin < Greek, neuter plural of -ōtos, equivalent to -ō- (see -osis) + -tos adj. suffix; cf. zygote
Related Words
- -ote
- basidiomycota
- Eumycota
- Mycota
- oomycota
- zygomycota