-soma

Word Origin

a variant of -some³, used especially in the formation of names of zoological genera:

Schistosoma.

Origin

< New Latin < Greek sôma

Related Words

-some
prosoma
schistosome

-so·ma
\ˈsōmə\ noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin -somat-, -soma, from Greek sōmat-, sōma body; akin to Latin tumēre to swell — more at thumb
1. : one having (such) a body — in generic names in zoology
< Dolichosoma >
< Loxosoma >
and botany
< Crossosoma >
2. plural -somas \-məz\ or -soma·ta \-məd.ə, -ətə\ : body
< antinosoma >
< hydrosoma >
: region or portion of a body
< mesosoma >
< prosoma >

词汇	-soma
词根词缀	Dictionary.com Webster -soma Word Origin 1 a variant of -some³, used especially in the formation of names of zoological genera: Schistosoma. Origin < New Latin < Greek sôma Related Words -some prosoma schistosome -so·ma \ˈsōmə\ noun combining form Etymology: New Latin -somat-, -soma, from Greek sōmat-, sōma body; akin to Latin tumēre to swell — more at thumb 1. : one having (such) a body — in generic names in zoology < Dolichosoma > < Loxosoma > and botany < Crossosoma > 2. plural -somas \-məz\ or -soma·ta \-məd.ə, -ətə\ : body < antinosoma > < hydrosoma > : region or portion of a body < mesosoma > < prosoma >
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