uro
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A word part meaning tail used in animal and body part names
- noun
- /ˈjuːroʊ/
- Specialized
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- In zoology, uro is used as a prefix for words related to tails.
Examples
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The term uropod refers to the tail appendage of certain crustaceans.
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The scientist explained that uro comes from the Greek word for tail.
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The term uro is derived from Greek.
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In zoology, uro refers to tail structures.
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In zoology, uro is often used to describe the tail structure in various species.
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The prefix uro, derived from Greek, is commonly found in anatomical terms related to tails.
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Researchers often study uro-tail variations in different aquatic organisms.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Uro: The prefix uro- comes from the Greek word oura meaning 'tail'. You often see it in animal words like uropod for a tail limb, so uro- marks parts that belong to the tail.