-phore
a combining form meaning “bearer of,” “thing or part bearing” that specified by the initial element: gonophore.
Compare -phorous.
Origin of -phore
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-phore
n combining form
Word Origin for -phore
from New Latin -phorus, from Greek -phoros bearing, from pherein to bear
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-phore
suff.
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