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variant of tricho- before a vowel: trichuriasis.
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-trich
a combining form meaning “one having hair” of the kind or number specified by the initial element; often used to name a single member of a taxonomic group ending in -tricha: heterotrich; hypotrich.
Origin of -trich
<Greek -trichos haired, adj. derivative of thríx (stem trich-) hair
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How to use trich- in a sentence
Trich′ia, a folding inward of the eyelashes; Trichī′asis, a kidney disease: a morbid swelling of the breasts: trichia.
Louie, who had got her cup of tea, heard a bell-like "Os-trich feathers!"
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British Dictionary definitions for trich-
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