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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

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.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Louie, who had got her cup of tea, heard a bell-like "Os-trich feathers!"
The Story of Louie|Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for trich-

trich-

combining form

a variant of tricho-

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