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a suffix occurring in scientific names from Latin: borealis.
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Origin of -alis
<Latin -ālis;see -al1
Words nearby -alis
aliphatic, alipterion, aliquant, Aliquippa, aliquot, -alis, Alison, Alissa, alist, alis volat propriis, alit
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