malaco-
a combining form meaning “soft,” used in the formation of compound words: malacopterygian.
Nearby words
malacca cane, malachi, malachite, malachy, malacia, malaco-, malacology, malacophily, malacophyllous, malacoplakia, malacopterygian
Origin of malaco-
< Greek malako-, combining form of malakós
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British Dictionary definitions for malaco-
malaco-
before a vowel malac-
combining form
denoting softnessmalacology; malacostracan
Word Origin for malaco-
from Greek malakos
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