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malaco-

  1. a combining form meaning “soft,” used in the formation of compound words:

    malacopterygian.



malaco-

combining_form

  1. denoting softness

    malacostracan

    malacology

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of malaco-1

< Greek malako-, combining form of malakós
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Word History and Origins

Origin of malaco-1

from Greek malakos

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