zophorus

[ zoh-fer-uhs ]

noun,plural zo·pho·ri [zoh-fuh-rahy]. /ˈzoʊ fəˌraɪ/.
  1. a frieze having representations of people or animals.

Origin of zophorus

1
1555–65; <Latin zōphorus<Greek zōiophóros.See zoo-, -phore

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