zygo-

a combining form meaning “yoke,” “yoked,” “yoke-shaped,” used in the formation of compound words: zygomorphic.

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Also especially before a vowel, zyg-.

Origin of zygo-

combining form of Greek zygón yoke1

Words nearby zygo-

zworykin, zyban, zydeco, zygal, zygapophysis, zygo-, zygodactyl, zygodactyly, zygogenesis, zygoma, zygomatic
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British Dictionary definitions for zygo-

zygo-

before a vowel zyg-

combining form

indicating a pair or a unionzygodactyl; zygospore

Word Origin for zygo-

from Greek zugon yoke
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Medical definitions for zygo-

zygo-

pref.

Yoke; pair:zygodactyly.
Union:zygosis.
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