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-
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zygo-
before a vowel zyg-
- indicating a pair or a unionzygodactyl; zygospore
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Word Origin for zygo-
from Greek zugon yoke
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zygo-
- Yoke; pair:zygodactyly.
- Union:zygosis.
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