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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 zygónyoke1
Words nearby zygo-
Zwolle, Zworykin, Zyban, zydeco, zygapophysis, zygo-, zygodactyl, zygogenesis, zygoma, zygomatic, zygomatic arch
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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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