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suffix
Forms nouns for a discrete living organism that has a specified mode of living.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Probably from German, modification of Ancient Greek βῐούντ- (bĭoúnt-), βιῶν (biôn, “living”), present participle of βῐοῦν (bĭoûn, “to live”), from βῐ́ος (bĭ́os, “mode of life”).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
