"-phorus" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Translingual]

Forms: -phora [feminine], -phorum [neuter]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros), from φέρω (phérō, “to bear”). Etymology templates: {{root|mul|ine-pro|*bʰer-}}, {{der|mul|grc|-φόρος}} Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Head templates: {{head|mul|suffix|feminine|-phora|neuter|-phorum|g=m}} -phorus m (feminine -phora, neuter -phorum)
  1. Used to form nouns naming organisms that seem to bear something suggesting what is named by a preceding word element such as a prefix Tags: masculine, morpheme Related terms: Aechmophorus, Odontophorus, Sakesphorus, Xiphophorus, Telephorus, Electrophorus
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        },
        {
          "word": "Xiphophorus"
        },
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