"malaco-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”), the word that French mollusque (“mollusk”), originally from Latin mollis (“soft”) was meant to be a calque of. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*melh₂-}}, {{der|en|grc|μαλακός||soft}} Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”), {{m|fr|mollusque||mollusk}} mollusque (“mollusk”), {{m|la|mollis||soft}} mollis (“soft”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} malaco-, {{en-prefix}} malaco-
  1. (biology) Forms terms relating to molluscs. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-malaco--en-prefix-edz2ZXAS Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (biology) Soft. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-malaco--en-prefix-pNrog--O Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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