"mega-" meaning in Translingual

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Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}} Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”) Head templates: {{head|mul|prefix}} mega-
  1. Used with taxon names to form other taxon names, usually for a morphologically similar taxon differing only in size Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-mega--mul-prefix-yC0qaq7x Categories (other): Translingual entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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