-hieric

adjective combining form

-hi·​er·​ic

¦hī¦erik,

-rēk

: having (such) a sacrum

dolichohieric

platyhieric

Word History

Etymology

Greek hieron (osteon) sacrum (from hieron—neuter of hieros powerful, sacred—+ osteon bone) + English -ic

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