Toma

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noun

ˈtōmə

plural Toma or Tomas

1

: a people of adjacent parts of Liberia and Guinea

2

: a member of the Toma people

-toma

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noun combining form

-to·​ma

təmə,

təmə

plural -s

: animal having a (specified) type of segmentation

—in generic names especially of insects

Triatoma

Word History

Etymology

Noun combining form

New Latin, from feminine of -tomus cutting, cut, segmented

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