arct-

combining form

variants or arcto-

1

: north : arctic

Arctalia

Arctogaea

2

: bear

Arctoidea

Arctostaphylus

Word History

Etymology

Latin arct-, from Greek arkt-, arkto-, from arktos bear, Ursa Major, north

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