loph-

1 of 2

combining form

variants or lopho-

: crest : tuft : comb

lophophytosis

Lophura

-loph

2 of 2

noun combining form

ˌläf

plural -s

: crest

ectoloph

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

New Latin, from Greek, from lophos

Noun combining form

Greek lophos

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