Podophthalma

Pod·​oph·​thal·​ma

ˌpäˌdäfˈthalmə

variants or Podophthalmata

-mətə

taxonomic synonym of podophthalmia

Word History

Etymology

podophthalma, New Latin, from pod- + -ophthalma; podophthalmata, New Latin, from pod- + ophthalm- + -ata

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