Meaning of xeno- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having to do with foreigners.
   morpheme
2. Relating to strangers or strangeness.
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3. From a foreign place.
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4. From a donor of another species.
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5. Of extraterrestrial origin.
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Equivalents

Examples

“xenophilia, xenophobia”

“xenolith, xenomenia”

“porcine xenograft”

“We suggest⟳ defining such females as xenoparous, meaning they need⟳ to produce⟳ individuals of another species as part of their life cycle. This shows the evolution of xenoparity (xeno-, meaning ‘foreign, strange, different’, and -parity, meaning ‘produce⟳, bring⟳ forth, give⟳ birth’), which is the need⟳ to propagate another species’ genome by means of its own⟳ eggs.”

“xeno- + archaeology → xenoarchaeology”

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