chiro

[cheer-oh] Origin

chi·ro

[cheer-oh]
noun, plural chi·ros.
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.

Origin:
origin uncertain

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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chiro-

a combining form meaning “hand,” used in the formation of compound words: chiromancy.
Also, cheiro-.


Origin:
combining form of Greek cheír hand
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chiro (ˈkaɪrəʊ)
 
n , pl chiros
informal a chiropractor

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chiro-
with L. spelling, from Gk. kheiro-, comb. form of kheir (gen. kheiros) "hand."
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Medical Dictionary

chiro- pref.
Variant of cheiro-.

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