flavo-

a combining form meaning “yellow,” used in the formation of compound words ( flavopurpurin ); in some biochemical terms, specialized in meaning to indicate flavin ( flavoprotein ).

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Origin of flavo-¹

< Latin flāv ( us ) yellow, blonde + -o-

Capite, operculis, pinn dorsali et caudali longitudinaliter flavo-lineatis.

"Flavo et glauco" should have been "flavo aut glauco," as written.

Alis caudatis flavo-virentibus concoloribus, ocello disci lunato, margine antico anticarum purpureo.

Niger, flavo-rufo-tomentosus, elytris atris fasciis duabus luteis intern confluentibus.

Thorace rotundato flavo-fasciato, elytris fasciis septem flavis; anticis antrorsum, posticis retrorsum arcuatis.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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