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gono-

a combining form meaning “sexual,” “reproductive,” used in the formation of compound words: gonophore.
Also, especially before a vowel, gon-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of gónos, gon seed, generation; akin to L genus, Skt janas
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gon-  
pref.  Variant of gono-.
gono- or gon-  
pref.  Sexual; reproductive: gonophore.

[Greek, from gonos, seed, procreation; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
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gon- pref.
Variant of gono-.

gono- or gon-
pref.
Sexual; reproductive: gonophore.

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