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haptera

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hap⋅ter⋅on

  [hap-tuh-ron]
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–noun, plural -ter⋅a  [-ter-uh] . Biology.
a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
Origin:
1890–95; appar. a pseudo-Gk deriv. of Gk háptein to grasp and -tēr agentive suffix
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