malaco-

malaco-

a combining form meaning “soft,” used in the formation of compound words: malacopterygian.
Origin:
< Greek malako-, combining form of malakós

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malaco- or (before a vowel) malac-
 
—combining form
denoting softness: malacology; malacostracan
 
[from Greek malakos]
 
malac- or (before a vowel) malac-
 
—combining form
 
[from Greek malakos]

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