myria

myria-

a combining form meaning “10,000,” used especially in the names of metric units equal to 10,000 of the unit denoted by the base word: myriagram; myriameter.

Origin:
combining form representing Greek mȳriás ten thousand; see myriad

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myria-
 
combining form
indicating a very great number: myriapod
 
[from Greek murios countless]

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Myria is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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