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-opsis
- a combining form meaning “likeness,” used especially in the names of living organisms and organic structures that resemble the thing named by the initial element:
coreopsis.
-opsis
combining form
- indicating a specified appearance or resemblance
meconopsis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -opsis1
From the Greek word ópsis appearance, sight
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -opsis1
from Greek opsis sight
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Example Sentences
Amanitopsis is from Aminita and opsis, resembling; so called because it resembles the Amanita.
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