zophori

zo·pho·rus

[zoh-fer-uhs]
noun, plural zo·pho·ri [-fuh-rahy] .
a frieze having representations of people or animals.
Also, zoophorus.


Origin:
1555–65; < Latin zōphorus < Greek zōiophóros. See zoo-, -phore

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