-phore

-phore

suff.

Bearer; carrier: chromatophore.

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[From Greek -phoros, bearing, from pherein, to carry; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

-phore

n combining form

indicating a person or thing that bears or produces: gonophore; semaphore.

[from New Latin -phorus, from Greek -phoros bearing, from pherein to bear]

-phorous adj combining form

-phore

a combining form meaning “bearer of,” “thing or part bearing” that specified by the initial element: gonophore.

[< New Latin -phorus < Greek -phoros bearing, derivative of phérein; see bear¹]