Xeno-

prefix

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Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    Having to do with foreigners. morpheme

    "xenophilia, xenophobia"

  2. 2
    Relating to strangers or strangeness. morpheme
  3. 3
    From a foreign place. morpheme

    "xenolith, xenomenia"

  4. 4
    From a donor of another species. morpheme

    "porcine xenograft"

  5. 5
    Of extraterrestrial origin. morpheme

    "xeno- + archaeology → xenoarchaeology"

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"We suggest defining such females as xenoparous, meaning they need to produce individuals of another species as part of their life cycle. This shows the evolution of xenoparity (xeno-, meaning ‘foreign, strange, different’, and -parity, meaning ‘produce, bring forth, give birth’), which is the need to propagate another species’ genome by means of its own eggs."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).

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