malac

1 of 2

abbreviation

malacology

malac-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or malaco-

: soft

malacoid

malacophyllous

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

Latin malac-, from Greek malak-, malako-, from malakos; akin to Middle Irish malcad decay, Russian molchat' to be silent, Latin molere to grind

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