STEGO-

Meaning of STEGO- in English

a combining form meaning "cover," used in the formation of compound words: stegosaur.

[ comb. form of Gk stégos roof ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

STEGO- — combining form see steg-
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STEG- — combining form or stego- Etymology: Greek stegē, stegos roof, from stegein to cover — more at thatch : covering plate …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STEGOSAUR — /steg"euh sawr'/ , n. a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Stegosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a heavy, …
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STEGODON — /steg"euh don'/ , n. any extinct elephantlike mammal of the genus Stegodon, from the late Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, usually …
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STEGOSAURUS — [stego.sau.rus] n [NL, fr. Gk stegos roof + sauros lizard--more at thatch] (1892): any of a genus (Stegosaurus) of stegosaurs …
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STEGOSAUR — [stego.saur] n [NL Stegosauria, fr. Stegosaurus] (1901): any of a suborder (Stegosauria) of quadrupedal ornithischian dinosaurs with strongly developed dorsal …
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