xeno-


  1. a combining form meaning “alien,” “strange,” “guest,” used in the formation of compound words: xenogamy, xenolith.

Origin of xeno-

1
Combining form of Greek xénos stranger, guest (noun); alien, foreign, strange (adj.)
  • Also especially before a vowel, xen-.

Words Nearby xeno-

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How to use xeno- in a sentence

  • Regardless of his position as a xeno-naturalist, he is a complete layman in the psychosciences.

    Little Fuzzy | Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for xeno-

xeno-

combining form
  1. indicating something strange, different, or foreign: xenogamy

Origin of xeno-

1
from Greek xenos strange

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