See also: xeno, xenó, and xéno-

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From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, alien).

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xeno-

  1. Used to form taxonomic names and epithets indicating strangeness

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, alien).

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xeno-

  1. Having to do with foreigners.
  2. Relating to strangers or strangeness.
  3. From a foreign place.
  4. (biology, medicine, transplantation) From a donor of another species.
    Synonym: hetero-
    Coordinate terms: allo-, auto-, self-
    porcine xenograft
  5. Of extraterrestrial origin.
    xeno- + ‎archaeology → ‎xenoarchaeology

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Italian

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xeno-

  1. xeno- (all senses)

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Latin

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xeno-

  1. xeno-

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, foreign, of a stranger).

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  • IPA(key): /seno/ [se.no]
  • Syllabification: xe‧no-

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xeno-

  1. xeno-

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