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-phthora

noun combining form
-phtho·​ra | \ fthərə\

Definition of -phthora

: destroyer —in generic names of fungi Entomophthora

History and Etymology for -phthora

New Latin, from Greek phthora destruction, death, from phtheirein to destroy

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