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platy-
platy-pref. Flat: platyhelminth.
[Greek platu-, from platus; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]platy- combining form indicating something flat: platyhelminth. [from Greek platus flat]plat•y1 (ˈpleɪ ti)
adj. plat•i•er, plat•i•est. (of an igneous rock) split into thin, flat sheets, often resembling strata, as a result of uneven cooling. [1800–10] plat•y2 (ˈplæt i)
n., pl. (esp. collectively) plat•y, (esp. for kinds or species) plat•ys, plat•ies. platyfish. [1930–35; by shortening of New Latin Platypoecilus genus name =platy- platy- + -poecilus < Greek poikílos mottled] platy- a combining form meaning “flat,” “broad”: platyhelminth. [comb. form representing Greek platýs; see flat1] platy-
platy- word element [Gr.], broad; flat.platy-Width; flatness. [G. platys, flat, broad] platy- Prefix meaning width; flatness. [G. platys, flat, broad]platy- Combining form denoting flat or broad. |