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  a combining form meaning “resistant, impervious to” that specified by the initial element: burglarproof; childproof; waterproof. -proof adjective, combining form secure against (damage by); (make) impervious to waterproof, mothproof, childproof word origin from proof (adj)

• -pter

  a combining form meaning “one with wings” of the kind specified: hymenopter.

• -pteran

  combining form indicating a specified number or type of wings dipterous word origin from greek -pteros, from pteron wing

• -pterous

  a combining form meaning “having wings” of the kind or number specified: dipterous. -pterous combining form indicating a specified number or type of wings dipterous word origin from greek -pteros, from pteron wing

• -rama

  variant of -orama, occurring as the final element in compounds when the first element is disyllabic and does not end in -r, used so that the entire word maintains the same number of syllables as panorama: cinerama; telerama. -rama noun suffix meaning “spectacular display or instance of,” 1824, abstracted from panorama, ultimately from gk. horama […]

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