Chrysochloris

noun

Chrys·​o·​chlo·​ris

: a genus (the type of the family Chrysochloridae) of African golden moles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chrys- + -chloris (modification of Greek chlōros greenish yellow)

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Rhymes for Chrysochloris

• polyporus
• authorise
• clitoris
• liquorice
• prioress
• pylorus
• thesaurus
• chloris
• chorus
• horus
• lores
• morrice