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      petrous
      adjective
      (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
      Roots
      petrapetr- · Greek · rock, stoneosus-ous · Latin · full of, having the nature of
      Words related to petrous
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      The word petrous breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Latin origin: petr, from Greek petra (“rock, stone”); and -ous, from Latin osus (“full of, having the nature of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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