long-, longi-

(Latin: long)

elongate

elongation

longeval

Long lived or living a long time.

longevity

1. A long duration of life.
2. Etymology: from Late Latin longaevitas, "great age, long life", from Latin longaevus, "of great age", which is compounded of longus, "long", and aevum, "age".

longicaudal, longicaudate

Longtailed.

longicaudate

longicauline

Long-stemmed.

longicollous

In botany, applied to mosses that have urns in the form of a very elongated pear.

longicone

Having a long cone, said of certain cephalopods.

longicorn

Having long antennae (literally, "long horned").

longilateral

Long-sided, of the form of a long parallelogram.

longilingual

Having a long tongue.

longiloquence

Speaking at great length.

longiloquent

Extremely long-winded.

longimanous

In zoology, long-handed; applied to certain apes.

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(Latin: long)

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