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> helico-pter (meaning)

That's not "meaning", that's etymology. If you divide it by "meaning" you get heli-copter, which is evidenced by the way the speakers use those morphemes: helipad, heliskiing, heliport,... and parcelcopter, gyrocopter, quadcopter,...


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