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CLST 301 - module 12
Term | Definition |
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amygdal- | Almond |
acanth- | Thorn; prickle |
al- ; pter- ; pteryg- | Wing |
anth- ; flor- | Flower; blossom |
api- ; meliss- | Bee [no CV follows api-] |
arachn- | Spider; spider-like; spider web; web-like |
arbor- | Tree |
av- ; ornith- | Bird [CV for av- is iÂ] |
bacc- ; cocc- | Berry |
bov- | Cow; ox |
bry- | Moss |
carp- | Fruit; seed |
clad- ; ram- | Branch |
cortic- | Bark; outer layer |
cyn- ; can- | Dog |
entom- ; insect- | Insect |
felin- ; ailur- | Cat |
flocc- ; floccul- | Tufts of hair; woolly [adj] |
foli- ; phyll- | Leaf |
formic- | Ant [uses suffix -iasis, not -osis] |
frond- | Leaf; leafy branch; frond |
helminth- ; verm- ; vermin- | Worm |
herp- ; herpet- | Reptile; snake; spreading blister |
hipp- | Horse |
ichthy- | Fish; scaly [adj] |
pisc- | Fish |
lign- ; hyl- ; xyl- | Wood |
nid- | Nest |
nuc- | Nut |
onych- ; onyx- ; ungu- ; ungul- | Nail; hoof; claw |
phyt- | Plant; growth |
saur- | Lizard |
set- | Bristle; seta [pl. setae] |
spin- | Thorn; spine |
spor- | Spore |
trich- | Hair |
zo- | Animal; living organism |
anthrac- | coal |
argent- | silver (the mineral) |
carbon- | carbon |
chrys- ; aur- | gold (the mineral) |
cupr- | copper |
lith- ; petr- | rock; stone |
plumb- | lead |
sider- ; ferr- | iron |
thi- | sulfur/sulphur |
bacter- | bacterium [pl. bacteria] |
carn- | flesh |
chem- | chemical |
corpor- | body; corpus |
cry- | extreme cold [noun]; extremely cold [adj] |
hum- | soil; earth |
loc- ; top- | place; location |
meteor- | weather; atmosphere |
nos- ; morb- | disease |
nyct- ; nyctal- ; noct- | night; during the night |
phot- ; luc- ; lumin- | light |
physi- | nature |
psychr- | cold [either a noun or adj; always followed by a CV even if termination starts with a vowel or âhâ] |
pyr- | heat; fire |
pyret- | fever |
sol- ; heli- | sun |
ge- ; terr- | the earth; land |
therm- | heat; temperature |
trop- | a turning; change |
-seta; -saeta [pl] | bristle, seta [pl. setae] |
-vore | one which (habitually) feeds on (something) [preceded by CV âiâ] |
-vorous | (habitually) feeding on (something) [preceded by CV âiâ) |