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CLST 301 - module 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) |