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greek 9.
greek 6.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dender;denr | tree |
| phyll;phyllo | leaf |
| phyto | plant |
| sperm;spermat;spor | seed;sowing |
| zo | animal |
| hipp | horse |
| drom | a running;course |
| ornith | bird |
| ichthy | fish |
| entom | insect |
| etym | true meaning;root;meaning of a word |
| ep | word |
| phag | eat |
| oidism | resemblance |
| oid | that which resembles |
| oid;oidal | like;resembling |
| dendrology | the study of trees |
| phyllophagous | leaf eating |
| phytogeography | a science that deals with the geographical distribution of plants |
| polyanthus | having many flowers (i.e. narcissus - small white or yellow flowers) |
| sporadic | occurring singly or widely apart in locality |
| paleozoic | pertaining to the oldest geological era; rocks having abundant fossils |
| hippodrome | a course for horse and chariot races; an arena for equestrian events |
| ornithology | branch of zoology that deals with birds |
| ichthyophagous | fish eating |
| entomology | branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| etymology | history of a particular word |
| orthoepy | study of correct pronunciation |
| cocoepy | mispronunciation |
| anthology | a flower gathering; any collection of literary pieces of varied authorship (your literature book is an anthology) |
| epizootic | diseases prevalent temporariy among animals (mad cow disease) |