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Greek Words Lesson 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dendrology | the study of trees |
| phyllophagous | leaf eating (salad anyone?) |
| 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 |
| cacoepy | 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) |