26 jamp street Flashcards

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apiary

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(n) a place where bees are kept for their honey

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  1. caper
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(n) a playful leap; a prank or mischievous adventure (caper in Latin means a “male goat”

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  1. lupine
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(adj) like a wolf; wolfish (from the Latin lupus, which means “wolf.”)

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  1. ovine
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(adj) resembling or relating to sheep

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serpentine

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(adj) like a snake or serpent in shape or movement; winding

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  1. simian
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(adj) having to do with monkeys or apes; monkeylike

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  1. equestrian
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(adj) of or relating to horseback riding (From the Latin equus, meaning “horse”)

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ornithologist

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(n) a person who studies birds (The Greek root ornith means “bird”)

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bovine

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(adj) cowlike

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omnivore

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(n) an animal that eats both plants and other animals

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