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a(n)

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without

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ab

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away from

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abduc

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lead from

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acanth

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prickle

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acer

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without horns

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acetabul

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vinegar cup

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aceto

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acid

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acin

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cluster of grapes

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acri

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acrid, sharp

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acro

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summit, top

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actin

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ray

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acust

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of hearing

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ad

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towards

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adipo

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fat

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adventit

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coming to

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aegopod

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goat-foot

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aestiv

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summer

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affer

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carrying to

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agrest

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rural, wild

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agro(st)

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field

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al(i)

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wing

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alb

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white

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allant

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sausage

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allium

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garlic

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alopec

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fox

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altissim

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tall

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alve

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pit, socket

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ambly

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blunt

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ambul

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walk

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ammo

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sand

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amnio

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fetal envelope

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amoeb

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change

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amphi

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both

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amplex

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clasping

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ampulla

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flask

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amygdala

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almond shaped organ

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amyl

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starch

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an

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without

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baca

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small berry

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baccatus

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berried

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baena

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walking

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balan

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acorn

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barb

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beard

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basi

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at the bottom

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bat(is)

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skate, ray

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bdella

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sucker

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bell

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pretty

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bi

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two

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bi(ola)

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life

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blast

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germ

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bore

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north

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botry

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small bunch of grapes

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bov

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ox

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brachi

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arm

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brachy

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short

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brady

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slow

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branch

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gill

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brevi

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short

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brizo

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to nod

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bromo

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oats, broom, shadow

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bronch

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windpipe

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bucca

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mouth cavity

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bulbos

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bulbous

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bulla

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bubble, flask

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bullant

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wrinkled

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buno

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hill

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bursa

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pouch, purse

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caduci

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temporary

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caec

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blind

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caerul

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skyblue

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caespit

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tufted

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calam

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reed, aspen

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calc

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stone

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calli

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beautiful

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callos

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callous

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calor

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heat

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calyx

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cup, chalice

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camp

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field

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campanula

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bell

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cani

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dog

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cap(it)

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head

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capill

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hair

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capsella

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small box

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card

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heart

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carin

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keel

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cam

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flesh

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cartoid

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producing stupor

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carp

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seed, wrist

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cary

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nut

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cata

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down

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cauda

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tail

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cav

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hollow

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centi

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hundred

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ceph(al)

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head

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cera(s)(t)

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horn

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cerc

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horns, lobes, short tail

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cerebro

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brain

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cerv

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neck

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ch(e)ir

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hand

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chaero

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to please

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chaet

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bristle

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chamae

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on ground

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chel

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turtle

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cheno

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goose

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chiasm

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crossing

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chil

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lip

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ana

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up, back, again

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amatol

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east

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anagallis

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delightful

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anchus

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bend, day

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andr

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male

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anemo

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wind

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angi

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vessel

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angul

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angle

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angusti

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narrow

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ankylo

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stiff jointed

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annu

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annual

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anomo

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lawless, irregular

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anser

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geese

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ante

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before

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ancho

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flower

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anthro

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human

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anti

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against, opposite

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antr

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cave

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apo

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separate, from

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aqua

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water

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aguilin

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eagle-beaked

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arach

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spider

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arbor

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tree

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arc

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arch

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arch(ae/i)

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ancient

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arct(i/o)

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north, bear

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are

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space

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areni

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sandy

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arg(en/lyr)

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silver

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arthro

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joint

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artic

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jointed

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artio

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even-numbers

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arundin

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reed-like

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asc

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sac

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asper

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rough

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aspid

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shield

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ast(e)r

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star

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astrag

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dice(originally a knuckle bone)

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ater, atra

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black

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atlas

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a titan (mythical giant) who supported the world on his shoulders

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atr(ium)

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one of the Fates who cut the thread of life

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chlamy

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outer garment

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chlor

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green

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choan

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funnel

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chondr

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cartilage

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chord

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cord

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chorion

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membrane

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chrom

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colour

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chrys

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golden

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chyl

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fluid

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chym

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juice

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cili

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eyelash

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ciner

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ashen, grey

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cipit

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head

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circum

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around

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cirr

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tentacle (originally curl)

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cl(e)ist

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closed

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clad

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branch

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clast

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broken

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clav

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key

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cleid

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key

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cleithr

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bar, key

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clin

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bed, recline

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cloaca

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sewer

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coccus

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berry, grain

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cochl

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shell

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coel

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hollow

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col(on)

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large intestine

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coll

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neck

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collat

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borne together

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columella

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little column

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com

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with

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commis

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sent out

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communis

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colonial

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commutat

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changed

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compact

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compact

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compress

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flattened

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con

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with

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conch

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shell

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condyl

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knuckle

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cono

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cone

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contra

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opposite

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convolvo

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to entwine

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copro

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dung

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cora(xlg)

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raven

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corb

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basket

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cord

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heart

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aur

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ear, gold

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austral

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southern

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auto

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self

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aux

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grow

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avi

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bird

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axi

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axis

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azyg

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unpaired

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corium

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lether

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corn

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horn

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coron

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crown

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corp

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body

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cort

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bark

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cost

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rib

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cotyl

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cup

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crani

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skull

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crass

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thick

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crep

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shoe

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cribi

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sieve

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cric

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ring

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crispus

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curled

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crist

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crest

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crosso

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fringe, tassel

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cru(rals)

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shank

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cruci

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cross-like

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crypt

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hidden

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cten

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comb

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cune

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wedge

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cusp

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lance, point

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cuti

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skin

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cycl

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circular

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cyan

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blue

225
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cyno

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dog

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cyst

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capsule

227
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cyt

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cell

228
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dactyl

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finger

229
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dasy

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shaggy

230
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deci

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ten

231
Q

decid

A

falling off

232
Q

decuss

A

cross banding

233
Q

deka

A

ten

234
Q

delph

A

womb

235
Q

delphis

A

dolphin

236
Q

demi

A

half

237
Q

dendr

A

tree

238
Q

derm

A

skin

239
Q

dero

A

persisting

240
Q

desmo

A

band

241
Q

deut

A

second

242
Q

echino

A

spiny

243
Q

echis

A

viper

244
Q

eco

A

house

245
Q

ecto

A

outside

246
Q

effer

A

carrying away

247
Q

effusus

A

loosely spreading

248
Q

elasmo

A

plate, flat

249
Q

ejacul

A

throw out

250
Q

elat

A

tall

251
Q

-ell

A

diminutive

252
Q

embio

A

living

253
Q

embol

A

thrown in

254
Q

endo

A

inside

255
Q

engy

A

narrow

256
Q

ensi

A

sword

257
Q

fab

A

bean

258
Q

falc

A

sickle-shaped

259
Q

fallax

A

false

260
Q

fasci(ic)

A

bundle

261
Q

fatuus

A

foolish, useless

262
Q

feli

A

cat

263
Q

fer

A

carry

264
Q

fil

A

thread

265
Q

fistul

A

hollow, tube

266
Q

flacc

A

flabby

267
Q

flav

A

yellow

268
Q

flexu

A

wavy

269
Q

flocculus

A

lock of wool

270
Q

fluitans

A

floating

271
Q

dextro

A

right

272
Q

di(a)

A

two

273
Q

dia

A

through

274
Q

didym

A

twin

275
Q

digit

A

finger

276
Q

dino

A

terrible

277
Q

diplo

A

double

278
Q

dipso

A

thirst

279
Q

dissect

A

deeply cut

280
Q

dodeca

A

twelve

281
Q

don’t

A

tooth

282
Q

dors

A

back

283
Q

drom

A

quick running

284
Q

dubi

A

doubtful

285
Q

dulci

A

sweet

286
Q

duo

A

two

287
Q

dur

A

hard

288
Q

entolenter

A

inside

289
Q

eo

A

dawn, east

290
Q

epi

A

upon

291
Q

equi

A

horse, equal

292
Q

erect

A

upright

293
Q

erythr

A

red

294
Q

esculent

A

edible

295
Q

ethm

A

sieve

296
Q

eu

A

well, very

297
Q

eury

A

wide

298
Q

ex

A

out of

299
Q

exiguus

A

slender

300
Q

exo

A

outside

301
Q

extens

A

draw out

302
Q

extra

A

beyond

303
Q

extrins

A

coming out

304
Q

foen

A

hay

305
Q

foetid

A

foul-smelling

306
Q

foli

A

leaf

307
Q

fontan

A

fountain

308
Q

foramen

A

opening

309
Q

fornix

A

vault

310
Q

fovea

A

shallow round depression

311
Q

fruticans

A

shrubby

312
Q

fund

A

to pour

313
Q

furc(ul)

A

fork

314
Q

gal

A

milk

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