Zoo root words Flashcards by David Gore

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a-,an-

A

not, without

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ab-

A

off, from, away
ex;absent

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acanth-

A

thorn

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acti

A

ray

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ad-

A

to, toward

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alb-

A

white
ex; albino

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allo-

A

different, other

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amphi-

A

around, on both sides of, double
ex; amphibian

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andro-

A

male

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aqua

A

water

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arche-

A

ancient

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astr

A

star,
ex; astrology

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auto

A

self,

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axo-

A

axis

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bi-

A

two, double

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blast-

A

sprout,

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brach-

A

arm
ex; brachial

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branch-

A

gill

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card-

A

heart
ex; cardio

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caud-

A

tail,

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centr

A

center

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cephal

A

head

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chaet-

A

bristle, hair

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chondr-

A

cartilage

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chord-

string

chori-

membrane ex;chorion (membrane that encloses fetus)

chrom-

color

clad-

branch cladogenesis(branching off new taxa)

coel-

hollow

corn-

horn ex; unicorn

cyst-

bladder

cyt-

cell ex; cytoplasam

dacytl-

finger or toe

de-

from, down, out ex;defecate

dendr-

tree

derm-

skin

di-

two, double,

dia-

across, through

diplo-

two, double

dist-

distant

echin-

hedgehog, spiny

ect-

outside

en-,end-, ent

inside

enter

intenstine, gut

entomo-

insect

epi-

upon, over, beside

erythr-

red

eu-

true, good

ex-

out, from

Fer-

bear

gam-

marriage

gast-

stomach

gen-

produce ex; generate

gene-

origin, birth

gnath-

jaw

gon-

seed, generation, offspring gonad

gyn-

female

helmin-

worm

hem-

blood

hemi-

half

hetero-

other

hex-

six

hol-

whole

hom-

human

homeo, homo-

same, alike

hyal-

glass

hydr-

water

hyper-

over, excessive

hypo

under

Ichthy-

fish

inter-

between

intr-

inside

iso-

equal

leuc-, leuk

white

lob,

lobe

loph-

crest, tuft

lys, lyt

loose

macro-

large

melan-

black

mer-

part

meso-

middle

meta-

after

micro-

small

mono-

one, single

morph-

form-

myo-

muscle

naut-

ship, sail

nem-

thread

neo-

new

Oo

egg oocyte

ophi-

snake

opisth-

behind

ost-

bone

ov-

egg

para-

beside

pent-

five

peri-

around

phag-

eat

phor-

carry

phot-

light

placo-

plate, flat

plasm-

something moldable

platy-

flat, wide

pleur-

side

pod-

foot

poly-

many, much

por-

pore

pro-

before, in front of

proto-

1st, original

pseud-

false

pter-

wing, feather, fin

radi-

radius, ray

ret-, reticul

network

rhin-

nose

rhiz-

root

rhynch-

snout

sarc-

flesh

schiz-, schis

split

scler-

hard

som-

body

sperm-

seed, semen

spor-

seed

stat-

standing, position

steno-

narrow

stom-

mouth

sym, syn

with, together

tars-

ankle

tetra-

four

thec-

case, box, chest, cup

trans-

across

tri-

three

trich-

hair

trop

turn, change

troph-

nourish, food

Ur-

tail

zo-

animal