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1
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a-,an-

A

not, without

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ab-

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off, from, away
ex;absent

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acanth-

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thorn

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acti

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ray

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ad-

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to, toward

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alb-

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white
ex; albino

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allo-

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different, other

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amphi-

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around, on both sides of, double
ex; amphibian

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andro-

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male

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aqua

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water

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arche-

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ancient

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astr

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star,
ex; astrology

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auto

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self,

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axo-

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axis

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bi-

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two, double

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blast-

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sprout,

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brach-

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arm
ex; brachial

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branch-

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gill

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card-

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heart
ex; cardio

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caud-

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tail,

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centr

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center

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cephal

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head

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chaet-

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bristle, hair

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chondr-

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cartilage

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chord-

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string

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chori-

A

membrane
ex;chorion (membrane that encloses fetus)

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chrom-

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color

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clad-

A

branch
cladogenesis(branching off new taxa)

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coel-

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hollow

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corn-

A

horn
ex; unicorn

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cyst-

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bladder

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cyt-

A

cell
ex; cytoplasam

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33
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dacytl-

A

finger or toe

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de-

A

from, down, out
ex;defecate

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35
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dendr-

A

tree

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36
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derm-

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skin

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37
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di-

A

two, double,

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dia-

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across, through

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diplo-

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two, double

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dist-

A

distant

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41
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echin-

A

hedgehog, spiny

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42
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ect-

A

outside

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43
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en-,end-, ent

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inside

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44
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enter

A

intenstine, gut

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45
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entomo-

A

insect

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46
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epi-

A

upon, over, beside

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47
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erythr-

A

red

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48
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eu-

A

true, good

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49
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ex-

A

out, from

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Fer-

A

bear

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51
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gam-

A

marriage

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gast-

A

stomach

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53
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gen-

A

produce
ex; generate

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54
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gene-

A

origin, birth

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55
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gnath-

A

jaw

56
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gon-

A

seed, generation, offspring
gonad

57
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gyn-

A

female

58
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helmin-

A

worm

59
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hem-

A

blood

60
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hemi-

A

half

61
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hetero-

A

other

62
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hex-

A

six

63
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hol-

A

whole

64
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hom-

A

human

65
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homeo, homo-

A

same, alike

66
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hyal-

A

glass

67
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hydr-

A

water

68
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hyper-

A

over, excessive

69
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hypo

A

under

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Ichthy-

A

fish

71
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inter-

A

between

72
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intr-

A

inside

73
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iso-

A

equal

74
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leuc-, leuk

A

white

75
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lob,

A

lobe

76
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loph-

A

crest, tuft

77
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lys, lyt

A

loose

78
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macro-

A

large

79
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melan-

A

black

80
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mer-

A

part

81
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meso-

A

middle

82
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meta-

A

after

83
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micro-

A

small

84
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mono-

A

one, single

85
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morph-

A

form-

86
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myo-

A

muscle

87
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naut-

A

ship, sail

88
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nem-

A

thread

89
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neo-

A

new

90
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Oo

A

egg
oocyte

91
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ophi-

A

snake

92
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opisth-

A

behind

93
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ost-

A

bone

94
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ov-

A

egg

95
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para-

A

beside

96
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pent-

A

five

97
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peri-

A

around

98
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phag-

A

eat

99
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phor-

A

carry

100
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phot-

A

light

101
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placo-

A

plate, flat

102
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plasm-

A

something moldable

103
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platy-

A

flat, wide

104
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pleur-

A

side

105
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pod-

A

foot

106
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poly-

A

many, much

107
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por-

A

pore

108
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pro-

A

before, in front of

109
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proto-

A

1st, original

110
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pseud-

A

false

111
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pter-

A

wing, feather, fin

112
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radi-

A

radius, ray

113
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ret-, reticul

A

network

114
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rhin-

A

nose

115
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rhiz-

A

root

116
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rhynch-

A

snout

117
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sarc-

A

flesh

118
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schiz-, schis

A

split

119
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scler-

A

hard

120
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som-

A

body

121
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sperm-

A

seed, semen

122
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spor-

A

seed

123
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stat-

A

standing, position

124
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steno-

A

narrow

125
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stom-

A

mouth

126
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sym, syn

A

with, together

127
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tars-

A

ankle

128
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tetra-

A

four

129
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thec-

A

case, box, chest, cup

130
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trans-

A

across

131
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tri-

A

three

132
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trich-

A

hair

133
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trop

A

turn, change

134
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troph-

A

nourish, food

135
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Ur-

A

tail

136
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zo-

A

animal

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