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anth-
flor-
flower; blossom
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api-
meliss-
- bee
- *[no connecting vowel follows api-]
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arachn-*
spider; spider-like; spider web; web-like
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blast-*
bud; germ; embryonic cell
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cortic-*
bark; outer layer
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flagell-
whip; whip-like appendage
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flocc-
floccul-
tuft of hair
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formic-
- ant
- *[this root will use suffix -iasis, not -osis]
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frond-
leaf; leafy branch; frond
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helminth-
verm-
vermin-
- worm
- *[helminth- will use suffix -iasis, not -osis]
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herp-
herpet-
reptile; snake; spreading blister
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ichthy-
fish; scaly [adj.]
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-
-
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onych-
onyx-
ungu-
ungul-
nail; hoof; claw
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-
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set-
- bristle; seta [pl. setae]
- (bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms, eg. paint brushes)
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-
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zo-
animal; living organism
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-
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-
-
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cry-
extreme cold; extremely cold [adj.]
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loc-
top-
place; location
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meteor-
weather; atmosphere
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nyct-
nyctal-
noct-
night; during the night
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-
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psychr-
- cold
- [either a noun or an adjective]
- [ALWAYS followed by a connecting vowel, even if attached to a termination which begins with vowel or h]
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ge-
terr-
the earth; land
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-
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-seta [pl. setae]
- seta [pl. setae]; bristle
- (bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms, eg. paint brushes)
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-vore
- one which feeds on (something)
- *[preceded by the connecting vowel i]
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-vorous
- feeding on (something)
- *[preceded by the connecting vowel i]
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