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Greek IX

Terms

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cacoepy
The mispronunciation of words
-oidism
resemblance
phytogeography
the science dealing with the geographical relationships of plants.
ichthy
fish
phag
eat
polyanthus
Any of a group of hybrid garden primroses having clusters of variously colored flowers
anthology
A collection of literary pieces, such as poems, short stories, or plays
entomology
the branch of zoology dealing with insects
entom
insect
drom
a running; course
sporadic
Appearing singly or at widely scattered localities, as a plant or disease
ornith
bird
hipp
horse
phyllophagous
feeding on leaves
-oid
that which resembles
dendr, dender
tree
ornithology
the branch of zoology that deals with birds
paleozoic
an era occurring between 570 million and 230 million years ago, characterized by the advent of fish, insects, and reptiles
etym
true meaning; root meanof word
ep
word
orthoepy
the study of correct pronunciation
-oid, -oidal
like, resembling
ichthyophagous
the practice of eating or subsisting on fish
dendrology
the branch of botany dealing with trees and shrubs
anth
flower
sperm, spermat, spor
seed; sowing
hippodrome
An open-air stadium with an oval course for horse and chariot races in ancient Greece and Rome
phyll, phyllo
leaf
zo
animal
phyt
plant
etymology
an account of the history of a particular word or element of a word
epizootic
a disease spreading quickly among animals

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