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Dwarf Thistle, Cirsi Latin/Greek Language English Example Stemless Gentian, Gentiana acaulis; Dwarf acaulis G ἄκαυλος Stemless Thistle, Cirsium acaule American Crocodile, Crocodylus acutus; Angled Sharpened, acutus L Sunbeam (Butterfly), Curetis acuta; Northern pointed Pintailduck, Anas acuta Of the field, Field Vole, Microtus agrestis; Green Field- agrestis L wild speedwell, Veronica agrestis albopictus L Painted white Hosta fortunei 'Albopicta', Aedes albopictus American White Ibis, Eudocimus albus; White albus L White Oak, Quercus alba; Mistletoe, Viscum album American Black Bear, Ursus americanus; americanus L American American Hazel Nut, Corylus americana Of all kinds, amphi- G ἀμφί Amphipoda; Amphibian on all sides ampulla L Bottle, flask Northern Bottlenose Whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus Man, human anthropos G ἄνθρωπος Paranthropus being apis L Bee Salvia apiana, white sage Found near aquaticus L Eastern Mole, Scalopus aquaticus water Tree-like or Artemisia arborescens; Aloe arborescens; Hydrangea arborescens L shrub-like arborescens archaeos, G ἀρχαῖος, Ancient Archaeopteryx archaeo- ἀρχαιο- Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos horribilis; Common arctos G ἄρκτος Bear Bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi argentatus L Silvery Herring Gull, Larus argentatus arthron G ἄρθρον Joint Arthropoda arvensis L In the field Skylark, Alauda arvensis astron, astro-, G ἄστρον, Star Starfish (class), Asteroidea astero- ἀστρο-, ἀστερο- Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'; Berberis atropurpureum L Deep purple thunbergii f. atropurpurea Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'; Taxus aureomarginata L Gold edged baccata 'Fastigiata Aureomarginata' Golden, gold Golden Jackal, Canis aureus; Staphylococcus aureus L coins aureus (bacteria) australis L Southern Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis B Latin/Greek Language English Example baccatus L Berry-bearing Common Yew, Taxus baccata; Conus baccatus, a sea snail Pleasant, Greek Windflower, Anemone blanda; Mallos blandus, a blandus L smooth, spider alluring borealis L Northern Northern Right Whale Dolphin, Lissodelphis borealis Przewalski's Gerbil, Brachiones brachion G βραχίων Arm przewalskii; Brachiopoda (phylum); Brachiosaurus brachys, G βραχύς, Short Brazilian Gold Frog, Brachycephalus didactylus brachy- βραχυ- bradys, G βραδύς, Slow Pygmy Three-toed Sloth, Bradypus pygmaeus brady- βραδυ- Lamellibranchia (class, syn. Bivalva); Branchiopoda (class, branchia LG βράγχια Gills brine shrimps) brevis L Short Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Ceratogymna brevis C Latin/Greek Language English Example Blind Mole, Talpa caeca; Northern Eyed caecus L Blind Hawkmoth, Smerinthus caecus Blue Tit, Parus caeruleus; Blue Passion Flower, Passiflora caeruleus L Blue caerulea canadensis L From Canada Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis grey- or white- canescens L Geraea canescens (desert sunflower); Atriplex canescens haired canis L Dog Coyote, Canis latrans; Dipylidium caninum (a tapeworm) Gray (haired), Grey-headed Woodpecker, Picus canus; Woolly canus L pale gray Groundsel, Senecio canus Long-tailed Tit, Aegithalos caudatus; Thintail Skate, Dipturus cauda L Tail leptocaudus caulos G καυλός Stem, stalk Stemless Gentian, Gentiana acaulis cephale, Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus; Blue-Spotted G κεφαλή Head cephalo- Grouper, Cephalopholis argus ceps L Head Pygmy Sperm Whale, Kogia breviceps ceros G κέρας Horn Narwal, Monodon monoceros cestus L Girdle, belt Cestoda chilensis L From Chile Paradise Tanager, Tangara chilensis chloros G χλωρός Green Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus chroma G χρῶμα Color Clown Loach, Chromobotia macracanthus cneme G κνήμη Shin, leg White-legged Damselfly, Platycnemis pennipes cola L Dweller Eurasian Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola corax G κόραξ Crow, raven Common Raven, Corvus corax coronatus L Crowned Crowned Lemur, Eulemur coronatus costatus L Ribbed Striped Raphael catfish, Platydoras costatus crass- L Thick Creeping Blueberry, Vaccinium crassifolium cristatus L Crested Aardwolf, Proteles cristatus Saffron, Crocus sativus; Bicoloured White-toothed crocos G κρόκος Yellow Shrew, Crocidura leucodon cyanos G κυανός Blue-green Azure-winged Magpie, Cyanopica cyana D Latin/Greek Language English Example dactylos G δάκτυλος Finger or toe Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla deca G δέκα Ten Alfonsino, Beryx decadactylus Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decem L Ten decemlineata Yellow Staining Mushroom, Agaricus derma G δέρμα Skin xanthodermus di- G δι- Two Christmas Orchid, Dipodium punctatum didelphis G δίδελφυς Double-wombed Didelphis virginiana dino-, G δεινός, δεινο- Terrible dinosaur, Deinotherium deino- G διπλός, diplo- Double Two-eyed Orange Spider, Diploglena capensis διπλο- disc-, disk- G δίσκος Disc Common Fungus Moth, Metalectra discalis Henderson's Shootingstar, Dodecatheon dodeca G δώδεκα Twelve hendersonii dolicho- G δόλιχος Elongated, long Knight Anole, Anolis dolichocephalus From the house, domesticus L House Sparrow, Passer domesticus domestic dorsum L Back Back-striped Weasel, Mustela strigidorsa dulcis L Sweet Almond, Prunus dulcis E Latin/Greek Language English Example eburneus, L Ivory-colored Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea eburni- Edisto Crayfish, Procambarus echinatus; Shortleaf echinatus G ἐχῖνος Prickly, spiny Pine, Pinus echinata Great Globe Thistle, Echinops sphaerocephalus; Diadema echinos, Hedgehog, sea- G ἐχῖνος Urchin, Echinothrix diadema; San Pedro Cactus, Echinopsis echino- urchin, spiny pachanoi Oyster, Ostrea edulis; Common Cockle, Cerastoderma edulis L Edible edule, Passion Fruit, Passiflora edulis elatior L Taller True Oxlip, Primula elatior 1. Amber, Broad-billed Motmot, Electron platyrhynchum; electr- G ἤλεκτρον amber-colored; Electric Eel, Electrophorus electricus 2. Electric (modern usage) elegans L Elegant Crimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans enanti G ἔναντι Opposite Enantiornithes Scurvy-grass Sorrel, Oxalis enneaphylla; Banded ennea G ἐννέα Nine Sunfish Enneacanthus obesus ensatus L Sword-like California Giant Salamander, Dicamptodon ensatus Jackknife Clam, Ensis minor; Swordleaf Rush, Juncus ensi-, ensis L Sword, lance ensifolius Homo erectus ("upright man"); Upright Chickweed, Moenchia erectus L Upright erecta erion, erio- G ἔριον Wool, woolly Common Cottongrass, Eriophorum angustifolium Indented, Jícama, Pachyrhizus erosus; Serrated Hinge-back erosus L jagged, serrated Tortoise, Kinixys erosa erythros, Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus; Dog's-tooth G ἐρυθρός Red[1] erythro- Violet, Erythronium dens-canis Alchemilla erythropoda (dwarf lady's mantle); Crataegus erythropoda L red-stemmed erythropoda (a hawthorn) F Latin/Greek Language English Example familiaris L Domestic, common Dog, Canis lupus familiaris Black-footed Cat, Felis nigripes; Cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis L Cat felis Golden yellow, light Yellow Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia flava; Yellow-necked flavus L yellow Mouse, Apodemus flavicollis flor- L Flower Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora; Great White Trillium, Trillium grandiflorum folium L Leaf American Beech, Fagus grandifolia Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvialis fulva; Yellow Ground fulvus L Deep yellow, tawny Squirrel, Spermophilus fulvus Sooty Tern, Sterna fuscata; Dusky Hopping Mouse, Notomys fuscus L Dark, dark brown fuscus G Latin/Greek Language English Example gaster, gastro-, G γαστήρ Belly Common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster gastr- geo- G γαῖα, γῆ Earth Geography, Geology Smooth; glabra L glaber Smooth Sumac, Rhus glabra; Omphiscola glabra (a snail) hairless[2] glycys G γλυκύς Sweet Soybean, Glycine max Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus; gyrinos G γυρῖνος Tadpole e.g. Crassigyrinus, Proterogyrinus H Latin/Greek Language English Example haema-, G αἷμα Blood Haemosporida; Bacteria sp., Haemophilus influenzae hema- Of the sea, Grey Seal, Halichoerus grypus; Black Abalone, Haliotis hali-, halio- G ἅλς salt cracherodii haplo- G ἁπλόος Simple, single Mountain Beaver, Apoldontia rufa; Mongolosaurus haplodon hedra- G ἕδρα Seat, facet Chinese Ephedra, Ephedra sinica; (Polyhedron; Tetrahedron) heli-, helio- G ἥλιος Sun Sunflower, Helianthus annuus; Sun Spurge, Euphorbia helioscopia hexa- G ἕξα- Six Water Primrose, Ludwigia hexapetala Seahorse, Hippocampus; Lesser Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus hippo- G ἵππος Horse hipposideros Hairy Bittercress, Cardamine hirsuta; Hairy Fruit-eating hirsutus L Hairy Bat, Artibeus hirsutus Modern human, Homo sapiens; Neanderthal, Homo homo L Human, man neanderthalensis From the hortensis L Orphean Warbler, Sylvia hortensis garden G ὕδωρ, hydro- Water Chinese Water Deer, Hydropotes inermis ὑδρο- hyper- G ὑπέρ Over, above St John's Wort, Hypericum perforatum Under, Zebra Pleco catfish, Hypancistrus zebra; Common Cat's- hypo-, hyp- G ὑπό beneath ear, Hypochaeris radicata I Latin/Greek Language English Example indicus L Indian Malaysian Tapir, Tapirus indicus K Latin/Greek Language English Example kestos (see Latin cestus) G κεστός Girdle, literally "stitched" Cestoda L Latin/Greek Language English Example milk-white lactiflora L Paeonia lactiflora; Artemisia lactiflora flowered lateralis L Side Black-flanked Rock-wallaby, Petrogale lateralis latus L Flank Horse-eye jack, Caranx latus a scale, rind, lepis G λεπίς Liza macrolepis Large-scale mullet husk, flake lepton G λεπτόν Light Leptictidium auderiense, Leptospira kirschneri lepus L Hare Black-tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus californicus leucos G λευκός White White-winged Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus lineatus L Lined or striped Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Yellow, saffron- Yellow mariposa lily, Calochortus luteus; Yellow Vetch, Vicia luteus L colored lutea;
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