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acanth-
thorn, prickle
al-

pter-


pteryg-

wing
amygdal-
almond
anth-

flor-

flower, blossom
api-

meliss-

bee, no connecting vowel after api
arachn-
spider, spider-like, spider web, web-like
arbor-
tree
av-

ornith-

bird, connecting vowel i for av-
bacc-

cocc- (Greek)

berry
bov-
cow, ox
bry-
moss
carp-
fruit, seed
clad-

ram-

branch
cortic-
bark, outer layer
cyn-

can-

dog
entom- (Greek)

insect- (Latin)

insect
felin-

ailur-

cat
flocc-

floccul-

tufts of hair, woolly
foli-

phyll-

leaf
formic-
ant, uses -iasis instead of -osis
frond-
leaf, leafy bunch, frond
helminth-

verm-


vermin-

worm, helminth- uses -iasis instead of -osis
herp-

herpet-

reptile, snake, spreading blister
hipp-
horse
ichthy-
fish, scaly
pisc-
fish
lign-

hyl-


xyl-

wood
nid-
nest
onych-

onyx-


ungu-


ungul-

nail, hoof, claw
phyt-
plant, growth
saur- (Greek)
lizard
set-
bristle, seta (root)
spin-
thorn, spine
spor-
spore
trich-
hair
zo-
animal, living organism
anthrac-
coal
argent-
silver
carbon-
carbon
chrys-

aur-

gold
cupr-
copper
lith-

petr-

rock, stone
plumb- (Latin)
lead
sider-

ferr-

iron
thi-
sulfur
bacter-
bacteria
carn-
flesh
chem-
chemical
corpor-
body, corpus
cry-
extreme cold, extremely cold
hum-
soil, earth
loc-

top-

place, location
meteor-
weather, atmosphere
nos- (Greek)

morb- (Latin)

disease
nyct-

nyctal-


noct-

night, during the night
phot-

luc-


lumin-

light
physi-
nature
psychr-
cold, either a noun or adjective, always followed by connecting vowel even if vowel follows
pyr-
heat, fire
pyret-
fever
sol-

heli-

sun
ge- (Greek)

terr-

earth, land
therm-
heat, temperature
trop-
a turning, change
-seta
bristle, seta (termination)
-vore
one which habitually feeds on something, connecting vowel i
-vorous
habitually feeding on something, connecting vowel i