Prefixes & Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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pakiio- | (Gr., ancient), palaeontology , study of ancient life. |
ovi- | (L., egg), ovum , egg.oviparous mammals |
Os- | (Gr., bone), osseQus , pertaining to bone. |
ortho- | (Gr., straight), Orthoptera , order of insects with straight wings. |
or- | (L., mouth), oral , pertaining to the mouth. |
Oo- | (Gr., egg), oogenesis , formation and development of an egg. |
omni- | (L., omnis-all) e.g. omnivore. |
oligo- | (Gr., few or little), oligotrichous , having few cilia. |
oedo- | (Gr., swollen), edema (oedema), swollen condition. |
octo- | (L., eight), octopus , animal with eight appendages. |
nuc- | (L., kernel or centre), nucleus , central portion of a cell. |
noto- | (Gr. notos, The back), e.g. notochord. |
non- | (L., not), non-irritant , not irritating. |
nephro- | (Gr., kidney), iiephridium , tubular excretory organ. |
neo- | (Or., young or recent), Neotropical , constituting a recent biogeographic region in the tropics. |