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Greek Words Lesson 9
Question | Answer |
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dendrology | the study of trees |
phyllophagous | leaf eating (salad anyone?) |
phytogeography | a science that deals with the geographical distribution of plants |
polyanthus | having many flowers (i.e. narcissus - small white or yellow flowers) |
sporadic | occurring singly or widely apart in locality |
paleozoic | pertaining to the oldest geological era; rocks having abundant fossils |
hippodrome | a course for horse and chariot races; an arena for equestrian events |
ornithology | branch of zoology that deals with birds |
ichthyophagous | fish eating |
entomology | branch of zoology that deals with insects |
etymology | history of a particular word |
orthoepy | study of correct pronunciation |
cacoepy | mispronunciation |
anthology | a flower gathering; any collection of literary pieces of varied authorship (your literature book is an anthology) |
epizootic | diseases prevalent temporariy among animals (mad cow disease) |