Zoology Root Words

This is diffrent from the other root words

A-,an-

not,without

ab-

off,from,away

acanth

thron

acti

ray

ad-

to,toward

alb

white

allo-

diffrent,other

amphi

around,on both sides,double

andr

male

aqua

water

arche

ancient,first

aster

aster star

auto

self

axo,axi

axis

Bi-

two,double

blast

sprout

brach

arm

branch

gill

Card

heart

caud

tail

centr

center

cephal

head

chaet

bristle,hair

chondr

cartilage

chord

string

Chori

membrane

chrom

color

clad

branch

coel

hollow

corn

horn

cyst

bladder

cyt

cell

Dactyl

finger or toe

de-

from,down,out

dendr

tree

derm

skin

di-

two,double,seperate

dia-

across,through

diplo

two,double

dist

distant

Echin

hedgehog

ect

outside

en-,end-,ent-

inside

enter

instestine,gut

entomo

insect

epi

upon,over,beside

eryther

red

eu-

true,good

eury

wide

ex-

out,from

Fer

bear

Gam

marriage

gast

stomach,belly

gen

produce

gene

origin,birth

gnath

jaw

gon

seed,generation,offspring

gyn

female

Helmin

worm

hem

blood

hemi-

half

hetro-

other,diffrent

hex

six

hol

whole

hom

humen

homeo-,homo-

same,alike

hyal

glass

hydr

water

hyper-

over,excessive

hypo-

under

Ichthy

fish

inter-

between

intr-

inside

iso

equal

Leue leuk

white

lob

lobe

loph

crest,truft

lys,lyt

loose

Macro

large

melan

black

mer

part

meso

middle

meta

after

micro

small

mono

one,single

morph

from

myo

muscle

Naut

ship,sail

nem

thread

neo

new

Oo(OH-oh)

egg

ophi

snake

opsith

behind

ost

bone

ov

egg

para

beside

pent

five

peri

around

phag

eat

phor

carry