ROOT WORD ZOOLOGY

A-, an-

not, without

ab- (L)

off, from, away

acanth

thorn

acti

ray

ad- (L)

to, toward

alb- (L)

white

allo-

different, other

amphi

around, on both sides, double

andr

male

aqua (L)

water

arche

ancient, first

astr

star

auto

self

axo, axi

axis

Bi- (L)

two, double

blast

sprout

brach (L)

arm

branch

gill

card

heart

caud (L)

tail

centr

center

cephal

head

chaet

bristle, hair

chondr

cartilage

chori

membrane

chrom

color

clad

branch

coel

hollow

corn

horn

cyst

bladder

cyt

cell

dactyl

finger or toe

de- (L)

from, down, out

dendr

tree

derm

skin

di-

two, double, separate

dia-

across, through

diplo

two, double

dist (L)

distant

echin

hedgehog; spiny

ect

outside

en-, end-, ent

inside

enter

intestine, gut

entomo

insect

epi

upon, over, beside

erythr

red

eu-

true, good

eury

wide

ex- (L)

out, from

fer (L)

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

hetero

other, different

hex

six

hol

whole

hom (L)

human

homeo-, homo-

same, alike

hyal

glass

hydr

water

hyper-

over

hypo-

under

ichthy

fish

inter- (L)

between, intracellular

Intr- (L)

inside

iso

equal

leuc, leuk

white

lob

lobe

loph

crest, tuft

lys, lyt

loose

macro

large

melan

black

mer

part

meso

middle

meta

after

micro

small

mono

one, single

morph

form

myo

muscle

naut

ship, sail

nem

thread

neo

new

Oo

egg

ophi

snake

opisth

behind

ost

bone

ov

egg

para

beside

pent

five

peri

around

phag

eat

phor

carry

phot

light