Etymology for Bio - Animals

·      Bio = life – Deriv. Bios

·      Zona = animal – Deriv. Zoion

·      Meta = beyond – Deriv. Meta

·      Hetero = different, other – Deriv.  Heteros

·      Homo = same – Deriv. Homos

·      Troph = nourishment – Deriv. Trophe

·      Choana =  funnel -  Deriv. Khoane

·      Flagellate = whip – Deriv. Flagellare

·      Pore = a passage – Deriv. Poros

·      Calc = lime, like limestone – Deriv. Calx

·      Silica = flint, like flint stone – Deriv. Silex

·      Cyte =cell, vessel – Deriv. Kutos

·      Cyst = sac – Deriv. Kustis

·      Sclera = hard – Deriv. Skleros

·      Amoeba = change, alter – Deriv. Amoibe

·      Eu = true or well – Deriv. Eu

·      Endo = within – Deriv. Endon

·      Meso = middle – Deriv. Mesos

·      Ecto = outside – Deriv. Ektos

·      Epi = upon or near – Deriv.

·      Derm = skin – Deriv.

·      Cteno = comb – Deriv. Kteis

·      Phora = bearer, to carry – Deriv. Pherein

·      Cnida = scratch or scrape – Deriv.   Nettle

·      Sessile = seated – Deriv. Sedere

·      Benthic = bottom of the sea – Deriv

·      Pelagic = open sea – Deriv pelagos

·      Gastro =. Stomach – Deriv

·      Vascular = containing circulating fluids – Deriv

·      Nemato = thread – Deriv

·      Anth = flower – Deriv

·      Scypho = cup shaped – Deriv skyphos

·      Sym = with – Deriv Sum

·      Coel = cavity – Deriv Koilia

·      Pseudo = false or a lie – Deriv

·      A – as a prefix = without – Deriv

·      Lopho = crest or tuft – Deriv

·      Trocho = wheel – Deriv trokhos

·      Roto = wheel – Deriv

·      Platy = flat – Deriv

·      Helminth = worm – Deriv

·      Trema = hole – Deriv

·      Cest = belt – Deriv kestos

·      Procta = anus – Deriv proktos

·      Bracio =  arm – Deriv brakhion

·      Poda = foot – Deriv porus

·      Annellus = ring – Deriv anneles

·      Chaeta = hair or bristle – Deriv khaite

·      Oligo = few – Deriv

·      Poly = many – Deriv

·      Hirudin =  leech – Deriv hirudo

·      Phagic = to eat – Deriv phagein

·      Hem = blood – Deriv haima

·      Molluscus = soft or thin-sheleed – Deriv mollis

·      Placo = plate – Deriv Plax

·      Valve = shells, folding doors – Deriv

·      Cephala = head – Deriv kephale

·      Arthro = joint – Deriv

·      Lobos = lobe – Deriv

·      Myria = myriad – Deriv muias

·      Ifera suffix = bearing – Deriv

·      Tardi = slow – Deriv tardus

·      Gradus = step – Deriv gradior

·      Acanthos = thorn – Deriv  akhantos

·      Morph = shape – Deriv

·      Kino = movement – Deriv kineo

·      Rhynchus = snout, nose – Deriv rhunkhos

·      Loris = girdle – Deriv lorica

·      Gnathus = jaw – Deriv

·      Echino = spiny – Deriv

·      Oides = likeness – Deriv  eidos

·      Aster = star – Deriv

·      Ophis =  snake – Deriv

·      Crino = lily – Deriv  krinon
hemi =  half – Deriv

·      Uro = tail – Deriv oura

·      Myx = slime – Deriv

·      Aspis = shield – Deriv

·      Stoma = mouth – Deriv

·      Ichthys = fish – Deriv  ichthus

·      Chondro = cartilage – Deriv khondros

·      Osteo = bone – Deriv

·      Actino = rays – Deriv

·      Ptero = wing or fin – Deriv pterux

·      Pnein = breath – Deriv

·      Amphi = double – Deriv

Squama = scale – Deriv