Classical Roots Units 15&16
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33 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| apiary |  where bee hives are kept for honey |
| "apis" | L., bee |
| aviary | an enclosure for birds |
| "avis" | L., bird |
| bovine | having the quality of a cow; sluggish, dull |
| "bos, bovis" | L., cow, oxen |
| canine | member of the family of dogs; tooth |
| "canis" | L., dog |
| caper | a playful hop, leap, or skip |
| caprice | a sudden impulse; unmotivated change of mind |
| capricious | subject to whim, impulsive, unpredictable |
| "caper, capra" | L., goat |
| equine | pertaining to a horse |
| equitation | the art of riding of horses |
| equestrian | pertaining to the rider of horses, or skill in riding |
| "equus" | L., horse |
| feline | a member of the family of cats |
| "felis" | L., cat |
| leonine | pertaining to a lion; having characteristics of a lion |
| lionize | to treat a person as a celebrity |
| "leo, leonis" | L., lion |
| piscine | typical of fish |
| "piscis" | L., fish |
| porcine | resembling a pig |
| "porcus" | L., swine, pig |
| serpentine | resembling a serpent, sinuous; winding |
| "serpens, serpentis" | L., serpent, snake |
| simian | an ape or monkey |
| "simia" | L., monkey |
| ursine | characteristic of a bear |
| "ursa" | L., bear |
| zoology | the science of dealing with animals |
| "zoion" | L., living being |
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