(from: Bailey, B. 1999. Bull. Malacol. Soc. Lond. 32:6-7)
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a(n)- without
ab- away from abduc- lead from acanth- prickle acer- without horns acetabul- vinegar cup aceto- acid acin- cluster of grapes acri- acrid, sharp acro- summit, top actin- ray acust- of hearing ad- towards adipo- fat adventit- coming to aegopod- goat-foot aestiv- summer affer- carrying to agrest- rural, wild agro(st)- field al(i)- wing alb- white allant- sausage allium garlic alopec- fox altissim- tall alve- pit, socket ambly- blunt ambul- walk ammo- sand amnio- fetal envelope amoeb- change amphi- both amplex- clasping ampulla- flask amygdala- almond shaped organ amyl- starch an- without ana- up, back, again anatol- east Anagallis- delightful anchus- bend, bay andr- male anemo- wind angi- vessel angul- angle angusti- narrow ankylo- stiff jointed annu- annual anomo- lawless, irregular anser- geese ante- before antho- flower anthro- human anti- against, opposite antr- cave apo- separate, from aqua- water aguilin- eagle-beaked arach- spider arbor- tree arc- arch arch(ae/i)- ancient arct(i/o)- north, bear are- space areni- sandy arg(en/lyr)- silver arthro- joint artic- jointed artio- even-numbered arundin- reed-like asc- sac asper- rough aspid- shield ast(e)r- star astrag- dice (originally a knuckle bone) ater, atra- black Atlas= a Titan(mythical giant) who supported the world on his shoulders atr(ium)- vestibule Atropos= one of the Fates who cut the thread of life aur- ear, gold austral- southern auto- self aux- grow avi- bird axi- axis azyg- unpaired |
baca- small berry
baccatus- berried baena- walking balan- acorn barb- beard basi- at the bottom bat(is) skate, ray bdella- sucker bell- pretty bi- two bi(ola)- life blast- germ bore- north botry- small bunch of grapes bov- ox brachi- arm brachy- short brady- slow branch- gill brevi- short brizo- to nod bromo- oats, broom, shadow bronch- windpipe bucca- mouth cavity bulbos- bulbous bulla- bubble, flask bullat- wrinkled buno- hill bursa- pouch, purse |
caduci- temporary
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