This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa, such as orders and above. At the time when biologist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) published the books that are now accepted as the starting point of binomial nomenclature, Latin was used in Western Europe as the common language of science, and scientific names were in Latin or Greek: Linnaeus continued this practice.
Although Latin is now largely unused except by classical scholars, or for certain purposes in botany, medicine and the Roman Catholic Church, it can still be found in scientific names. It is helpful to be able to understand the source of scientific names. Although the Latin names do not always correspond to the current English common names, they are often related, and if their meanings are understood, they are easier to recall. The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers.
Often a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for dog). These words are not included in the table below, because they will only occur for one or two taxa. Instead, the words listed below are the common adjectives and other modifiers that repeatedly occur in the scientific names of many organisms (in more than one genus).
Adjectives vary according to gender, and only the reference form (nominative singular masculine form) is mainly listed here. 1st/2nd-declension adjectives end in -us (masculine), -a (feminine) and -um (neuter), whereas 3rd-declension adjectives ending in -is (masculine and feminine) change to -e (neuter). For example, verus is listed without the variants for Aloe vera or Galium verum.
Words that are very similar to their English forms have been omitted.
Some of the Greek transliterations given are Ancient Greek, and others are Modern Greek.
In the tables, L = Latin, G = Greek, and LG = similar in both languages.
A
| Latin/Greek |
Language |
English |
Example |
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| acaulis |
L |
stemless |
silver thistle, Carlina acaulis, dwarf date palm, Phoenix acaulis |
acaulis - acaule |
| acutus |
L |
sharpened, pointed |
American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus; angled sunbeam (butterfly), Curetis acuta; northern pintail duck, Anas acuta |
acutus - acuta - acutum |
| africanum |
L |
African |
|
africana - africanae -africanum |
| agrestis |
L |
of the field, wild |
field vole, Microtus agrestis; green field-speedwell, Veronica agrestis |
agrestis - agreste |
| alatus |
L ala |
winged |
pitcher plant, Nepenthes alata; sharpwing monkeyflower, Mimulus alatus; winged elm, Ulmus alata; winged everlasting, Ammobium alatum; winged loosestrife, Lythrum alatum; winged seahorse, Hippocampus alatus; winged-stem passion flower, Passiflora alata |
alatus - alata - alatum |
| albopictus |
L |
painted white |
Hosta fortunei 'Albopicta', Aedes albopictus |
albopictus - albopicta - albopictum |
| albus |
L |
white |
American white ibis, Eudocimus albus; white oak, Quercus alba; mistletoe, Viscum album |
albus - alba - album (NB Confusion with music recordings cannot be avoided!) |
| amblys |
G ἀμβλύς (amblýs) |
blunt, dull |
marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus |
amblys - All pages beginning with "Ambly" |
| americanus |
L |
American |
American black bear, Ursus americanus; American hazel nut, Corylus americana |
americanus - americana - americanum |
| amphi- |
G ἀμφί (amphí) |
of all kinds, on all sides |
amphibian; Amphipoda |
All pages beginning with "Amphi" |
| ampulla |
L |
bottle, flask |
northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus |
ampullatus - ampullata - ampullatum - All pages beginning with "Ampulla" |
| amurensis |
L |
from the Amur River |
Amur grape Vitis amurensis |
All pages beginning with "Amurensis" |
| Angolensis |
L |
from Angola |
African teak Pterocarpus angolensis |
All pages beginning with "angolensis" - All pages beginning with "Angolense" |
| angustus |
L |
narrow |
narrowleaf cottongrass, Eriophorum angustifolium; narrowleaf cottonwood, Populus angustifolia |
angustus - angusta - angustum - angustifolius - angustifolia - angustifolium |
| anthos |
G ἄνθος (ánthos) |
flower |
anthozoans, Anthozoa; golden wattle, Acacia pycnantha; mums, Chrysanthemum |
All pages beginning with "Antho" |
| anthropo- |
G ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos) |
man, human being |
Paranthropus |
All pages beginning with "Anthropo" |
| apis |
L |
bee |
white sage, Salvia apiana |
apianus - apiana - apianum - All pages beginning with "Api" |
| aquaticus |
L |
found near water |
eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus |
aquaticus - aquatica - aquaticum |
| arborescens |
L |
tree-like or shrub-like |
Artemisia arborescens; Aloe arborescens; Hydrangea arborescens |
arborescens |
| aromatica |
L |
aromatic |
clove nutmeg, Ravensara aromatica |
aromatica |
| archaeo- |
G ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) |
ancient |
Archaeopteryx |
All pages beginning with "Archaeo" - All pages beginning with "Archeo" |
| arctos |
G ἄρκτος (árktos) |
bear |
grizzly bear, Ursus arctos horribilis; common bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
arctos - All pages beginning with "Arcto" |
| argentatus |
L |
silvery |
herring gull, Larus argentatus |
argentatus - argentata - argentatum |
| arthro- |
G ἄρθρον (árthron) |
joint |
Arthropoda |
All pages beginning with "Arthro" |
| arvensis |
L |
in the field |
skylark, Alauda arvensis |
arvensis - arvense |
| asiatica |
L |
Asian |
|
asiatica - asiaticus |
| astro-, astero- |
G ἄστρον (ástron) |
star |
starfish (class), Asteroidea |
All pages beginning with "Astero" - All pages beginning with "Astro" |
| atropurpureum |
L |
deep purple |
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'; Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea |
atropurpureus - atropurpurea - atropurpureum |
| aurantium |
L |
orange (color) |
bitter orange, Citrus aurantium |
aurantium - aurantiaca - aurantiacum |
| aureus |
L |
golden, gold coins |
golden jackal, Canis aureus; Staphylococcus aureus (bacteria) |
aureus - aurea - aureum |
| australis |
L |
southern |
southern right whale, Eubalaena australis |
australis - australe |
B
| Latin/Greek |
Language |
English |
Examples |
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| baccatus |
L |
berry-bearing |
common yew, Taxus baccata; Conus baccatus, a sea snail |
baccatus - baccata - baccatum |
| barbatus |
L barba |
bearded |
bearded catasetum, Catasetum barbatum; bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus; black-chinned siskin, Spinus barbata; Bornean bearded pig, Sus barbatus; golden-beard penstemon, Penstemon barbatus |
barbatus – barbata – barbatum |
| bicolor |
L |
two-colored |
bicolor angelfish, Centropyge bicolor; bicolor cleanerfish, Labroides bicolor; bicolored moth, Manulea bicolor |
bicolor |
| bicoloratus |
L |
two-colored |
bicolored angle, Macaria bicolorata; Kenya two-headed snake, Micrelaps bicoloratus; orchid, Bulbophyllum bicoloratum |
bicoloratus – bicolorata – bicoloratum |
| bicornis |
L |
bicorne |
black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis |
bicornis |
| bios |
G βίος (bíos) |
life |
amphibian; biota, all living things |
bios |
| blandus |
L |
pleasant, smooth, alluring |
Greek windflower, Anemone blanda; Mallos blandus, a spider |
blandus - blanda - blandum |
| borealis |
L |
northern |
northern right whale dolphin, Lissodelphis borealis |
borealis - boreale |
| brachion |
G βραχίων (brakhiōn) |
arm |
Przewalski's gerbil, Brachiones przewalskii; Brachiopoda (phylum); Brachiosaurus |
All pages beginning with "Brachio" |
| brasiliensis |
L |
Brazilian |
|
All pages with titles containing Brasiliensis |
| brachy- |
G βραχύς (brakhús) |
short |
Brazilian gold frog, Brachycephalus didactylus |
All pages beginning with "Brachy" |
| brady- |
G βραδύς (bradús) |
slow |
pygmy three-toed sloth, Bradypus pygmaeus |
All pages beginning with "Brady" |
| branchia |
LG βράγχιον (bránkhion) |
gills |
Lamellibranchia (class, syn. Bivalva); Branchiopoda (class, brine shrimps) |
All pages beginning with "Branchi" |
| brasiliensis |
L |
from Brazil |
Brazilian marsh rat, Holochilus brasiliensis; Brazilian stick mantis, Brunneria brasiliensis; rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis |
brasiliensis – brasiliense |
| brevi- |
L brevis |
short |
silvery-cheeked hornbill, Ceratogymna brevis |
brevis - breve - All pages beginning with "Brevi" |
| brevicaudatus |
L |
short-tailed |
bearded leaf chameleon, Rieppeleon brevicaudatus; sea snail, Lophiotoma brevicaudata; short-tailed ceratosoma, Ceratosoma brevicaudatum |
brevicaudatus – brevicaudata – brevicaudatum |
| brevicollis |
L |
short-necked |
short-necked oil beetle, Meloe brevicollis |
brevicollis – brevicolle |
| brevifolius |
L |
short-leaved |
Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia; short-leaved dudleya, Dudleya blochmaniae subsp. brevifolia; shortleaf sneezeweed, Helenium brevifolium; zig-zag bog-rush, Schoenus brevifolius |
brevifolius – brevifolia – brevifolium |
| brevirostris |
L |
short beak |
|
brevirostris |
C
| Latin/Greek |
Language |
English |
Examples |
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| caecus |
L |
blind |
blind mole, Talpa caeca; northern eyed hawkmoth, Smerinthus caecus |
caecus - caeca - caecum |
| caeruleus |
L |
blue |
blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus; blue passion flower, Passiflora caerulea |
caeruleus - caerulea - caeruleum |
| californicus |
L |
California |
California blue dorid, Felimare californiensis |
californicus - californica - californiensis |
| callosus |
L |
calloused |
large vesper mouse, Calomys callosus; tree fern, Cyathea callosa; orchid, Paphiopedilum callosum |
callosus - callosa - callosum |
| canadensis |
L |
from Canada |
bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis |
canadensis - canadense |
| canescens |
L |
turning grey- or white-haired |
Geraea canescens (desert sunflower); Atriplex canescens |
canescens |
| canis |
L |
dog |
coyote, Canis latrans; Dipylidium caninum (a tapeworm) |
canis - caninus - canina - caninum |
| canus |
L |
gray (haired), pale gray |
grey-headed woodpecker, Picus canus; woolly groundsel, Senecio canus |
canus - cana - canum |
| caprae |
L |
of a goat |
Staphylococcus caprae |
caprae |
| cauda |
L |
tail |
long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus; thintail skate, Dipturus leptocaudus |
|
| caulos |
G καυλός (kaulos) |
stem, stalk |
stemless gentian, Gentiana acaulis |
acaulis - acaule |
| cephalo- |
G κεφαλή (kephalē) |
head |
Mediterranean gull, Larus melanocephalus; blue-spotted grouper, Cephalopholis argus |
All pages beginning with "Cephal" |
| -ceps |
L caput |
head |
pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps; biceps (two-headed muscle) |
|
| ceros |
L cornū G κέρας (keras) |
horn |
narwal, Monodon monoceros; rhinoceros (nose horn) |
|
| cest |
L cestus G κεστός (kestos) |
girdle, belt, stitched |
Cestoda |
All pages beginning with "Cest" |
| chaetes |
G χαίτη (khaítē) |
flowing hair, or mane |
wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou |
|
| chilensis |
L |
from Chile |
paradise tanager, Tangara chilensis |
chilensis - chilense |
| chinensis |
L |
from China |
China rose, Rosa chinensis; Chinese onion, Allium chinense; Chinese sumac, Rhus chinensis; see also Sinense, below |
chinensis – chinense |
| chloro- |
G χλωρός (khlōros) |
pale green |
common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus |
All pages beginning with "Chloro" |
| chroma |
G χρῶμα (khrōma) |
color |
clown loach, Chromobotia macracanthus |
All pages beginning with "Chrom" |
| cirrhus |
G κιρρός (kirrós) |
orange |
fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus; mrigal carp, Cirrhinus cirrhosus; silverspotted sculpin, Blepsias cirrhosus |
cirrhosus - cirrhosa - cirrhosum |
| citri |
L |
citrus |
|
citri |
| Clusii |
L |
closed |
|
clusii |
| cneme |
G κνήμη (kními) |
shin, leg |
white-legged damselfly, Platycnemis pennipes |
|
| -cola |
L colō |
dweller |
Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola; northern chequered skipper, Carterocephalus silvicola; paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola; rock thrushes, Monticola |
|
| conno- |
G κόννος (kónnos) |
beard |
wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou |
All pages beginning with "Conno" |
| corax |
L corvus G κόραξ (koraks) |
crow, raven |
common raven, Corvus corax |
corax |
| cordifolius |
L |
heart-shaped leaves |
heart-leaved moonseed, Tinospora cordifolia; Tucson bur ragweed, Ambrosia cordifolia |
cordifolius - cordifolia - cordifolium |
| cornu |
L cornū |
horn |
garden snail, Cornu aspersum |
All pages beginning with "Cornu" |
| coronatus |
L |
crowned |
crowned lemur, Eulemur coronatus |
coronatus - coronata - coronatum |
| costatus |
L |
ribbed |
striped Raphael catfish, Platydoras costatus |
costatus - costata - costatum |
| crassus |
L |
thick |
creeping blueberry, Vaccinium crassifolium |
crassus - crassa - crassum |
| cristatus |
L |
crested |
aardwolf, Proteles cristatus; blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata; crested wheatgrass, Agropyron cristatum |
cristatus - cristata - cristatum |
| crocos |
G κρόκος (krokos) |
yellow |
saffron, Crocus sativus; bicoloured white-toothed shrew, Crocidura leucodon |
All pages beginning with "croc" |
| curvirostris |
L |
curved beak |
boxer snipe eel, Nemichthys curvirostris |
curvirostris |
| cyanos |
G κυανός (kyanós) |
blue-green |
azure-winged magpie, Cyanopica cyana; blue orchid, Aganisia cyanea |
All pages beginning with "Cyano" - cyaneus - cyanea - cyaneum |
D
| Latin/Greek |
Language |
English |
Example |
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| dactyl-, dactylo- |
G δάκτυλος (dáktulos) |
finger or toe |
black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla |
All pages beginning with "Dactyl" |
| deca-, deka- |
G δέκα (déka) |
ten |
alfonsino, Beryx decadactylus |
All pages beginning with "Deca" |
| decem |
L |
ten |
Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata |
|
| delphis |
G δελφύς (delphús) |
womb |
Didelphis virginiana |
|
| derma |
G δέρμα (dérma) |
skin |
yellow staining mushroom, Agaricus xanthodermus |
All pages beginning with "Derm" |
| di- |
G δι- (di-) |
two |
Christmas orchid, Dipodium punctatum |
Too common a letter combination for any useful search |
| diffusa |
L |
diffuse |
|
diffusa |
| digitatus |
L |
having fingers |
|
digitatus - digitata - digitatum |
| dioica |
L |
dioicous |
|
dioica |
| dino-, deino- |
G δεινός (deinós) |
terrible |
dinosaur, Deinotherium |
All pages beginning with "Dino" |
| diplo- |
G διπλός (diplós) |
double |
two-eyed orange spider, Diploglena capensis |
All pages beginning with "Diplo" |
| disc, disk |
G δίσκος (dískos) |
disc |
common fungus moth, Metalectra discalis |
All pages beginning with "Disc" - discalis - discale |
| dodeca- |
G δώδεκα (dōdeka) |
twelve |
Henderson's shootingstar, Dodecatheon hendersonii |
All pages beginning with "Dodeca" |
| dolicho- |
G δολιχός (dolikhós) |
elongated, long |
knight anole, Anolis dolichocephalus |
All pages beginning with "Dolicho" |
| domesticus |
L |
house, domestic |
house sparrow, Passer domesticus; domestic pig, Sus scrofa domestica |
domesticus - domestica - domesticum |
| dorsum |
L |
back |
back-striped weasel, Mustela strigidorsa |
All pages beginning with "Dors" |
| dubius |
L |
doubtful |
see also nomina dubia |
dubius - dubia |
| dulcis |
L |
sweet |
almond, Prunus dulcis |
dulcis - dulce |
E
| Latin/Greek |
Language |
English |
Example |
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| eburnea |
L eburneus |
ivory-colored |
ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea |
eburneus - eburnea - eburneum |
| echinatus |
L |
prickly, spiny |
Edisto crayfish, Procambarus echinatus; shortleaf pine, Pinus echinata |
echinatus - echinata - echinatum |
| echino- |
L echīnus G ἐχῖνος (ekhinos) |
hedgehog, sea-urchin |
great globe thistle, Echinops sphaerocephalus; diadema urchin, Echinothrix diadema; San Pedro cactus, Echinopsis pachanoi |
All pages beginning with "Echino" |
| edulis |
L |
edible |
common cockle, Cerastoderma edule; king bolete, Boletus edulis; oyster, Ostrea edulis; passion fruit, Passiflora edulis |
edulis - edule |
| elatior |
L |
taller |
true oxlip, Primula elatior |
elatior |
| electr- |
G ἤλεκτρον (ēlektron) |
amber, amber-colored or
electric (modern usage)
|
broad-billed motmot, Electron platyrhynchum;
electric eel, Electrophorus electricus |
No simple way to distinguish biological from other uses |
| elegans |
L |
elegant |
crimson rosella, Platycercus elegans |
elegans - elegantissimus - elegantissima - elegantissimum |
| emarginatus |
L |
having no edges |
|
emarginatus - emarginata - emarginatum |
| enantios |
G ἐναντίος (enantíos) |
opposite, against |
Enantiornithes |
All pages beginning with "Enantio" |
| ennea |
G ἐννέα (ennē) |
nine |
banded sunfish Enneacanthus obesus; scurvy-grass sorrel, Oxalis enneaphylla |
All pages beginning with "Ennea" |
| ensatus |
L |
sword-like |
California giant salamander, Dicamptodon ensatus |
ensatus - ensata - ensatum |
| ensis, ensi- |
L |
sword, lance |
jackknife clam, Ensis minor; swordleaf rush, Juncus ensifolius |
All pages beginning with "Ensi" - ensiformis |
| -ensis |
L |
of, from (a place) |
Tadarida brasiliensis (Brazilian free-tailed bat); Lucy, Australopithecus afarensis |
|
| erectus |
L |
upright |
Homo erectus ("upright man"); upright chickweed, Moenchia erecta |
erectus - erecta - erectum |
| erio- |
G ἔριον (érion) |
wool, woolly |
common cottongrass, Eriophorum angustifolium |
All pages beginning with "Erio" |
| erosus |
L |
indented, jagged, serrated |
jícama, Pachyrhizus erosus; serrated hinge-back tortoise, Kinixys erosa |
erosus - erosa - erosum |
| erythro- |
G ἐρυθρός (eruthrós) |
red[1] |
spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus; dog's-tooth violet, Erythronium dens-canis |
All pages beginning with "Erythro" |
| esculenta |
L |
edible |
Gyromitra esculenta |
esculenta |
| europaeus |
L |
European |
European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus; European owl moth, Brahmaea europaea |
europaeus – europaea – europaeum |
| excelsus |
L |
exalted |
African teak, Milicia excelsa; excelsior cone, Conus excelsus |
excelsus – excelsa – excelsum |
F
| Latin/Greek |
Language |
English |
Examples |
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| fallax |
L |
false |
false swift, Borbo fallax; green marvel, Acronicta fallax |
fallax |
| falx |
L |
sickle |
sickle milkvetch, Astragalus falcatus; sickle-leaved hare's-ear, Bupleurum falcatum; sicklethorn, Asparagus falcatus; wild pear, Persoonia falcata |
falcatus – falcata – falcatum – falciformis – falx |
| familiaris |
L |
domestic, common |
dog, Canis lupus familiaris |
|
| felis |
L |
cat |
black-footed cat, Felis nigripes; cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis |
|
| filum |
L |
thread |
desert fan palm, Washingtonia filifera; thread fern, Blechnum filiforme; thread-leaved sundew, Drosera filiformis |
filifer – filifera – filiformis – filiforme |
| flavus |
L |
golden yellow, light yellow |
yellow pitcher plant, Sarracenia flava; yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis |
flavus – flava – flavum |
| floridus |
L |
flowery |
blue palo verde, Parkinsonia florida; floral banded wobbegong, Orectolobus floridus |
floridus – floridum |
| flos, flor- |
L |
flower |
southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora; great white trillium, Trillium grandiflorum |
All pages beginning with "flori" |
| fodiens |
L fodere |
digging |
burying beetle, Nicrophorus defodiens; burying beetle, Nicrophorus infodiens; Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens; lowland burrowing tree frog, Smilisca fodiens |
|
| folium |
L |
leaf |
American beech, Fagus grandifolia; broad-leaved sermountain, Laserpitium latifolium; Chinese elm, Ulmus parvifolia; Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia; upright snottygobble, Persoonia longifolia |
|
| fragilis |
L frangere |
breakable |
brittle bladder-fern, Cystopteris fragilis; brittle willow, Salix fragilis; candy cap, Lactarius fragilis; Dientamoeba fragilis; dead man's fingers, Codium fragile; fragile wart frog, Limnonectes fragilis |
fragilis |
| fulvus |
L |
deep yellow, tawny |
Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva; sulphur leather coral, Rhytisma fulvum; tawny grisette, Amanita fulva; yellow ground squirrel, Spermophilus fulvus |
fulvus – fulva – fulvum |
| furcatus |
L |
forked |
forked viburnum, Viburnum furcatum; forked wormwood, Artemisia furcata; swallow-tailed gull, Creagrus furcatus |
furcatus – furcata – furcatum |
| fuscus |
L |
dark, dark brown |
dusky hopping mouse, Notomys fuscus; dusky pitcher-plant, Nepenthes fusca; rusty peat moss, Sphagnum fuscum; sooty tern, Sterna fuscata |
fuscus – fusca – fuscum |
G
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| gala, galum |
G γάλα (gála) |
milk |
soap plants, Chlorogalum |
|
| gaster, gastro-, gastr- |
L gaster G γαστήρ (gastḗr) |
belly |
common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster; Gastropoda |
|
| geo- |
G γαῖα, γῆ (gaîa, gê) |
Earth |
Conus geographus, geography cone; Geotrichum |
|
| giganteus |
L giganteus |
giant |
Chorus giganteus, a sea snail |
giganteus - gigantea |
| glabra |
L glaber |
smooth; hairless[2] |
smooth sumac, Rhus glabra; Omphiscola glabra (a snail) |
glabra - glaber - glabrum |
| glandulosus |
L |
having kernels |
|
glandulosus - glandulosa - glandulosum |
| glaucus |
L glaucus G γλαυκός (glaukós) |
blue-green, blue-gray, gleaming |
silvery blue butterfly, Lepidochrysops glauca; Glaucidae, nudibranch family |
|
| glycys |
G γλυκύς (glukús) |
sweet |
soybean, Glycine max |
|
| gracilipes |
L grăcĭlĭpes [3] |
slender-footed |
slender frog, Austrochaperina gracilipes; slender-legged bushfrog, Gracixalus gracilipes; slenderstalk monkeyflower, Mimulus gracilipes; slimfoot century plant, Agave gracilipes |
gracilipes |
| graveolens |
L gravis |
strong-smelling |
common rue, Ruta graveolens; lippia, Lippia graveolens |
graveolens |
| gyrinos |
G γυρῖνος (gurînos) |
tadpole |
spring salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus; e.g. Crassigyrinus, Proterogyrinus |
H
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| haema-, hema- |
G αἷμα (haîma) |
blood |
Haemosporida; Bacteria sp., Haemophilus influenzae |
| hali-, halio- |
G ἅλς (háls) |
of the sea, salt |
sea eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus; grey seal, Halichoerus grypus; black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii |
| haplo- |
G ἁπλόος (haplóos) |
simple, single |
mountain beaver, Apoldontia rufa; Mongolosaurus haplodon |
| hedra- |
G ἕδρα (hédrā) |
seat, facet |
Chinese ephedra, Ephedra sinica |
| helio- |
G ἥλιος (hḗlios) |
sun |
sunflower, Helianthus annuus; sun spurge, Euphorbia helioscopia |
| hemisphaerica |
G |
Half-sphere |
|
Hemisphaerica |
| hexa- |
G ἕξ (héks) |
six |
water primrose, Ludwigia hexapetala |
| hibridus |
L |
hybrid |
|
hibridus - hybridus - hibrida - hybrida - hibridum - hybridum |
| hippo- |
G ἵππος (híppos) |
horse |
seahorse, Hippocampus; lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros |
| hirsutus |
L |
hairy |
hairy bittercress, Cardamine hirsuta; hairy fruit-eating bat, Artibeus hirsutus; hairy St John's-wort, Hypericum hirsutum |
| homo |
L |
human, man |
modern human, Homo sapiens; Neanderthal, Homo neanderthalensis |
| hortensis |
L hortus |
from the garden |
broad-leaved anemone, Anemone hortensis; garden orache, Atriplex hortensis; Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis |
| hydro- |
G ὕδωρ (húdōr) |
water |
Chinese water deer, Hydropotes inermis; capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris |
| hyper- |
G ὑπέρ (hupér) |
over, above |
St John's wort, Hypericum perforatum |
| hypo-, hyp- |
G ὑπό (hupó) |
under, beneath |
zebra pleco catfish, Hypancistrus zebra; common cat's-ear, Hypochaeris radicata |
I–K
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| indicus |
L |
Indian |
Malaysian tapir, Tapirus indicus |
indicus - indica - indicum |
| inaequalis |
L |
unequal |
variable ladybird, Coelophora inaequalis |
inaequalis – inaequale |
| inedulis |
L |
inedible |
fungus, Caloboletus inedulis |
inedulis - inedule |
| innotatus |
L |
unmarked |
unmarked dagger moth, Acronicta innotata |
innotata |
| irregularis |
L |
unusual or irregular |
variable burrowing asp, Atractaspis irregularis; viper's bugloss, Hadena irregularis |
irregularis – irregulare |
| japonicus |
L |
Japanese |
food wrapper plant, Mallotus japonicus; Japanese pagoda tree, Styphnolobium japonicum; Japanese spiraea, Spiraea japonica; see also nipponensis |
japonicus - japonica - japonicum |
| kentuckiensis |
L |
from Kentucky |
Kentucky lady's slipper, Cypripedium kentuckiense; Kentucky lichen moth, Cisthene kentuckiensis |
kentuckiensis – kentuckiense |
L
| Latin/Greek |
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| lac, lact- |
L |
milk, sap, milky white |
Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora; milk-caps, Lactifluus; Lactophrys; Aspalathus lactea |
| laevis |
L |
smooth |
red-eyed assassin bug, Platymeris laevicollis; smooth bedstraw, Cruciata laevipes |
All pages with titles containing Laevis |
| lancea |
L |
lance |
sculptured seamoth, Pegasus lancifer; swamp lousewort, Pedicularis lanceolata |
|
| lateralis |
L |
side |
black-flanked rock-wallaby, Petrogale lateralis |
|
| latus |
L |
flank; broad |
horse-eye jack, Caranx latus; wideleaf waterparsnip, Sium latifolium; wych elm, Ulmus glabra 'Latifolia Aurea' |
|
| lepis |
G λεπίς (lepís) |
scale, rind, husk, flake |
large-scale mullet, Liza macrolepis; Lepidoptera |
|
| lepton |
G λεπτόν (leptón) |
light |
Leptictidium auderiense, Leptospira kirschneri |
|
| lepus |
L |
hare |
black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus |
|
| leuco- |
G λευκός (leukós) |
white |
white-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus |
|
| leucurus |
G |
white-tailed |
white-tailed ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura; white-tailed robin, Cinclidium leucurum; white-tailed stonechat, Saxicola leucurus |
leucurus - leucura – leucurum |
| limosus |
L |
muddy |
|
limosus - limosa - limosum |
| lineatus |
L |
lined or striped |
Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata |
|
| lobos |
L lobus G λοβός (lovós) |
lobe |
three-lobe buttercup, Ranunculus trilobus |
|
| longi- |
L longus |
long |
|
longus – longa – All pages beginning with "longi" |
| longicaudatus |
L |
long-tailed |
long-tailed pygmy rice rat, Oligoryzomys longicaudatus; longtail catfish; Olyra longicaudata; longtail tadpole shrimp Triops longicaudatus |
longicaudatus – longicaudata – longicaudatum |
| longicollis |
L |
long-necked |
eastern long-necked turtle, Chelodina longicollis |
longicollis – longicolle |
| longifolius |
L |
long-leaved |
long-leaf persoonia, Persoonia longifolia; long-leaf wild buckwheat, Eriogonum longifolium; long-leaved butterwort, Pinguicula longifolia; longleaf bush lupine, Lupinus longifolius; longleaf sunflower, Helianthus longifolius |
longifolius – longifolia – longifolium |
| longirostris |
L |
long beak |
longbeak buttercup, Ranunculus longirostris; longsnout blacksmelt, Dolicholagus longirostris |
longirostris – longirostre |
| luteus |
L |
yellow, saffron-colored |
yellow mariposa lily, Calochortus luteus; yellow vetch, Vicia lutea; red-billed leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea |
luteus – lutea |
M
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| macro- |
G μακρός (makrós) |
long, large |
big-headed mole rat, Tachyoryctes macrocephalus; rock onion, Allium macrum; sea snail, Turbonilla macra |
macra – macrum |
| macroura |
G |
long-tailed |
hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura |
macroura |
| maculatus |
L |
spotted |
spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius |
maculatus - maculata - maculatum |
| madagascariensis |
L |
from Madagascar |
Madagascar day gecko, Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis; Malagasy ground boa, Acrantophis madagascariensis; Malagasy tree boa, Sanzinia madagascariensis |
madagascariensis |
| major |
L |
greater |
great tit, Parus major |
|
| malabaricus |
L |
from Malabar |
chestnut-tailed starling, Sturnus malabaricus |
|
| marginatus |
L |
bordered |
gold edge Japanese euonymus, Euonymus japonicus 'Aureomarginatus' |
marginatus - marginata - marginatum |
| mauro- |
G μαυρός (maurós) |
dark, black |
dark shrew, Crocidura maurisca |
|
| maximus |
L |
largest |
royal tern, Sterna maxima |
|
| mega- |
G μέγας (mégas) |
large, great |
megalodon shark, Carcharodon megalodon |
|
| megacephalus |
G |
big-headed |
Andriyashev large-headed sculpin, Andriashevicottus megacephalus; big-head rush, Juncus megacephalus; big-headed ant, Pheidole megacephala; big-headed tiger beetle, Megacephala megacephala; coastal plain hawkweed, Hieracium megacephalum; large-headed rice rat, Hylaeamys megacephalus |
megacephalus – megacephala – megacephalum |
| mel |
L |
honey |
black sage, Salvia mellifera; Nephelium melliferum; western honey bee, Apis mellifera |
|
| melano- |
G μελανός (melanós) |
black |
black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophris |
melanus – melana |
| melanocephalus |
G |
black-headed |
black-headed fleabane, Erigeron melanocephalus; black-headed snake, Tantilla melanocephala; ghost ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum |
melanocephalus – melanocephala – melanocephalum |
| melanophyllus |
G |
black-leaved |
Melanophylla; Melanophyllum |
melanophyllus – melanophylla – melanophyllum |
| melanops |
G |
black-eyed, black-faced |
black-eyed blue, Glaucopsyche melanops; black-fronted dotterel, Elseyornis melanops; gray spiny mouse, Scolomys melanops |
melanops |
| mephitis |
L |
bad odor |
striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis; yellow-pigmented bacteria, Luteimonas mephitis |
|
| micro- |
G μικρός (mikrós) |
small |
littleleaf pussytoes, Antennaria microphylla |
|
| microphyllus |
G |
small-leaved |
baby sage, Salvia microphylla; boxleaf azara, Azara microphylla; littleleaf box, Buxus microphylla; littleleaf mock-orange, Philadelphus microphyllus; small-leaf climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum |
microphyllus – microphylla – microphyllum |
| minimus |
L |
smallest |
least flycatcher, Empidonax minimus |
|
| minor |
L |
smaller |
great frigatebird, Fregata minor |
|
| minuta |
L |
small |
|
minuta - minutus - minutum |
| monile |
L |
necklace |
Conus monilifer |
|
| mono- |
G μόνος (mónos) |
single |
Swinhoe's storm-petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis; Monotreme |
|
| monoica |
L |
Monoicous |
|
monoica |
| monospermus |
L |
Having a single sperm cell |
|
monospermus - monosperma - monospermum |
| monspeliensis |
L |
from Montpellier |
Montpellier cistus, Cistus monspeliensis |
monspeliensis - monspessulanus - monspessulana - monspessulanum |
| montanus |
L mons |
mountains |
mountain bottlebrush, Melaleuca montana; mountain mahogany, Cercocarpus montanus; mountain thistle, Acanthus montanus; tree sparrow, Passer montanus |
montanus |
| morpho- |
G μορφή (morphḗ) |
shape |
Menelaus blue morpho, Morpho menelaus |
|
| mus, mys |
L mūs G μῦς (mûs) |
mouse |
house mouse, Mus musculus; as rodent, e.g. Phoberomys, Telicomys |
|
N
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| nanos |
G νᾶνος (nânos) L nanus |
dwarf |
brown-capped woodpecker, Dendrocopos nanus; dwarf birch, Betula nana; dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus |
nanus |
| niger, nigr- |
L |
black |
black mustard, Brassica nigra; black pine, Pinus nigra; black softshell turtle, Nilssonia nigricans; black-footed albatross, Phoebastria nigripes; black-spined Atlantic tree-rat, Phyllomys nigrispinus |
nigra - nigras - nigrus - nigrum - nigrescens |
| nipponensis |
L |
from Japan |
freshwater shrimp, Macrobrachium nipponense; Japanese bobtail squid, Sepiolina nipponensis; see also japonicus |
nipponensis – nipponense |
| nitidus |
L nitere |
shining |
Baja cape kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula nitida; Mauritius blue pigeon, Alectroenas nitidissima; shining pea clam, Pisidium nitidum; shining tree iguana, Liolaemus nitidus |
nitidus – nitida – nitidum |
| nonus |
L |
ninth |
honey fungus, Armillaria nabsnona |
|
| nothos |
G νόθος (nóthos) L nothus |
false, wrong |
bluefin notho killifish, Nothobranchius rachovii; New Zealand red beech, Nothofagus fusca |
|
| noton |
G νῶτον (nôton) |
back |
black-backed antshrike, Thamnophilus melanonotus |
|
| notos |
G νότος (nótos) |
southern |
fawn hopping mouse, Notomys cervinus |
|
| novaehollandiae |
L |
from New Holland (Australia) |
emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae |
|
| novaeseelandiae |
L |
from New Zealand |
southern boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae |
|
| noveboracensis |
L |
from New York (Novum Eboracum) |
margined carrion beetle, Oiceoptoma noveboracense; New York fern, Thelypteris noveboracensis; northern waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis |
noveboracensis – noveboracense |
| novem |
L |
nine |
nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus; nine-spotted lady beetle, Coccinella novemnotata |
|
| nucifera |
L |
bearing nuts |
butter-nut of Guiana, Caryocar nuciferum; coconut, Cocos nucifera |
All pages with titles containing nucifera |
| nutans |
L |
nodding |
nodding madia, Harmonia nutans; nodding spurge, Euphorbia nutans |
nutans |
O
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| obscurus |
L |
dark |
dark bolo mouse, Necromys obscurus; dusky dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus; obscure morning glory, Ipomoea obscura; rare clubmoss, Lycopodium obscurum |
obscurus – obscura – obscurum |
| occidentalis |
L |
western |
eastern arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis; western clover, Trifolium occidentale |
occidentalis – occidentale |
| ocean |
G ὠκεανός (ōkeanós) |
ocean |
oceanic gecko, Gehyra oceanica;
Mediterranean tapeweed, Posidonia oceanica |
oceanicus – oceanica |
| octo-, octa- |
G ὀκτω- ὀκτα- |
eight |
common octopus, Octopus vulgaris |
|
| -odon, -odus |
G ὀδών (odṓn), ὀδούς (odoús) |
tooth |
Dimetrodon, Rhizodus |
| oeso- |
G οἰσέμεν (oisémen), οἰσ- |
carry |
Oesophagostomum, Oesophagostomum bifurcum |
| officinalis |
L |
for the workshop; medicinal |
ginger, Zingiber officinale;
rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis |
officinalis – officinale |
| oleum, olearis |
L |
oil |
jack o'lantern mushroom, Omphalotus olearius |
|
| ophis |
G ὄφις (óphis) |
serpent |
Carphophis vermis, western wormsnake |
|
| ops |
G ὤψ (ōps) |
face, eye |
Triceratops |
|
| -opsis |
G ὄψις (ópsis) |
resembling |
Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis |
|
| orientalis |
L |
eastern |
oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis |
All pages with titles containing orientalis |
| ortho- |
G ὀρθός (orthós) |
straight |
Orthoptera |
|
| oryza |
G ὄρυζα (óruza) |
rice |
Asian rice, Oryza sativa; rice rats, Oryzomys |
|
| ovata |
L |
applauded |
shagbark hickory, Carya ovata |
All pages with titles containing ovata |
P
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| pachy- |
G παχύς (pakhus) |
thick, stout |
Pachycephalosaurus |
|
| pallidus |
L |
pale |
|
pallidus - pallida - pallidum |
| palustris |
L paluster |
of the marsh |
mugger crocodile, Crocodylus palustris; marsh marigold, Caltha palustris |
|
| pan- panto- |
G πᾶν (pan) |
all |
Pancratium (a flower); Pangaea |
|
| parviflorus |
L |
small-flowered |
small-flowered mallow, Malva parviflora; thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus |
parviflorus – parviflora – parviflorum |
| parvifolius |
L |
small-leaved |
Chinese elm, Ulmus parvifolia; littleleaf ceanothus, Ceanothus parvifolius; small-leaved lomatium, Lomatium parvifolium |
parvifolius – parvifolia – parvifolium |
| parvus |
L |
small |
mountain pygmy possum, Burramys parvus |
|
| pecten |
L |
comb |
Venus comb murex, Murex pecten |
|
| ped |
L pēs |
foot |
showy lady slipper, Cypripedium reginae |
|
| pelag- |
L pelagicus, G πελαγικός |
open sea |
pelagic cormorant, Phalacrocorax pelagicus |
|
| penn- |
L penna |
feather, wing |
great auk, Pinguinus impennis |
|
| penta- |
G πέντε (pénte) |
five |
five-fingered skink, Chalcides pentadactylus |
|
| petra |
L G πέτρα (pétra) |
rock, stone |
rock daisy, Erigeron petrophilus; Roberts's flat-headed bat, Sauromys petrophilus |
|
| phago |
G φάγο |
eat |
African scat (fish), Scatophagus tetracanthus; Ichthyophaga, the ("fish-eating") sea eagle; hematophagy |
|
| phenolicus |
L |
able to degrade phenol |
|
phenolicus - phenolica - phenolicum |
| pholis |
G φολίς (pholís) |
horny scale |
bluespotted grouper, Cephalopholis argus |
|
| phyllo- |
G φύλλον (phúllon) |
leaf |
garden lupin, Lupinus polyphyllus |
| physi- |
G φύσις (phúsis) |
nature |
Symphysia ("naturally joined") (a plant)[4] |
| phyto- |
G φυτόν (phutón) |
plant |
Astrophytum, Astrophytum myriostigma (a cactus); epiphyte |
| pictus |
L pictus |
painted |
Pimelodus pictus, a catfish; painted skipper, Hesperilla picta; painted tunicate, Clavelina picta; Abutilon pictum, a shrub |
pictus – picta – pictum |
| platy- |
G πλατύς (platús) |
flat and broad |
flathead trout, Salmo platycephalus; platypus |
| plumosum |
L |
feathered |
big tarweed, Blepharizonia plumosa; buzzer midge, Chironomus plumosus |
plumosus – plumosa – plumosum |
| pod- |
G πούς (poús) |
foot, leg, stem |
red-footed spikesedge, Eleocharis erythropoda; Arthropoda; Gastropoda |
|
| poly- |
G πολύς (polús) |
many |
common knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare; polymer |
|
| praecox |
L |
early |
early onion, Allium praecox; neon rainbow, Melanotaenia praecox; wintersweet, Chimonanthus praecox |
praecox |
| pratensis |
L pratum |
of the meadow |
meadow foxtail, Alopecurus pratensis |
|
| proto- |
G πρῶτος (prôtos) |
first |
Protozoa |
|
| pruriens |
L |
itching |
velvet bean, Mucuna pruriens |
pruriens |
| pseudo- |
L G ψευδής (pseudḗs) |
false or fake |
pastel flower, Pseuderanthemum variabile |
|
| pterus, -pter |
G πτερόν (pterón) |
wing, feather |
white-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus; Pteranodon (winged toothless); Pterodactylus (winged finger); Pteridophyta; Diptera; Coleoptera |
|
| pubescens |
L |
downy |
downy oak, Quercus pubescens |
pubescens |
| pugilis |
L pugil |
fighting |
fighting conch, Strombus pugilis |
pugilis – pugile |
| pulchellus |
L |
pretty little[5] |
beautiful sunbird, Cinnyris pulchella; green pygmy goose, Nettapus pulchellus |
pulchellus – pulchella – pulchellum |
| punctatus |
L |
spotted, marked with punctures |
dotted thyme-moss, Rhizomnium punctatum; thirteen-spotted lady beetle, Hippodamia tredecimpunctata |
punctatus – punctata – punctatum |
| pungens |
L pungens |
pungent |
blue spruce, Picea pungens; pungent slippery jack, Suillus pungens |
pungens |
| purpurascens |
L |
somewhat purple |
veiled purple hygrophorus, Hygrophorus purpurascens |
purpurascens |
| purpureus |
L purpureus |
purple |
purple amole, Chlorogalum purpureum; purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea; purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus |
purpureus – purpurea – purpureum |
| pygo- |
G πυγή (pugḗ) |
tail, rump |
chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica |
|
Q
R
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| radix |
L |
root or radish |
taproot fleabane, Erigeron radicatus |
radix • radicans • radicatus • radicis |
| rāmus |
L |
branch |
branched draba, Draba ramosissima; branched murex, Chicoreus ramosus |
ramosus • ramulosus |
| repand |
L repandus |
curved upwards, turned up |
Peruvian apple cactus, Cereus repandus; hedgehog mushroom, Hydnum repandum |
repandus |
| repens |
L |
creeping, crawling (rēpens) |
creeping buttercup, Ranunculus repens |
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| repens |
L |
unexpected (rĕpens) |
white clover, Trifolium repens |
| reptans |
L |
creeping, crawling |
Potentilla reptans (creeping cinquefoil); Ajuga reptans (bugle); Reptilia |
|
| reticulata |
L |
reticulated |
mandarin orange, Citrus reticulata |
reticulatus • reticulata • reticulatum |
| rhino- |
G ῥίς (rhís) |
nose |
orange leaf-nosed bat, Rhinonicteris aurantia; rhinoceros |
|
| rhiza |
G ῥίζα (rhiza) |
root |
bushy seedbox, Ludwigia helminthorrhiza; Rhizobium (nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria) |
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| rhynchos |
G ῥύγχος (rhunkhos) |
beak or snout |
mallard, Anas platyrhynchos; Rhamphorhynchus |
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| rhyti |
G ῥῠτίς (rhutis) |
wrinkled, folded |
shaggy moss, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus; Rhytidodon (syn. Rutiodon) |
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| rigidus |
L |
rigid, stiff |
big galleta, Hilaria rigida |
rigidus • rigida • rigidum |
| rostra |
L |
beak, bill, snout |
common crossbill, Loxia curvirostra |
|
| rostralis |
L |
with a beak |
buttoned snout moth, Hypena rostralis |
rostralis |
| rostratus |
L rōstrātus |
having a beak |
beaked sedge, Carex rostrata; beaked yucca, Yucca rostrata; Caribbean sharp-nose puffer, Canthigaster rostrata; longnose surgeonfish, Zebrasoma rostratum |
rostratus • rostrata • rostratum |
| ruber |
L ruber |
red |
red maple, Acer rubrum; red valerian, Centranthus ruber; summer tanager, Piranga rubra |
ruber • rubra • rubrum |
| rufus |
L |
red, reddish |
red wolf, Canis rufus; rufous rubber cup, Galiella rufa |
rufus • rufa • rufum |
S
| Latin/Greek |
Language |
English |
Examples |
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| sanguis |
L |
blood |
bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis |
sanguinis |
| sapiens |
L |
wise |
recent subspecies of humans: Homo sapiens sapiens ("very wise man") |
|
| sarawakensis |
L |
from Sarawak |
|
sarawakensis |
| sativus |
L |
sown, cultivated |
oat, Avena sativa; pea, Pisum sativum; rice, Oryza sativa |
sativus – sativa – sativum |
| saura, -saur |
G σαῦρος (saûros) |
lizard, reptile |
lancetfish, Alepisaurus; Maiasaura (dinosaur) |
|
| septem |
L |
seven |
seven-spot ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata |
|
| setosus |
L |
bristly or shaggy |
|
setosus setosa setosum |
| silvestris |
L |
of the wood; wild |
wildcat, Felis silvestris |
silvestris |
| similis |
L |
similar |
Callinectes similis |
similis |
| sinensis |
L |
from China |
tea, Camellia sinensis |
sinensis - sinense |
| speciosus |
L |
showy |
queen's crape-myrtle, Lagerstroemia speciosa; Japanese lily, Lilium speciosum |
speciosus – speciosa – speciosum |
| sperma |
G σπέρμα (spérma) |
seed |
African daisies, Osteospermum |
|
| sphen-, spheno- |
G σφήν (sphḗn) |
wedge |
tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus |
|
| stoma |
G στόμα (stóma) |
mouth, opening |
stomate, Gnathostomata |
| striatus |
L |
striped |
African striped skink, Trachylepis striata; striated heron, Butorides striatus; striped Barbados lily, Hippeastrum striatum |
striatus - striata - striatum |
| strictus |
L |
straight, narrow, erect |
Oxalis stricta; Babiana stricta; Nardus stricta |
strictus - stricta – strictum |
| strix |
L |
owl |
tawny owl, Strix aluco; tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides |
|
| suber |
L |
cork |
cork oak, Quercus suber |
|
| suchos, -suchus |
G σοῦχος (soûkhos) |
crocodile (from Egyptian) |
Eusuchia, Koolasuchus |
| sulcatus |
L |
furrowed |
|
sulcatus - sulcata - sulcatum |
| syriacus |
L |
Syrian |
|
syriacus - syriaca - syriacum |
T
| Latin/Greek |
Language |
English |
Examples |
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| tardus, tardi- |
L |
slow, late |
great bustard, Otis tarda; Chisos Mountains oak, Quercus tardifolia |
|
| tele-, tel- |
G τῆλε (têle) |
far, distant |
New South Wales waratah, Telopea speciosissima |
|
| tenax |
L |
clinging, tenacious |
bear grass, Xerophyllum tenax; tough bully, Sideroxylon tenax; tough-leaved iris, Iris tenax |
tenax |
| tenuis |
L |
thin, slender, fine |
slender rush, Juncus tenuis; plealeaf knotweed, Polygonum tenue |
tenuis – tenue |
| tetra- |
G τετρα- |
four |
four-leaved allseed, Polycarpon tetraphyllum; Tetrapoda |
|
| tinctorius |
L |
for dyeing |
woad, Isatis tinctoria |
tinctorius - tinctoria - tinctorium |
| tomentosus |
L |
furry |
bristle-tail filefish, Acreichthys tomentosus; fuzzy mock-orange, Philadelphus tomentosus; woollyleaf ceanothus, Ceanothus tomentosus |
tomentosus – tomentosa – tomentosum |
| tres, tris, tri- |
L G τρία (tría) |
three |
black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla; three-cornered garlic, Allium triquetrum |
|
| tricho-, thrix |
G θρίξ (thríx), τριχ- (trikh) |
hair |
cloud ear fungus, Auricularia polytricha |
|
| tripartitus |
L |
three-part |
threepart violet, Viola tripartita; threetip sagebrush, Artemisia tripartita |
tripartitus – tripartita |
| troglodytes |
L G τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs) |
cave-dweller |
chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes; wren, Troglodytes troglodytes |
| tropicalis |
L |
tropical |
Candida tropicalis; Rostraureum tropicale |
All pages with titles containing tropicalis |
U
V
| Latin/Greek |
Language |
English |
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| variabilis |
L |
variable |
grey bunting, Emberiza variabilis |
variabilis – variabile |
| variegatus |
L |
variegated |
variegated laughingthrush, Garrulax variegatus; croton, Codiaeum variegatum |
variegatus – variegata – variegatum |
| velox, velocis |
L |
swift |
swift fox, Vulpes velox; Velociraptor |
velox |
| ventralis |
L |
ventral, of the belly |
Hispaniolan parrot, Amazona ventralis; southern dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion ventrale |
ventralis – ventrale |
| vernicosa |
L |
varnished |
varnished maxillaria, Maxillaria vernicosa |
vernicosus – vernicosa – vernicosum |
| vernus, vernalis |
L |
spring |
spring gentian, Gentiana verna; spring pheasant's eye, Adonis vernalis; spring sneezeweed, Helenium vernale |
vernalis – vernale |
| verrucosus |
L |
rough-skinned |
Javan warty pig, Sus verrucosus; reef stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa |
verrucosus – verrucosa – verrucosum |
| versicolor |
L |
many-colored |
varied honeyeater, Lichenostomus versicolor; Vietnam mouse-deer, Tragulus versicolor |
versicolor |
| verticillata |
L |
whorled |
spaghetti bryozoan, Zoobotryon verticillatum; whorled plectranthus, Plectranthus verticillatus |
verticillatus – verticillata – verticillatum |
| verus |
L |
true, genuine |
true aloe, Aloe vera; lady's bedstraw, Galium verum |
verus – verum |
| victoriae |
L |
Victorian |
Victoria's bar, Cigaritis victoriae |
victoriae |
| villosus |
L [6] |
hairy, shaggy |
hairy nightshade, Solanum villosum; hairy stonecrop, Sedum villosum; hairy vetch, Vicia villosa; hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus; shaggy hawkweed, Hieracium villosum; villous deadly carrot, Thapsia villosa |
villosus – villosa – villosum |
| virginiana |
L |
Virginia |
Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana; Rosa virginiana, the Virginia rose |
virginiana – virginianum |
| viridis |
L |
green |
frog orchid, Coeloglossum viride; green alder, Alnus viridis |
viridis – viride |
| virosus |
L |
poisonous |
cowbane, Cicuta virosa; poisonous lettuce, Lactuca virosa |
virosus |
| viticolus |
L |
viticulture |
Phomopsis viticola; Plasmopara viticola |
viticolus - viticola - viticolum |
| volans |
L |
flying |
flying dragon, Draco volans; southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans |
volans |
| vulgaris |
L |
common |
common octopus, Octopus vulgaris; common privet, Ligustrum vulgare |
vulgaris – vulgare |
W–Z
See also
References
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