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Latin and Greek Roots

Provide the meanings for these Latin and Greek roots that are commonly used in scientific terminology
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MEANING
aero-
air
agri-
field
ambi-
both
amphi-
both sides
andro-
male
anthro-
human
anti-
against
arachno-
spider
archaeo-
ancient
auto-
self
bi-
two
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
carni-
flesh
cephalo-
head
chloro-
green
chrono-
time
crypto-
hidden
cyano-
blue
derma-/dermo-
skin
dino-
terrible
diplo-
double
ecto-
outside
endo-
inside
erythro-
red
eu-
true
gastro-
stomach
geo-
earth
glosso-
tongue
gnatho-
jaw
HINT
MEANING
gyro-
circle
hemi-
half
hetero-
different
homo-
same
hydro-
water
hyper-
above
hypo-
below
ichthyo-
fish
iso-
equal
lepto-
slender
macro-
large
mega-
great
meso-
middle
micro-
small
mono-
one
myco-
fungus
myo-
muscle
neo-
new
neuro-
nerve
odont-/odonto-
tooth
ortho-
straight
osteo-
bone
pachy-
thick
para-
beside
penta-
five
peri-
around
phago-
eating
philo-
loving
phono-
sound
photo-
light
HINT
MEANING
phyto-
plant
platy-
flat
pod-/podo-
foot
poly-
many
proto-
first
pseudo-
false
ptero-
wing
rhino-
nose
saur-/sauro-
lizard
somato-
body
steno-
narrow
tachy-
fast
thermo-
heat
toxo-
poison
tri-
three
uro-
tail
xantho-
yellow
xero-
dry
zoo-
animal
-ensis
originating in
-formis
shaped like
-phagus
eater
-phyllus
leaf
-ptera
winged
-ops
face
-ella/-ellus
small
-oides
resembling
-stris
dwelling in
-vittatus
striped
-maculatus
spotted
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