Этот список латинского и греческого языков слова, обычно используемые в систематических названиях, предназначены для того, чтобы помочь тем, кто не знаком с классическими языками, понять и запомнить научные названия организмов. биномиальная номенклатура, используемая для животных и растений, в значительной степени происходит от слов латинского и греческого, как и некоторые названий, используемых для более высоких таксонов, таких как порядков и выше. В то время, когда биолог Карл Линней (1707–1778) опубликовал книги, которые теперь принимаются в качестве отправной точки биномиальной номенклатуры, латынь использовалась в Западной Европе как общий язык наука и научные названия были на латинском или греческом языке: Линней продолжал эту практику.
Хотя латынь в настоящее время в основном не используется, за исключением классических ученых или для определенных целей в ботанике, медицине и Римско-католической церкви, она все еще можно найти в научных названиях. Полезно понимать источник научных названий. Хотя латинские имена не всегда соответствуют нынешним общеупотребительным английским именам, они часто связаны между собой, и если их значения понятны, их легче вспомнить. Биномиальное название часто отражает ограниченные знания или слухи о виде в то время, когда он был назван. Например, Pan troglodytes, шимпанзе, и Troglodytes troglodytes, крапивник, не обязательно являются обитателями пещер.
Иногда название рода или конкретный дескриптор - это просто латинское или греческое название животного (например, Canis на латыни означает собака). Эти слова могут не быть включены в приведенную ниже таблицу, если они встречаются только для одного или двух таксонов. Вместо этого перечисленные ниже слова являются общими прилагательными и другими модификаторами, которые неоднократно встречаются в научных названиях многих организмов (более чем в одном роде).
Прилагательные различаются в зависимости от пола, и в большинстве случаев только форма леммы (именительный падеж единственное число мужской род форма) указан здесь. Прилагательные 1-го и 2-го склонения оканчиваются на -us (мужской род), -a (женский род) и -um (средний род), тогда как прилагательные 3-го склонения, оканчивающиеся на -is (мужской и женский род), изменяются на -e (средний род). Например, verus указан без вариантов для Aloe vera или Galium verum.
Вторая часть бинома часто представляет собой имя человека в родительном падеже с окончанием -i (мужской род) или -ae (женский род), например, тоди-тиран Кемпфера, Hemitriccus kaempferi. Имя можно сначала преобразовать в латинизированную форму, указав вместо этого -ii и -iae.
Слова, очень похожие на их английские формы, были опущены.
Некоторые из приведенных греческих транслитераций относятся к древнегреческому, а другие - к новогреческому.
В таблицах L = латинский, G = греческий и LG = аналогичный оба языка.
СодержаниеLatin / Греческий | Язык | Английский | Пример | Поиск заголовков, содержащих слово или префикс: |
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eburneus | L eburneus | Цвет слоновой кости | слоновая кость, Pagophila eburnea | eburneus - eburnea - eburneum |
echinatus | L | колючий, колючий | Эдистский рак, Procambarus echinatus; shortleaf pine, Pinus echinata | echinatus - echinata - echinatum |
echino- | L echīnus G ἐχῖνος (ekhînos) | hedgehog, sea-urchin | great globe thistle, Echinops sphaerocephalus; diadema urchin, Echinothrix diadema; San Pedro cactus, Echinopsis pachanoi | All pages with titles 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 |
electro- | G ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron) | 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 ;. Granastyochus elegantissimus ;. Iris iberica subsp. elegantissima ; false aralia, Plerandra elegantissima;. Caecum elegantissimum | elegans - elegantissimus - elegantissima - elegantissimum |
emarginatus | L | having no edges | Phongolo suckermouth, Chiloglanis emarginatus;. Gibraltar sea lavender, Limonium emarginatum;. acerola, Malpighia emarginata; bitter cherry, Prunus emarginata | emarginatus - emarginata - emarginatum |
enanti- | G ἐναντίος (enantíos) | opposite, against | Enantiornithes | All pages with titles beginning with Enantio |
ennea- | G ἐννέα (ennéa) | nine | banded sunfish Enneacanthus obesus; scurvy-grass sorrel, Oxalis enneaphylla | All pages with titles 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 with titles 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 with titles 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 | spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus; dog's-tooth violet, Erythronium dens-canis | All pages with titles beginning with Erythro |
esculentus | L | edible | edible frog, Pelophylax kl. esculentus; Gyromitra esculenta | esculentus esculenta esculentum |
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 |
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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, familiar | dog, Canis lupus familiaris | |
felis | L | cat | black-footed cat, Felis nigripes; cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis | |
felinus | L | cat-like, feline | cat gecko, Aeluroscalabotes felinus; marine otter, Lontra felina | felinus – felina – felinum |
-fer | L | -bearing | western honey bee, Apis mellifera; coconut, Cocos nucifera | |
ferus | L | wild | wild horse, Equus ferus; wild Bactrian camel, Camelus ferus | ferus – fera – ferum |
ferrugo | L | rust | ferruginous swift, Borbo ferruginea;. reddish-brown corky spine fungus, Hydnellum ferrugineum;. rusty bloodwood, Corymbia ferruginea;. rusty parrotfish, Scarus ferrugineus;. rusty pitohui, Pseudorectes ferrugineus | ferrugineus – ferruginea – ferrugineum |
fidelis | L | faithful | faithful sea slug, Goniobranchus fidelis; faithful leafcutting bee, Megachile fidelis; Pacific sideband, Monadenia fidelis | fidelis |
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 |
flor- | L flos | flower | southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora; great white trillium, Trillium grandiflorum | All pages with titles 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 |
fuligo | L | soot | jet black ant, Lasius fuliginosus; ruby tiger, Phragmatobia fuliginosa; sooty hairstreak, Satyrium fuliginosum; sooty milkcap, Lactarius fuliginosus | fuliginosus – fuliginosa – fuliginosum |
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 |
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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 (gê) | Earth | Conus geographus, geography cone; Geotrichum | |
giganteus | L giganteus | giant | Chorus giganteus (a sea snail); Aldabra giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea | giganteus – gigantea – giganteum |
glaber | L glaber | smooth; hairless | naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber; smooth sumac, Rhus glabra; Omphiscola glabra (a snail) | glaber – glabra – glabrum |
glandulosus | L | having kernels | Tasmanian laurel, Anopterus glandulosus, Basilan Island caecilian, Ichthyophis glandulosus;. honey mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa, warty jumping-slug, Hemphillia glandulosa;. skunk currant, Ribes glandulosum, | glandulosus – glandulosa – glandulosum |
glaucus | L glaucus G γλαυκός (glaukós) | blue-green, blue-gray, gleaming | silvery blue butterfly, Lepidochrysops glauca; Glaucidae, nudibranch family | glaucus – glauca – glaucum |
glutinosus | L glutinosus | sticky | common alder, Alnus glutinosa;. viscid black earth tongue, Glutinoglossum glutinosum ;. northern slimy salamander, Plethodon glutinosus | glutinosus – glutinosa – glutinosum |
glyco-, glycy-, glyc- | G γλυκύς (glukús) | sweet | liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra; soybean, Glycine max | |
gracilis, gracile | L | slender, graceful | western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis; slough darter, Etheostoma gracile; Gracilisuchus | gracilis – gracile |
gracilipes | L grăcĭlĭpes | slender-footed | slender frog, Austrochaperina gracilipes; slender-legged bushfrog, Gracixalus gracilipes; slenderstalk monkeyflower, Mimulus gracilipes; slimfoot century plant, Agave gracilipes | gracilipes |
graniticus | L | granite | granite claw flower, Calothamnus graniticus;. granite poverty bush, Eremophila granitica;. granite serpentweed, Tonestus graniticus | graniticus – granitica – graniticum |
graveolens | L gravis | strong-smelling | common rue, Ruta graveolens; lippia, Lippia graveolens | graveolens |
gyrino-, gyrinus | G γυρῖνος (gurînos) | tadpole | spring salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus; e.g. Crassigyrinus, Proterogyrinus |
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haema-, hema- | G αἷμα (haîma) | blood | Haemosporida ; Bacteria sp., Haemophilus influenzae | |
hali-, halio- | G ἅλς (háls) | of the sea, salt | Steller's sea eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus; grey seal, Halichoerus grypus; black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii | |
haplo- | G ἁπλόος (haplóos) | simple, single | mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa; Mongolosaurus haplodon | |
hedra- | G ἕδρα (hédra) | seat, facet | Chinese ephedra, Ephedra sinica | |
helio- | G ἥλιος (hḗlios) | sun | sunflower, Helianthus annuus; sun spurge, Euphorbia helioscopia | |
hemisphaerica | G | half-sphere | sand laurel oak, Quercus hemisphaerica, sulphur rose, Rosa hemisphaerica | Hemisphaerica |
hetero- | G | diversely or different | melancholy thistle, Cirsium heterophyllum, Leucanthemum heterophyllum, Smith's cress, Lepidium heterophyllum | heterophyllum |
hexa- | G ἕξ (héx) | six | water primrose, Ludwigia hexapetala | |
hibridus | L | hybrid | butterbur, Petasites hybridus, brown spider monkey, Ateles hybridus; kelp goose, Chloephaga hybrida; alsike clover, Trifolium hybridum; | 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 | hirsutus - hirsuta – 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;. Mexican longwing, Heliconius hortense;. Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis | hortensis – hortense |
hydro- | G ὕδωρ, ὑδρο- (húdōr, hudro-) | 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 |
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imbricatus | L | tiled | Mountain owl's-clover, Orthocarpus imbricatus | imbricatus – imbricata – imbricatum |
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 |
ingratus | L | offensive | See Ingrata | ingrata – ingratus – ingratum |
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 |
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lact- | L lac | milk, sap, milky white | Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora ; milk-caps, Lactifluus ; Lactophrys ; | |
laevis | L | smooth | red-eyed assassin bug, Platymeris laevicollis; smooth bedstraw, Cruciata laevipes | All pages with titles containing Laevis |
lagus | G λαγώς (lagṓs) | hare | European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus; viscachas, Lagidium spp. | |
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, lepido- | G λεπίς (lepís) | scale, rind, husk, flake | large-scale mullet, Liza macrolepis; Lepidoptera | |
lepto-, lepti- | G λεπτός (leptós) | light | Leptictidium auderiense, Leptospira kirschneri | |
lepus | L | hare | black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus | |
leuco-, leuc- | G λευκός (leukós) | white | white-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus | |
leucocephalus | G | white-headed | bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus;. white-crowned pigeon, Patagioenas leucocephala;. white-headed marsh tyrant, Arundinicola leucocephala;. white-headed stilt, Himantopus leucocephalus;. also see albiceps | leucocephalus – leucocephala – leucocephalum |
leucodon | G | white-toothed | bicolored shrew, Crocidura leucodon;. lesser mole-rat, Spalax leucodon;. white-toothed cowry, Cypraea leucodon;. white-toothed woodrat, Neotoma leucodon;. also see albidens | leucodon |
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 | limosa harlequin frog, Atelopus limosus;. mud amnicola, Amnicola limosus | limosus – limosa – limosum |
lineatus | L | lined or striped | thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus; Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata | |
lobos | L lobus G λοβός (lobós) | lobe | three-lobe buttercup, Ranunculus trilobus | |
longi- | L longus | long | frog shark, Somniosus longus, galingale, Cyperus longus;. Turmeric, Curcuma longa;. Long pepper, Piper longum, | longus – longa – longum –All pages with titles 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 |
luctuosus | L | sorrowful, mournful | forget-me-not bug, Sehirus luctuosus; white-shouldered tanager, Tachyphonus luctuosus; four-spotted moth, Tyta luctuosa | luctuosus – luctuosa – luctuosum |
luteus | L | yellow, saffron-colored | yellow mariposa lily, Calochortus luteus; yellow vetch, Vicia lutea; red-billed leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea | luteus – lutea – luteum |
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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 | tiger quoll, Dasyurus maculatus; 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; Madagascar fruit-bat argasid, Ornithodoros madagascariensis | madagascariensis |
magnus | L | great, large | streaked spiderhunter, Arachnothera magna | magnus – magna – magnum |
major | L | greater | great tit, Parus major | |
malabaricus | L | from Malabar | chestnut-tailed starling, Sturnia malabaricus | |
marginatus | L | bordered | gold edge Japanese euonymus, Euonymus japonicus 'Aureomarginatus' ; marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata | marginatus - marginata - marginatum |
maritima | L | of the sea | sea beet, Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima;. samphire, Crithmum maritimum, sea holly, Eryngium maritimum;. polar bear, Ursus maritimus, sea rush, Juncus maritimus, | maritima – maritimum – maritimus |
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 | dwarf waterclover, Marsilea minuta, little cuckoo, Coccycua minuta;. little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus, harvest mouse, Micromys minutus;. little willowherb, Epilobium minutum, | minuta - minutus - minutum |
monile | L | necklace | Conus monilifer | |
mono- | G μόνος (mónos) | single | Swinhoe's storm-petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis; Monotreme | |
monoica | L | monoicous | the sandpaper saucer-berry, Cordia monoica | monoica |
monospermus | L | Having a single sperm cell | one-seed juniper Juniperus monosperma | monospermus - monosperma - monospermum |
monspeliensis | L | from Montpellier | Montpellier cistus, Cistus monspeliensis | monspeliensis - monspessulanus - monspessulana - monspessulanum |
montanus | L mons | of the 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 | |
mulgere | G | to milk | European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus | Caprimulgus |
muralis | L | growing on the wall | annual wall-rocket Diplotaxis muralis, Psammophiliella muralis |
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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 |
natans | L | floating | Water caltrop, Trapa natans | |
niger, nigr- | L | black | black skimmer, Rhrychops niger;. black pine, Pinus nigra;. black softshell turtle, Nilssonia nigricans;. black-footed albatross, Phoebastria nigripes;. black-spined Atlantic tree-rat, Phyllomys nigrispinus. See also: ater | 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 |
nix | L | snow | snow buckwheat, Eriogonum niveum;. snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis;. snow petrel, Pagodroma nivea;. snow sheep Ovis nivicola;. snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus;. snowy primrose, Primula nivalis;. snowy sunflower, Helianthus niveus; | nivalis – niveus – nivea – niveum – nivosus |
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 |
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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 |
obsoletus | L | obsolete, degenerate | Pantherophis obsoletus ; Great Plains skink, Plestiodon obsoletus | obsoletus – obsoletum |
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 | |
officinalis | L | for the workshop; medicinal | ginger, Zingiber officinale;. rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis | officinalis – officinale |
oleraceus | L | used as a vegetable | cabbage, broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts, and so on, Brassica oleracea ; common sowthistle, Sonchus oleraceus | oleraceus – oleracea – oleraceum |
oleum, olearis | L | oil | Omphalotus olearius, jack o'lantern mushroom | |
ophis | G ὄφις (óphis) | serpent | Carphophis vermis, western wormsnake | |
ops | G ὤψ (ṓps) | face, eye | Triceratops | |
-opsis | G ὄψις (ópsis) | resembling | Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis | |
orientalis | L | eastern | Oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis | orientalis – orientale |
ortho- | G ὀρθός (orthós) | straight | Orthoptera | |
oryza | G ὄρυζα (óruza) | rice | Asian rice, Oryza sativa; rice rats, Oryzomys | |
ovatus | L | egg-shaped | shagbark hickory, Carya ovata | ovatus – ovata – ovatum |
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pachy- | G παχύς (pakhús) | thick, stout | Pachycephalosaurus | |
pallidus | L | pale | Dalmatian iris, Iris pallida | pallidus – pallida – pallidum |
palustris | L paluster | of the marsh | mugger crocodile, Crocodylus palustris;. marsh marigold, Caltha palustris | palustris – palustre |
pan- panto- | G πᾶν (pân) | 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 | dwarf catshark, Asymbolus parvus;. mountain pygmy possum, Burramys parvus;. small onion, Allium parvum | parvus – parvum |
pecten | L | comb | Venus comb murex, Murex pecten | |
ped | L pēs | foot | showy lady slipper, Cypripedium reginae | |
pelagicus | L, G πελαγικός | of the open sea | pelagic cormorant, Phalacrocorax pelagicus | pelagicus – pelagica – pelagicum |
penn- | L penna | feather, wing | Darwin's rhea, Rhea pennata;. great auk, Pinguinus impennis | |
penta- | G πέντε (pénte) | five | five-fingered skink, Chalcides pentadactylus | |
petro- | G πέτρα (pétra), L petra | rock, stone | Roberts's flat-headed bat, Sauromys petrophilus;. rock daisy, Erigeron petrophilus | |
phago- | G ἔφαγον | eat | African scat (fish), ;. Ichthyophaga, the ("fish-eating") sea eagle | |
phenolicus | L | able to degrade phenol | Pseudoalteromonas phenolica | phenolicus – phenolica – phenolicum |
philippinensis | L | from the Philippines | katmon tree, Dillenia philippinensis;. Philippine cobra, Naja philippinensis | |
pholis | G φολῐ́ς (pholís) | horny scale | bluespotted grouper, Cephalopholis argus | |
phyllo- | G φύλλον (phúllon) | leaf | garden lupin, Lupinus polyphyllus | |
physi- | G φύσις (phúsis) | nature | ("naturally joined") (a plant) | |
phyto- | G φυτόν (phutón) | plant | Astrophytum, Astrophytum myriostigma (a cactus); epiphyte | |
pictus | L | 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 | |
poliocephalus | G | grey-headed | ashy-headed goose, Chloephaga poliocephala;. grey-crowned flatbill, Tolmomyias poliocephalus;. grey-headed flying fox, Pteropus poliocephalus;. grey-headed goshawk, Accipiter poliocephalus;. hoary-headed grebe, Poliocephalus poliocephalus;. white-headed langur, Trachypithecus poliocephalus;. yellow-lored tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum poliocephalum | poliocephalus – poliocephala – poliocephalum |
poly- | G πολύς (polús) | many, much | common knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare | |
pomum | L | fruit | apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella;. apple murex, Phyllonotus pomum;. codling moth, Cydia pomonella;. emu apple, Kunzea pomifera;. Osage orange, Maclura pomifera | pomum – pomifer – pomifera – pomonella |
ponticus | G Πόντος (Póntos) | Pontic; from Pontus, Turkey | Black Sea field mouse, Apodemus ponticus;. Pontic adder, Vipera pontica;. Pontic rhododendron, Rhododendron ponticum;. Roman wormwood, Artemisia pontica | ponticus – pontica – ponticum |
praecox | L | early | early onion, Allium praecox;. neon rainbow, Melanotaenia praecox;. wintersweet, Chimonanthus praecox | praecox |
praestans | L | excelling | Kamchatka bilberry, Vaccinium praestans;. goliath webcap mushroom, Cortinarius praestans;. (a butterfly), Ypthima praestans ;. (a ground beetle), Lesticus praestans ;. Tulipa praestans | praestans |
prātum | L | meadow | Inyo meadow lupine, Lupinus pratensis;. meadow foxtail, Alopecurus pratensis;. meadow sedge, Carex praticola;. meadow waxcap, Cuphophyllus pratensis | pratensis – pratense – praticola |
proto- | G πρῶτος (prôtos) | first | Protozoa | |
pruriens | L | itching | velvet bean, Mucuna pruriens | pruriens |
pseudo- | L G ψευδής (pseudḗs) | false or fake | Brazilian false rice rat, Pseudoryzomys simplex;. pastel flower, Pseuderanthemum variabile | |
psychrophilus | G ψυχρός (psukhrós) | cold -loving | bacterial rod, Flavobacterium psychrophilum;. bacterium, Geobacter psychrophilus;. whip-lash squid, Mastigoteuthis psychrophila | psychrophilus – psychrophila – psychrophilum |
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 |
pugil | L pugil | a boxer | fighting conch, Strombus pugilis | pugilis |
pulchellus | L | pretty little | beautiful sunbird, Cinnyris pulchella;. green pygmy goose, Nettapus pulchellus | pulchellus – pulchella – pulchellum |
pumilus | L | dwarf | Cape dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion pumilum;. dwarf cuckoo, Coccycua pumila;. dwarf mouse-ear, Cerastium pumilum;. eastern forest bat, Vespadelus pumilus;. shaggy fleabane, Erigeron pumilus;. Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila | pumila – pumilus – pumilum |
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 | purpl e amole, Chlorogalum purpureum;. purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea;. purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus | purpureus – purpurea – purpureum |
pygo- | G πυγή (pugḗ) | tail, rump | chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarcticus |
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quadri- | L quattuor | four, square | burr grass, Festuca quadriflora (four-flowered);. four-coloured bushshrike, Telophorus quadricolor;. fourspot butterflyfish, Chaetodon quadrimaculatus;. whorled loosestrife, Lysimachia quadrifolia (four-leaved) | All pages with titles beginning with Quadri |
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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 – ramosa – ramulosus |
regalis | L | royal | Synalpheus regalis ;. regal moth, Citheronia regalis;. royal lily, Lilium regale | regalis – regale |
repandus | L repandus | curved upwards, turned up | dragon's tongue, Hemigraphis repanda;. hedgehog mushroom, Hydnum repandum;. Peruvian apple cactus, Cereus repandus | repandus – repanda – repandum |
repens | L | creeping, crawling (rēpēns) | creeping buttercup, Ranunculus repens | |
repens | L | unexpected (rĕpēns) | white clover, Trifolium repens | |
reptans, rept- | L | creeping, crawling | bugle, Ajuga reptans;. creeping cinquefoil, Potentilla reptans; Reptilia | reptans |
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 (rhíza) | root | bushy seedbox, Ludwigia helminthorrhiza; Rhizobium (nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria) | |
rhynchos | G ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos) | beak or snout | mallard, Anas platyrhynchos; Rhamphorhynchus | |
rhytis | G ῥῠτίς (rhutís) | wrinkled, folded | shaggy moss, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus; Rhytidodon (syn. Rutiodon) | |
rigidus | L | rigid, stiff | big galleta, Hilaria rigida | rigidus – rigida – rigidum |
rossicus | L | from Russia | Pliosaurus rossicus | |
rostr- | L rōstrum | beak, bill, snout | common crossbill, Loxia curvirostra | |
rostralis | L | with a beak | buttoned snout moth, Hypena rostralis | rostralis – rostrale |
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, rubr- | L ruber | red | red maple, Acer rubrum;. red valerian, Centranthus ruber;. ruby bolete, Hortiboletus rubellus;. summer tanager, Piranga rubra | ruber – rubra – rubrum – rubellus – rubrescens |
ruder- | L rūdus, rūderis | rubbish | Cannabis ruderalis ;. Porophyllum ruderale ;. ruderal bumblebee, Bombus ruderatus | ruderalis – ruderale – ruderatus |
rudis, rud- | L | rough, rude | coarse chameleon, Trioceros rudis;. pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis;. rough gecko, Naultinus rudis;. rough mabuya, Eutropis rudis | rudis – rude |
rufus, ruf- | L | red, reddish | red wolf, Canis rufus;. rufous rubber cup, Galiella rufa | rufus – rufa – rufum – rufescens |
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sanctus | L | sacred | See sanctus (species) | sanctus |
sanguis | L | blood | bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis | sanguinis |
sapiens | L | wise | recent subspecies of humans : Homo sapiens sapiens ("wise wise man") | |
saponaria | L | soapy | soapworts (Saponaria spp.), soapbark (Quillaja saponaria ), Ramaria flavosaponaria | saponaria |
sarawakensis | Malaysian | from Sarawak | Sarawak pygmy swellshark Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis | 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) | |
sculptus | L | sculpted | reed-stemmed orchid, Epidendrum sculptum;. sculpted lanternshark, Etmopterus sculptus;. sculpted puffball, Calvatia sculpta | sculptus – sculpta – sculptum |
septem | L | seven | seven-spot ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata | |
septentrionalis | L | northern (cf. borealis) | northern spleenwort, Asplenium septentrionale | septentrionalis – septentrionale |
setosus | L | bristly or shaggy | hairy Atlantic spiny rat, Trinomys setosus;. artic iris Iris setosa,. Diadema setosum | setosus – setosa – setosum |
silvestris, sylvestris | L | from woodland or forest; wild | wildcat, Felis silvestris;. snowdrop anemone, Anemone sylvestris | silvestris, sylvestris – silvestre, sylvestre |
similis | L | similar | Callinectes similis | similis |
simplex | L | simple | see List of species named simplex | simplex |
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 | |
squamatus | l | with scales | scaly francolin, Pternistis squamatus, scaled woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes squamatus | |
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 | chocolate lily, Dichopogon strictus;. Oxalis stricta ; Babiana stricta ; Nardus stricta,. bog haircap moss, Polytrichum strictum | strictus – stricta – strictum |
strix, strig- | L or G | owl | kakapo or owl parrot, Strigops habroptilus;. tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides;. tawny owl, Strix aluco | |
suber | L | cork | cork oak, Quercus suber | |
suchos, -suchus | G σοῦχος (soûkhos) | crocodile (from Egyptian ) | Eusuchia ;. Koolasuchus | |
sulcatus | L | furrowed | furrowed wakerobin, Trillium sulcatum;. grooved helmet-orchid, Nematoceras sulcatum | sulcatus – sulcata – sulcatum |
syriacus | L | Syrian | common milkweed, Asclepias syriacus | syriacus – syriaca – syriacum |
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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 | |
therium, ther- | G θηρίον (thēríon), θήρ (thḗr) | beast, wild animal | giant ground sloth, Megatherium americanum;. stinkpot turtle, Sternotherus odoratus;. gelada, Theropithicus gelada | |
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 |
tri-, tris- | L tri-, G τρι- (tri-) | 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 |
tristis | L | sad, disagreeable, bitter, foul | Ever-flowering gladiolus, Gladiolus tristis. American goldfinch, Carduelis tristis. Mupli beetle, Luprops tristis | |
troglodytes | L G τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs) | cave-dweller | chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes;. wren, Troglodytes troglodytes | |
tropicalis | L | tropical | Candida tropicalis (yeast);. Rostraureum tropicale (fungus) | tropicalis – tropicale |
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ulmus | L | elm | American elm, Ulmus americana; elmleaf goldenrod, Solidago ulmifolia; Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila; Ulmus | |
ulos | G οὖλος (oûlos) | woolly | Uloborus ; Ulotrichi ; Ulotrichopus | All pages with titles beginning with Ulo |
unus | L | one | Monotropa uniflora ; unicolor woolly lemur, Avahi unicolor | |
ura | G οὐρά (ourá) | of the tail | mourning dove, Zenaida macroura; coral snake, Micrurus corallinus |
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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 | 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;. green wrasse, Labrus viridis | viridis – viride |
virosus | L | poisonous | cowbane, Cicuta virosa; poisonous lettuce, Lactuca virosa | virosus - virosa |
viticola. (vitis -cola ) | L | grape vine inhabitant or cultivator | Phomopsis viticola ; Plasmopara viticola ; Schizomyia viticola | viticola |
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 |
Latin/Greek | Language | English | Example | Search for titles containing the word or using the prefix: |
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xanthos | G ξανθός | yellow | yellow staining mushroom, Agaricus xanthodermus | All pages with titles beginning with Xanth |
zebratus | L | cross-striped | Kolombatovic's goby, Chromogobius zebratus | |
zoster | G ζωστήρ (zōstḗr) | belt, girdle | white-eyes, Zosterops; Zosterophyllum ; Zosterocarpus abyssicola | All pages with titles beginning with Zoster |
zygos | G ζυγός | joined | Zygophyllum ; Zygoptera | All pages with titles beginning with Zygo |