5.3 Biology nomenclature (suffix and prefix) meanings by https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb Please post an explanation of a biological term here, explaining the latin of greek roots of the word en-us 2018-08-23 14:46:24 UTC 2026-03-08 18:50:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Beartoy.png A good list of latin / greek roots in biology mnholding https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/274880488 This could be a place for reference.]]> 2018-08-23 14:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/274880488 Snow leopard mnholding https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588305450 Name: Panthera uncia

Panthera, in Greek means all (pan) + beast of prey (ther), meaning that it is a beast that eats everything.

Uncia, is a Latinized French word 'once', which was used to describe 'big cats'

Mr Holding]]> 2020-05-22 04:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588305450 Cow https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588389365 Name : Vitula eligans
Vitula is a latin word that translate to calf in english
Eligans, is also a latin word which translates as a heifer which is a female cow in English.
- Oisin

]]> 2020-05-22 06:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588389365 Giant Panda https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588396161 Name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Ailuropoda comes from the Latin words, Ailuro and Poda. Ailuro meaning domestic cat and Poda is a taxonomic name for animals having feet or foot-like parts.

Melanoleuca comes from the ancient greek words, melas and leucos. Melas meaning black and Leucos meaning white. 
- Jodi]]> 2020-05-22 06:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588396161 Koala https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588397607 Name: Phascolarctos

Phascolarctos, in Greek is derived from the word phaskolos which means  "pouch" and arktos  which means "bear". 

In Latin, the specific name cinereus, means "ash coloured".
- Maayan]]> 2020-05-22 06:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588397607 Ocelot lmarzullomallet21 https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588400318 Name : Leopardus pardalis 

Leopardus comes from the Ancient Greek of Leopardos. Which further breaks into Leos which meant lion and pardos which meant male panther.

Pardalis comes from the latin word pardus. Pardus meant mottled. ]]> 2020-05-22 06:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588400318 Swan https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588401579 Name: Cygnus

Cygnus is a latin word which directly translates to swan.
- Miyo

]]> 2020-05-22 06:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588401579 Red Fox vneha21 https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588409353 Name : Vulpes Vulpes 

Vulpes is the latin word for the canidae which is related to animals like the red fox. Vulpes is the genus so other closely related foxes have other names.  Vulpes translates to foxes. - Neha]]> 2020-05-22 06:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588409353 Green Sea Turtle https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588412613 Name: Chelonia mydas

Chelonia is from the Greek word chelone which means tortoise. 

Mydas is also a Greek word, mydos, which means wetness (in terms of its aquatic habitat)

- Soha]]> 2020-05-22 06:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588412613 Bottle Nose Dolphin sthanthrige21 https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588414688 Name: Tursiops truncatus

Tursiops, comes from the Latin meaning to look like a dolphin-like fish, tursio. The 'ops' means to look like.  

Truncatus, means 'shortened or cut off' in Latin. This further refers to their shortened snout. 

- Saveena

]]> 2020-05-22 06:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588414688 Short snouted seahorse https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588418112 Binomial name: Hippocampus heptagonus

Hippocampus comes from the ancient term in greek "hippokampos" in which 'hippo' means horse and 'kampos' means sea meaning sea mister, and referring to having the neck and head of a horse.

The name heptagonus means seven angled or seven cornered, this is because of the very unusual structure of their bodies which are made up of many angled segemnts
- Ori 


]]> 2020-05-22 06:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588418112 Giraffes https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588462945 Name: Giraffa camelopardalis

Giraffa has its earliest known origins in Arabic perhaps borrowed from the animal's Somali name geri. The Arab name is translated as "fast-walker".

Camelopard is an archaic English name for the giraffe deriving from the Ancient Greek for camel and leopard, referring to its camel-like shape and its leopard-like colouring.

- Maeve]]> 2020-05-22 07:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588462945 Jaguar mwelaratne21 https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588466996 name : Panthera onca

The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large felid species and the only extant member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas. The jaguar's present range extends from Southwestern United States and Mexico in North America, across much of Central America, and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina in South America.


]]> 2020-05-22 07:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588466996 Sloths https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588470178 Name: Choloepus Hoffmanni
Choloepus. : the genus consisting of the two-toed sloth.

What are they?
Sloths are a group of neotropical xenathran 
arboreal mammals, formed by the Folivora suborder. Noted for the slowness of movement, they spend most of their time hanging 
upside down in the trees of the South American and Central American rainforests.

- Shahar
]]> 2020-05-22 07:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588470178 Bald Eagle - Alfie https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588614856 Binomial Nomenclature: Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Haliaeetus - derived from the Greek word haliaetos which means bird
leucocephalus - a Latin word that means bald-headed

When put together, it refers to "the sea eagle with a white head"]]> 2020-05-22 09:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/588614856 Flamingo ishelly21 https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/590411318 Name: Phoenicopterus ruber 

The origin of "Phoenicopterus" comes from the Greek word "phoinix" and "pteron". "Phoinix" means red, carmine (a vivid, crimson colour) and "pteron" means wing.

"Ruber" (the species) is a latin word that means red due to the colouration of its livery.

This name was chosen because of the bird's colour.

]]> 2020-05-23 14:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/590411318 Higanbana kwachirapaet21 https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/602204623 Binomial name: Lycoris radiata

Lyrcoris: a Greek work that means "twillight"

radiata: a latin word that translates to "rayed" in English

The flower receives its name from its shape.]]> 2020-05-30 07:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mnholding/68tk86b9m2bb/wish/602204623