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Meaning: a prefix used to make words with a sense opposite to that of the root word; in this case, meaning "without" or "-less". This is usually used to describe organisms without a certain characteristic, as well as organisms in which that characteristic may not be immediately obvious.
Meaning Origin language and etymology Example(s) -iasis: condition, formation, or presence of Latin -iasis, pathological condition or process; from Greek ἴασις (íasis), cure, repair, mend mydriasis: iatr(o)-of or pertaining to medicine or a physician (uncommon as a prefix but common as a suffix; see -iatry)
Search for titles containing the word or using the prefix: dactyl-, dactylo-G δάκτυλος (dáktulos) finger or toe: black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla; Pterodactylus: All pages with titles beginning with Dactyl: deca-, deka-G δέκα (déka) ten: alfonsino, Beryx decadactylus: All pages with titles beginning with Deca: decem: L: ten
This glossary of biology terms is a list of definitions of fundamental terms and concepts used in biology, the study of life and of living organisms.It is intended as introductory material for novices; for more specific and technical definitions from sub-disciplines and related fields, see Glossary of cell biology, Glossary of genetics, Glossary of evolutionary biology, Glossary of ecology ...
nomen ambiguum (plural: nomina ambigua), (bot.) a name that has been used with more than one meaning; nomen confusum (plural: nomina confusa), (bact.) a name based on a mixed bacterial culture; nomen perplexum (plural: nomina perplexa), a name confusingly similar to another name or names
The word binomial is composed of two elements: bi-(Latin prefix meaning 'two') and nomial (the adjective form of nomen, Latin for 'name').In Medieval Latin, the related word binomium was used to signify one term in a binomial expression in mathematics. [7]
Glossary of cellular and molecular biology (M–Z) (this page) lists terms beginning with the letters M through Z. This glossary is intended as introductory material for novices (for more specific and technical detail, see the article corresponding to each term).
Systematic biology (hereafter called simply systematics) is the field that (a) provides scientific names for organisms, (b) describes them, (c) preserves collections of them, (d) provides classifications for the organisms, keys for their identification, and data on their distributions, (e) investigates their evolutionary histories, and (f ...