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  2. Avunculicide - Wikipedia

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    Avunculicide is the act of killing an uncle. [1] The word can also refer to someone who commits such an act. The term is derived from the Latin words avunculus meaning "maternal uncle" and caedere meaning "to cut down" or "to kill". Edmunds suggests that in mythology avunculicide is a substitute for parricide. [2] The killing of a nephew is a ...

  3. List of types of killing - Wikipedia

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    Avunculicide – the act of killing an uncle (Latin: avunculus "(maternal) uncle"). Familicide – is a multiple-victim homicide where a killer's spouse and children are slain (Latin: familia "family"). Filicide – the act of a parent killing their child (Latin: filius "son" and Latin: filia "daughter").

  4. List of commonly used taxonomic affixes - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Glossary of biology - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic ...

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    Latin/Greek Language English Example Search for titles containing the word or using the prefix: acanthus etc.: G ἄκανθος (ákanthos): thorny, spiny: Acanthus plant; Parorchis acanthus, a flatworm

  7. Why Bees Fling Ants Like Frisbees - AOL

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    Rarely do Japanese Ants kill Asian Honeybees, but they may do some damage. A squadron of ants can easily invade a hive, drain its food reserves, and pilfer the bee’s precious eggs.

  8. Avunculate - Wikipedia

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    The term avunculate comes from the Latin avunculus, the maternal uncle.. The 1989 Oxford English Dictionary defines "avunculate" as follows: "Avunculate. The special relationship existing in some societies between a maternal uncle and his sister's son; maternal uncles regarded as a collective body.

  9. Glossary of scientific naming - Wikipedia

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    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