Tuesday, November 22, 2011

deca=10
decahedron, a polygon having ten faces
decapod.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Monday, November 14, 2011

tetra=-four

 


tet·ra·bran·chi·ate
belonging or pertaining to the Nautiloidea (Tetrabranchiata), a subclass or order of cephalopods with four gills, including the pearly nautilus and numerous fossil forms.
Tetragonopterus
 

Friday, November 11, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011

di=two
1. Two; twice; double: dichromatic.

2. Containing two atoms, radicals, or groups: dichloride.
 
 

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

mono=one
monorchis    
A person or animal with only one testicle.         
monorchism
The condition of having only one testicle.
monorheme, monorhemic
A single element or word with a phrasal meaning.
monorhinal
monorhine, monorhinic
1. Having a single nasal passage, instead of the usual two; such as, lampreys (freshwater jawless fish with a round sucking mouth for attaching itself to other fish and, in the case of adults, feeding parasitically on their blood).