Lesson 8

1. Anthropophagi
Anthropophagy: the eating of human flesh by human beings

Coprophagy: the eating of faeces or dung

Geophagy: the practice of eating earth or soil-like substrates such as clay or chalk

Omophagy: the eating of raw food, especially raw meat

Phytophagous: (especially of an insect or other invertebrate) feeding on plants

2. Ornithology
Ornithopter: a machine designed to achieve flight by means of flapping wings

Ornithosis: a contagious disease of birds, caused by chlamydiae and transmissible (especially from
parrots) to human beings as a form of pneumonia

3. Entomology
Entomophilous: (of a plant or flower) pollinated by insects

4. Etymology
Etymon: a word or morpheme from which a later word is derived

5. Aerophagy
Aerophone: a musical instrument that produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate,
without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding
considerably to the sound

Aeroplane: a powered, fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine,
propeller or rocket engine

Aeroshell: a rigid heat-shielded shell that helps decelerate and protects a spacecraft vehicle from
pressure, heat, and possible debris created by drag during atmospheric entry

Aerosol: a suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, in air or another gas
Aerospace: the human effort in science, engineering, and business to fly in the atmosphere of Earth
(aeronautics) and surrounding space (astronautics)

6. 0rthoepy
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7. Dendrochronology
Dendrogram: a tree diagram, especially one showing taxonomic relationships

Dendroid: (of a plant, marine invertebrate, or structure) tree-shaped; branching

Dendrology: the scientific study of trees

8. Phyllotaxis
Phyllode: a winged leaf stalk which functions as a leaf

Phylloquinone: one of the K vitamins, found in cabbage, spinach, and other leafy green vegetables, and
essential for the blood-clotting process

9. Heliotrope
Heliometer: a refracting telescope with a split objective lens, used for finding the angular distance
between two stars

Heliosphere: the region of space, encompassing the solar system, in which the solar wind has a
significant influence

Heliostat: an apparatus containing a movable mirror, used to reflect sunlight in a fixed direction

Heliotherapy: the therapeutic use of sunlight

10. Polyanthus
Anthemion: an ornamental design of alternating motifs resembling clusters of narrow leaves or
honeysuckle petals

Anther: the part of a stamen that contains the pollen

Anthocyanin: a blue, violet, or red flavonoid pigment found in plants

Anthology: a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing

Anthophilous: (of insects or other animals) frequenting flowers

11. Epizootic
Zoogeography: the branch of zoology that deals with the geographical distribution of animals

Zooid: an animal arising from another by budding or division, especially each of the individuals which
make up a colonial organism and typically have different forms and functions

Zoolatry: the worship of animals

Zoology: the scientific study of the behaviour, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of
animals

12. Zoology
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13. Mesozoic
Mesocarp: the middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit, between the endocarp and the exocarp

Mesocephalic: having a head of medium proportions, not markedly brachycephalic or dolichocephalic

Mesoderm: the middle layer of cells or tissues of an embryo, or the parts derived from this (e.g.
cartilage, muscles, and bone)

Mesogastrium: the middle region of the abdomen between the epigastrium and the hypogastrium

Mesolithic: the middle part of the Stone Age, between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic

Mesomerism: old-fashioned term for resonance

14. Paleozoic
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15. Omophagy
Anthropophagy: the eating of human flesh by human beings

Coprophagy: the eating of faeces or dung

Phytophagous: (especially of an insect or other invertebrate) feeding on plants

16. Morpheme
Morphemios: -

Morphology: the study of the forms of things

Morphometrics: the quantitative analysis of form, a concept that encompasses size and shape

Morphometry: the process of measuring the external shape and dimensions of landforms, living
organisms, or other objects

17. Polygamy
Allogamy: the fertilization of a flower by pollen from another flower, especially one on a different plant

Anisogamy: sexual reproduction by the fusion of dissimilar gametes

Autogamy: self-fertilization, especially the self pollination of a flower

Bigamy: the offence of marrying someone while already married to another person

Dichtogamy: -

Endogamy: the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe

Exogamy: the custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe

Heterogamy: marriage between people from different sociological or educational backgrounds

Homogamy: marriage between people from similar sociological or educational backgrounds

Isogamy: sexual reproduction by the fusion of similar gametes

Monogamy: the practice of marrying or state of being married to one person at a time

Xenogamy: fertilization of a flower by pollen from a flower on a genetically different plant

18. Thaumaturge
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19. Cryptic
Crypt: an underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place

Cryptanalysis: the art or process of deciphering coded messages without being told the key
Cryptobiosis: a physiological state in which metabolic activity is reduced to an undetectable level
without disappearing altogether

Cryptogram: a text written in code

Cryptography: the art of writing or solving codes

Cryptology: the study of codes, or the art of writing and solving them

Cryptonym: a code name

20. Heliotropism
Geotropism: the growth of the parts of plants in response to the force of gravity

Phototropism: the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either towards the
source of light ( positive phototropism ) or away from it ( negative phototropism )

Psychotropic: relating to or denoting drugs that affect a person's mental state

Thermotropism: the turning or bending of a plant or other organism in response to a directional source
of heat

21. Atrophy
Amyotrophy: muscular atrophy (waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells)

Autotroph: an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic
substances such as carbon dioxide

Dystrophic: affected by or relating to dystrophy, especially muscular dystrophy

Heterotroph: an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances

Hypertrophy: the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells

Oligotrophic: (especially of a lake) relatively poor in plant nutrients and containing abundant oxygen in
the deeper parts

22. Diaphanous
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23. Amorphous
Apathy: lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
Atheist: a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods

24. Polytechnic
Technical: relating to a particular subject, art, or craft, or its techniques

Technicality: a point of law or a small detail of a set of rules, as contrasted with the intent or purpose of
the rules

Technician: a person employed to look after technical equipment or do practical work in a laboratory

Technobabble: incomprehensible technical jargon

Technocracy: the government or control of society or industry by an elite of technical experts

Technology: the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry

Technophile: a person who is enthusiastic about new technology

Technophobe: a person who fears, dislikes, or avoids new technology

25. Cryptography
None

26. Misogamy
None

27. Pantomime
Mime: the theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, or emotion without words, using only
gesture, expression, and movement

Mimeograph: a duplicating machine which produces copies from a stencil, now superseded by the
photocopier

Mimesis: imitative representation of the real world in art and literature

Mimic: imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule

28. Cryptonym
None
29. Epitaph
Cenotaph: a monument to someone buried elsewhere, especially one commemorating people who died
in a war

Taphonomy: the branch of paleontology that deals with the processes of fossilization

30. Cenotaph
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