Prefixes & Suffixes
The following list is by no means complete, but it may help in understanding some difficult terminology. The following abbreviations are used ; Gr., for the Greek ; L., for the Latin.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| coleo- | (Gr., sheathed), Coleoptera , order of sheathedinsects, such as beetles. |
| con- | (L., cone), conifer , cone-bearing tree ; or (L., with), concretion , something that has grown together. |
| corn- | (L., together), commensalism , living together. |
| cotyl- | (Gr., cup shaped), cotyledon , cup-shaped seed leaf. |
| creta- | (L., chalk), Cretaceous , chalk period of geologic times. |
| cyan- | (Gr., blue), Cyanophyta ,phylum of blue-green algae. |
| cyst- | (Gr., sac), cyst, pouch or sac. |
| cyt- | (Gr., cell), cytology , branch of biology studying cell structure and function. |
