The Latin word to refer to plant life.
What is flora?
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Cosiddetta Flora from the Villa di Arianna in Stabiae near Pompeii, 1st century Roman fresco
The Latin word for water.
What is aqua?
Examples:
Aquatic, Aquaman, Aquamarine.
What is monarchy?
The Latin word to refer to animal life.
What is fauna?
Two Greek roots combined to mean "light + put together".
What is photosynthesis?
photo = light + synthesis = putting together
The Latin root for sea.
What is mare?
Examples:
Marine, Mariner, Maritime.
This word combines two Greek roots to mean "the people + rule".
What is democracy?
This word combines two Greek words to mean "the study of animals."
What is zoology?
zoion = animal + logia = study
This word combines two Latin roots to mean a plant that has leaves "through the whole year".
What is perennial: Peri = Through + enn = Year
This refers to someone who only eats fish.
What is a pescatarian?
Pesce means fish, from the Latin "pisces".

This word comes from the Greek word meaning "oppressive and unjust ruler". One famous dinosaur is named after this word.
What is tyrant?

This word is a combination of two Latin roots which mean "everything + eater" and describes an animal that eats everything.
What is omnivore?
omnis = all + vorare = to devour - An animal that eats both plants and meat.
Combines two Greek roots to mean "green+leaf"; necessary for photosynthesis.
What is chlorophyll?
Chloro = Green + phyll = Leaf
This Greek word means "wanderer" and refers to a small, numerous critter in the ocean.
What is plankton?
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This word comes from the Latin root for "to turn around" or "overturn" and means a fundamental and often sudden change in a political system or organization.
What is revolution?
This word is a combination of two Latin roots which mean "grass + eater" and describes an animal that primarily eats plants.
What is herbivore?
herba = grass + vorare = to devour
This word combines Greek and Latin roots to mean "life that shines with light." It describes creates that glow in the ocean and also fireflies.
What is bioluminescence?
bios = life + lumen = light - The production and emission of light by living organisms in the ocean, such as certain fish and plankton.
