Science to Greek
(L)=Latin
(G)=Greek
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PHYLUM |
GREEK |
TRANSLATION |
TRANSLATION |
TRANSLATION |
| Acanthocephala | ACANTHOCEPHALA | akantha = thorn | kephale = head | |
| Annelida | (L) | annellus = little ring | ||
| Arthropoda | ARTHROPODA | arthron = joint | pous = foot | |
| Branchiopoda | (L) | brachium = arm | pous = foot | |
| Chaetognatha | CHAETOGNATHA | chaite = hair | gnathos = jaw | |
| Chordata | (L) | chorda = chord | ||
| Cnidaria | CNIDARIA | knide = nettle | koilos = hollow | enteron = intestine |
| Ctenophora | CTENOPHORA | kteis = comb | pherein = to bear | |
| Echinodermata | ECHINODERMATA | echinos = sea urchin | derma = skin | |
| Echiura | ECHIURA | echis = snake | -ura = tailed (L) | |
| Ectoprocta | ECTOPROCTA | ektos = outside | proktos = anus | |
| Entoprocta | ENTOPROCTA | entos = inside | proktos = anus | |
| Gastrotricha | GASTROTRICHA | gaster = stomach | thrix = hair | |
| Gnathostomulida | GNATHOSTOMULIDA | gnathos = jaw | stoma = mouth | |
| Hemichordata | (L) | hemi- = half (G) | chorda = chord | |
| Kinorhynea | KINORHYNEA | kinein = to move | rynchos = snout | |
| Loricefera | (L) | lorica = courslet made of thongs | ||
| Mollusca | (L) | molluscus = soft | ||
| Monoblastozoa | MONOBLASTOZOA | mono- = single | blastos = bud, shoot | zoion = animal |
| Nematoda | NEMATODA | nema = thread | ||
| Nematomorpha | NEMATOMORPHA | nema = thread | morphe = form | |
| Nemertea | NEMERTEA | nemertes = sea nymph | ||
| Onychophora | ONYCHOPHORA | onyx = claw | pherein = to bear | |
| Orthonectida | ORTHONECTIDA | orthos = straight | nektos = swimming | |
| Phoronida | (L) | pherein = to bear (G) |
nidus = nest |
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| Placozoa | PLACOZOA | plakos = flat | zoion = animal | |
| Platyhelminthes | PLATYHELMINTHES |
platys = flat |
helmis = worm | |
| Pogonophora | POGONOPHORA | pogon = beard | pherein = to bear | |
| Porifera | (L) | porus = pore | ferre = foot | |
| Priapula | (L) | priapulus = little penis | ||
| Rhomobozoa | RHOMOBOZOA | rhomb = whirling | zoion = animal | |
| Rotifera | (L) | rota = wheel | ferre = to bear | |
| Sipuncula | (L) | siphunculus = little pipe | ||
| Tardigrada | (L) | tardus = slow | gradus = step | |
| Vestimentifera | (L) | vestimentum = clothing | ferre = to bear |