Science to Greek
(L)=Latin               (G)=Greek

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          

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