Latin Dictionary

A

  • ac: toward: (Aceratherium)
  • alces: elk, stag (Cervalces)
  • ambul: walk (Ambulocetus)
  • antique: old (Bison antiquus)
  • arma: armed (Lestodon armatus)
  • atavus: ancestor (Protocetus atavus)
  • austr: southern (Australopithicus)

B

  • bell: beautiful (Dasypus bellus)
  • bo: ox, cattle (Bovidae)
  • bonas: bison (Bison bonasus)
  • bos: ox, cattle (Bos; Ovibos)
  • brev: short (Pachycrocuta brevirostris)

C

  • campestr: of the fields (Oxydactylus campestris)
  • cani: dog (Canis)
  • carn: flesh
  • carnif: executioner (Thylacoleo carnifex)
  • ceps: head (Magericyon anceps)
  • cerv: deer (Cervus; Cervalces, Candiacervus)
  • cervi: neck ()
  • compressus: compressed (Platygonus compressus)
  • corn: horn (Eobasilius cornatus; Diceros bicornis)
  • crass: thick (Enhydrocyon crassidens)
  • crist: crest (Proteles cristatus)
  • cultr: knife (Megantereon cultridens)
  • curso: runner ()
  • cuspi: point (Plesiadapis tricuspidens)

F

  • fulgeo: fire (Ailurus fulgens)

I

  • ingens: great (Amphicyon ingens)

M

  • magnus: large (Sarcodectes magnus)

N

  • nasutus: long-nosed (Mylohyus nasutus)

P

  • pristinus: previous, former (Pristinailurus)

R

  • rex: king
  • ruminare: to chew over again

S

  • simus: flat-nosed (Simocyon)

T

  • thylaco: pouch, sac (Thylacinus)

U

  • ungui: claw
  • ungul: hoof (ungulate)

v

  • volan: flying
  • vor: eat
  • vora: greedy
  • vulp: fox

W

X

Y

Z