A Source-Book of Biological Names and Terms

By Robert S. Frost, Wendy Barden, Gerald Fischbach

By Edmund C. Jaeger, Riverside College, Riverside, California. The main body of this reference work is composed of some 12,000 entries listing biological and scientific words, names, word elements, combining forms, prefixes and suffixes. Each entry lists the origin of the word or word element (Greek, Latin or other origin), its literal meaning, and examples of usage in biology and science. Addenda include a 1,000 word supplement to the main text and brief biographies of men in whose honor commemorative names have been given. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0398009163
• ISBN13: 9780398009168
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Charles C. Thomas Publisher
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Clear and concise

I used this book as an undergraduate, in graduate school, and now pull it out to help my children with their science and vocabulary assignments. It is comprehensive, to the point, and has consistenly clear descriptions. I haven't found another book like it.

Excellent all around source for all word origins

I've been using this book to source the meanings of scientific terms since 1980 while I was taking chordate anatomy and mammalogy at the Univ. of Washington. I now use this book routinely in preparing lesson plans and lectures for my high school biology classes. Knowing the meaning of the base words often helps the students retain and integrate the term into their vocabulary. The book is invaluable. My favorite word...

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