Have you ever wondered where scientific words and names come from? Why are honey bees known as ‘Apis mellifera’, why is a daisy known as ‘Bellis perennis'? If you are curious about words you can use this book to find out exactly what ‘artiodactyl’ means, what an ‘ectoloph’ is and where you can find ‘Cantium’. Within this book are over 12,800 entries, plus directions for using the word-roots, rules of pronunciation, guidance for constructing scientific names and general principles of transliteration.

Additionally there are appendices listing the adjectival forms of geographical names; some common terms for animals, plants and structures, activities and habitats; shapes, sizes, colors, textures, patterns, numbers, quantity, direction and location, parts of the year and chemical elements.

This dictionary will be especially useful to students from many fields and particularly those from medical and biological backgrounds, as well as being  a valuable addition to any reference collection.

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This reference work is the most comprehensive and up to date dictionary for invertebrate zoology currently available. Entries include invertebrate anatomy, biology, reproduction and a wide-ranging taxonomic coverage of the current thirty-seven invertebrate phyla down to the level of family in most cases, including numerous subfamilies and many species that are of particular interest. Each taxonomic entry allows to you to find the next higher and lower level. So you can ‘walk’ up and down through the hierarchy.

Invertebrate zoology is not studied in isolation and thus the 708 text pages contain over 21,200 entries covering many terms that one would normally come across from the related fields of Anatomy, Animal Behavior, Biochemistry, Cell Structure and Function, Cytology, Earth History, Ecology, Genetics, Physiology, Palaeontology, Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Additionally, there is a brief introduction to scientific Latin and Greek and an appendix giving an outline classification of the animal kingdom. This dictionary is the standard reference for students and will be invaluable to naturalists and all those with an interest in invertebrate zoology.

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Arachnids are an extremely diverse and fascinating group of animals with over 100,000 known species in well over 700 families. With over 6,400 entries, this dictionary for arachnology is the most complete reference work of its kind available today and includes a comprehensive taxonomic coverage of the orders Acarina, Amblypygi, Araneae, Opiliones,  Palpigradi, Pseudoscorpiones, Ricinulei, Schizomida, Scorpiones,  Solifugae and Uropygi down to the level of family, including many species that are of particular interest. Appendices give a synopsis of the class Arachnida and an alphabetical list of all the families. Arachnology is not studied in isolation, therefore the more common terms from the fields of Anatomy, Animal Behavior, Ecology, Genetics, Taxonomy and Zoogeography, as well as many terms covering sizes, shapes, colors, forms and textures have been included.

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With over 13,600 entries, this dictionary is the most comprehensive reference work of its kind available today. It fulfills the need for an entomology work that combines the concise presentation of a dictionary, a brief etymology for each term, and the inclusion of the general terms one would meet during an entomology course.

There is comprehensive taxonomic coverage of every insect family and many species that are of particular interest. Appendices give a synopsis of the subphylum Hexapoda and an alphabetical list of the families.

Entomology is not studied in isolation, therefore the more common terms from the fields of Anatomy, Animal Behavior, Ecology, Embryology, Endocrinology, Evolution, Genetics, Physiology, Taxonomy and Zoogeography, as well as many terms covering sizes, shapes, colors, forms and textures have been included.

This dictionary is the standard reference and will be invaluable to those with an interest in entomology.

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This wonderful collection of traditional Chinese stories is a book to delight the imagination of children everywhere. Here you will find stories of witches, shape-changing monsters, and gentle people, as well as what happens to greedy people and foolish donkeys!

These strange tales from faraway places have been collected and carefully translated by Yu-li Liu because she wants let the world of children understand the culture of China and the Chinese.

The twelve stories in this collection are unique, interesting, and full of the style of the Chinese. For anyone who is curious about the mysterious culture of The East, this book is a great introduction.

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Need a laugh? Who doesn't? Look inside for a random collection of hundreds of jokes that will make you grin, giggle and guffaw. These are the kinds of jokes you can share with your kids, your maiden aunt and even your priest (if he or she has a sense of humor). This book collects some of the best jokes in the world, from many sources, comedy shows and my mates down the pub. OK, some have been 'cleaned', but the humor is still there which, I guess, shows that you do not need strong language to make you laugh. You will find well over 1000 jokes, 280 riddles and 100 quotes for all occasions. There are howlers, groaners, one-liners, quotes, foot-in-mouth, and some beyond all comprehension. Go on - dip in and brighten your day - or someone else's.

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