Lesson 15: Animals

Let's buzz over to our first word, which comes from the Latin word for "bee"!

Key Words

📝Example Usage:

• A person who manages an apiary is essentially a keeper of beehives.

Now, let's fly over to the next word, rooted in the Latin for "bird."

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📝Example Usage:

• The new city zoo features a magnificent aviary, which is a very large and impressive birdhouse for exotic species.

Don't be sluggish! Let's moo-ve on to a word derived from the Latin for "cow" or "ox."

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📝Example Usage:

• The students stared with a bovine expression during the long, early-morning lecture, showing a dull lack of interest.

Let's unleash our knowledge with a word that comes from the Latin for "dog."

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📝Example Usage:

• The movie's hero was a loyal canine who saved his family from a fire.

Don't be fickle! This group of words leaps into action, all related to the Latin word for "goat," known for playful leaps and unpredictable nature.

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📝Example Usage:

• Travelers are often at the mercy of capricious weather, which can change from sunny to stormy without warning.
• To caper in the garden is to playfully leap among the flowers.

Hold your horses! This final group of words gallops in from the Latin word for "horse."

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📝Example Usage:

• It is incorrect to say a horse is an equestrian; the equestrian is the person who rides the horse.
• The classic novel Black Beauty pays tribute to the equine spirit, telling the story from the horse's perspective.