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Eocene, Gr. eos, dawn ; kainos, recent 



Equator, L. aquus, equal 



Equisitinese, L. equus, horse ; seta, bristle 



Erosion, L. e, away ; rodo, to gnaw 



Escarpment, Fr. escarper, to cut down steeply 



Estuary, L. cesttiare, to boil up, i.e. tumultuous tides 



Ethnology, Gr. ethnos, a nation ; logos, a discourse 



Evolution, L. e, out ; volvo, to roll 



Experiment, L. experior, to try thoroughly 



FAUNA, native animals supposed to be protected by the Fauns, or 



rural gods 



FilicinesB, L. filicis, a fern 

 Flora, L. flos, a flower 

 Foraminifera, L. foramina, openings ; fero, to carry 



GENUS (//. genera), L. genus, birth (related by birth, of one kin) 



Geography, Gr. ge, the earth ; grapho, to describe 



Geoid, Gr. ge, the earth ; eidos, form 



Geology, Gr. ge, the earth ; logos, a discourse 



Glacier, Fr. glace, ice 



Glauconite, Gr. glaukos, bluish gray 



Gravitation, L. grams, heavy 



Gymnosperm, Gr. gumnos, naked ; sperina, seed 



HEMISPHERE, Gr. hemi, half ; sphaira, a sphere 

 Hepaticae, Gr. hepatos, the liver 

 Homogeneous, Gr. homos, one ; genos, kind 

 Horizon, Gr. horizo, to bound 

 Humidity ; L. humidus, moist 

 Hydrosphere, Gr. hudor, water ; sphaira, a sphere 

 Hygrometer, Gr. htigros, wet ; metron, measure 

 Hyperbola, Gr. huper, beyond ; ballo, to throw 



ICHTHYOSAURUS, Gr. ichthos, fish ; saiira, lizard 



Igneous, L. z^mV, fire 



Indigenous, L. indu, in ; geneo, to produce 



Inverse, L. inverto, to turn round 



Isobaric, Gr. isos, equal ; &z?w, weight 



Isothermal, Gr. isos, equal ; therme, heat 



LATERAL, L. talus, a side 



