List of commonly used taxonomic affixes

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This is a list of common affixes used when scientifically naming species, particularly extinct species for whom only their scientific names are used, along with their derivations.

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Examples: Afrovenator (African hunter); Afropithecus (African ape); Afrotheria (African beasts)
Examples: Enterobacterales ("Intestinal bacteria order"); Nitrosomonadales ("Nitrogen fixing bacteria order"); Chromatiales ("Purple sulfur fixing bacteria order"); Fabales ("legume order"); Caryophyllales ("carnation plant order"); Myrtales ("myrtle order"); Malvales ("mallow order"); Agaricales ("agaric order"); Ranunculales ("buttercup order"); Lactobacillales ("lactic acid bacteria order"); Brassicales ("cabbage order"); Ophioglossales ("snake-tongue order"); Asterales ("aster order"); Apiales ("celery order"); Cucurbitales ("gourd order"); Celastrales ("staff-vine order")

References

  1. "-ENSIS Definition & Meaning". Dictionary.com . Retrieved 7 August 2025.

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