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Continue reading →: araçari (ärəˈsärē/ärəˈkärē)
Hi everyone! When my family was in Costa Rica during spring break, we had a chance to visit the Toucan Rescue Center near San Jose. The Rescue Center cares for injured animals and in some cases, rehabilitates them and releases them back into the wild. The Rescue Center doesn’t just…
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Continue reading →: 25k milestone
A few days ago, I was thrilled to see that the word explorer had reached 25,000 views! Thank you for all of the visits, comments, likes, and follows! Summer vacation officially started today – I have a lot of ideas for blog posts and I look forward to exploring new…
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Continue reading →: instagram added!
Hello! I’ve added the Instagram for the Bluegrass Literacy Project on the side menu of this blog. Every Saturday, I post a stem with example words to help people learn roots and I didn’t want you all to miss out on this awesome information! Give us a follow and support…
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Continue reading →: florisugent (flōrə¦süjənt)
Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed last week’s post! I wanted to share more hummingbird pictures from Costa Rica with you so I thought I would continue our *trochiline theme. Hummingbirds are florisugent – if we break down the word “florisugent” into its root components, we can easily decipher the…
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Continue reading →: apodiformes (əˌpädəˈfȯrˌmēz)
Hi friends! I recently returned from a spring break trip to Costa Rica, a beautiful country in Central America. Costa Rica is an extremely biodiverse country – while I was there, I saw two-toed sloths, capuchin monkeys, keel-billed toucans, coatis, agoutis and much more. One of the best places to…
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Continue reading →: doraphobia (dōrəˈfōbēə)Happy Halloween! In the past I have explored phobias during the month of October, and I thought I would continue the theme today. Doraphobia is the fear of touching the fur of an animal. It comes from the Greek roots dora- meaning fur, and -phobia meaning abnormal fear of. Doraphobia…
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Continue reading →: eruditio et religioHello everyone! I just got back from my first official college visit to Duke University in North Carolina. My dad graduated from Duke so the visit was especially meaningful. I understand why this place holds such a special place in his heart because I LOVED it there. The campus is…
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Continue reading →: Name That Animal: Challenge #8It’s about time for a Name That Animal Challenge! Pretend that you are a scientist and you have just discovered this new species and you have the privilege of naming it. Scientists usually name new species by using Greek or/and Latin roots because the prefixes, stems, and suffixes are just like…
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Continue reading →: 20k milestoneYesterday I was excited to see that the word explorer had reached 20,000 views. Thanks for all of the visits, comments, likes, and follows!
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Continue reading →: Harry Potter Characters – Xenophilius LovegoodJ.K. Rowling is a master of using charactonyms, names that suggest a distinctive trait of a fictional character, throughout the Harry Potter series. Xenophilius Lovegood is the eccentric father of Luna and the editor of the Quibbler, a publication filled with alternative takes on the events of the wizarding world.…
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My name is Tara and I am a recent graduate of Duke University, with dual degrees in cultural anthropology and political science, and a minor in linguistics. Twelve years ago, I started this blog to share my love of words with others and teach people about the intricacies of etymology and words across our beloved English language!
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