SCIENCE
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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Two
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A name for a parrot
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Many
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One
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Prefix ‘poly’ means ‘many’ for example, ‘polygon’ means a figure with many sides.
Detailed explanation-2: -The origin of the prefix poly-is from an ancient Greek word which meant “many.” This prefix appears in, well, “many” English vocabulary words, such as polysyllabic, polyhedron, and Polynesia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Linguists as well like to use the prefix poly-, which means “many.” For instance, a polysyllabic word has “many” syllables, such as the 19-syllable word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, widely regarded as the longest word in the English language.
Detailed explanation-4: -By definition, mono-specifies the quantity (one); but poly-does not specify the quantity-it simply says “more than one” or “much/many".
Detailed explanation-5: -1. : many : several : much : multi-polychotomous. polygyny.