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USA Today Rootonym October 12, 2026 Answers

All 4 root words from the Monday Rootonym — each answer with its root and what the root means.

Monday4 wordsUSA Today
***BIO*** BIOlife SYMBIOSIS

Mutually beneficial relationship of two dissimilar organisms that live together (noun)

Laura admits that ________ occurs when bacteria exists among thriving plants.

*****BIO** BIOlife AMPHIBIOUS

Living or able to live both on land and in water; military operations by ground and naval forces (adjective)

The frog and toad are examples of ________ creatures that survive well in their habitat.

BIO*** BIOlife BIOPSY

Removal of tissue for diagnostic study from a living body specimen (noun)

The doctor encouraged Phil to schedule a ________ for the suspicious mole on his leg.

BIO********** BIOlife BIODEGRADABLE

Capable of decaying or decomposing into harmless substances through the action of living organisms (adjective)

Consumers have made efforts to use ________ products to lessen waste.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on October 12, 2026. Each card shows the masked word as it appears in the puzzle, the shared root with its meaning, the full answer, and the definition. Tap any definition to open that word's page with its example sentence.

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