| ACAUDATE | • acaudate adj. (Biology, zoology) Tailless. • ACAUDATE adj. tailless, also ACAUDAL. |
| AGUACATE | • aguacate n. (Archaic) avocado. • AGUACATE n. (Nahuatl) the avocado pear. |
| AQUANAUT | • aquanaut n. An underwater explorer. • AQUANAUT n. a skin-diver; someone who explores and/or lives in the sea at considerable depth. |
| AUTOMATA | • automata n. Plural of automaton. • AUTOMATON n. (Greek) a machine that imitates the movement of a living creature, activated by a concealed mechanism such as clockwork. |
| KAUMATUA | • kaumatua n. (New Zealand) In Māori culture, an elder; a respected older person. • KAUMATUA n. (Maori) a tribal elder. |
| PAHAUTEA | • pahautea n. (New Zealand) A New Zealand tree, Libocedrus bidwillii. • PAHAUTEA n. (Maori) a small pyramid-shaped New Zealand conifer. |
| PARAQUAT | • paraquat n. (Chemistry) A poisonous yellow herbicide derived from bipyridine. • PARAQUAT n. (tradename) a herbicide that kills green vegetation by interfering with photosynthesis. |
| RUTABAGA | • rutabaga n. (Now North America) The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus var. napobrassica. • rutabaga n. (Now North America) The edible root of this plant. • ruta-baga n. Alternative form of rutabaga. |
| TAMANDUA | • tamandua n. An anteater of the genus Tamandua. • Tamandua prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Myrmecophagidae – certain semi-arboreal anteaters, found from southern… • TAMANDUA n. (Tupi) a tropical American arboreal anteater having a dense furry coat, also TAMANDU. |
| TAMARAUS | • tamaraus n. Plural of tamarau. • TAMARAU n. (Tagalog) a small wild buffalo of the Philippines, also TAMARAO, TIMARAU. |
| TAUPATAS | • TAUPATA n. (Maori) a New Zealand tree with shiny dark green leaves. |
| TRAUMATA | • traumata n. Plural of trauma. • TRAUMA n. (Greek) a severe emotional shock. |
| TUATARAS | • tuataras n. Plural of tuatara. • TUATARA n. (Maori) a primitive reptile found in New Zealand, of the genus Hatteria, also TUATERA. |