| AUTOPSIA | • autopsia n. Archaic form of autopsy. • AUTOPSIA n. a postmortem examination of a corpse, also AUTOPSY. |
| CAPITULA | • capitula n. Plural of capitulum. • CAPITULUM n. (Latin) a flower cluster as in a daisy. |
| DIAPAUSE | • diapause n. (Biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due… • DIAPAUSE v. in insects and the embryos of some animals, to undergo a period of suspended animation and growth. |
| EPIFAUNA | • epifauna n. The benthic fauna, i.e. the collection of sea animals living on the seafloor. • EPIFAUNA n. (Latin) fauna living on a hard sea floor. |
| MARSUPIA | • marsupia n. Plural of marsupium. • MARSUPIUM n. (Latin) the pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young. |
| NAUPLIAL | • nauplial adj. Relating to a nauplius. • NAUPLIAL adj. of or like a nauplius, the larval form of certain crustaceans. |
| PAGURIAN | • PAGURIAN n. a hermit crab, also PAGURID. |
| PAROUSIA | • parousia n. The second coming of Christ. • PAROUSIA n. (Greek) a coming, esp. the second coming of Christ. |
| PATAGIUM | • patagium n. The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals. • patagium n. A similar membrane between the body and wing of a bird. • patagium n. One of the scales affixed to the pronotum of lepidopterous insects; the tegula. |
| PAXIUBAS | • paxiubas n. Plural of paxiuba. • PAXIUBA n. (Portuguese) a Brazilian palm with stilt-roots. |
| PERIAGUA | • periagua n. A dugout canoe. • periagua n. A vessel made by cutting a canoe in two lengthwise and inserting a large plank. • periagua n. A large keelless flat-bottomed boat for shoal-water navigation, decked at the ends only, propelled by… |
| PIACULAR | • piacular adj. Requiring atonement or reparation: wicked, sinful, bad. • piacular adj. Expiatory; serving to atone. • PIACULAR adj. atoning, expiatory. |
| PIRAGUAS | • piraguas n. Plural of piragua. • PIRAGUA n. (Caribbean) a dugout canoe, also PERIAGUA, PIROGUE, PIROQUE. |
| PLANURIA | • PLANURIA n. the discharge of urine through an abnormal passage, also PLANURY. |
| PUPARIAL | • puparial adj. Having or relating to a puparium. • PUPARIAL adj. relating to a puparium, the last larval skin of the pupa. |
| PUTAMINA | • putamina n. Plural of putamen. • PUTAMEN n. (Latin) a fruit stone; a membrane lining an eggshell. |
| SAPUCAIA | • sapucaia n. A Brazilian tree, the monkey pot (any of several species in the genus Lecythis). • SAPUCAIA n. (Tupi) a South American tree, related to the Brazil nut; the oily edible seed of this. |
| UPADAISY | • upadaisy interj. Used when lifting a child. • UPADAISY interj. an expression of reassurance to someone who has fallen over, also UPSADAISY. |