| ALMUCANTAR | • almucantar n. (Astronomy, archaic or historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon… • almucantar n. (Astronomy, archaic or historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle. • ALMUCANTAR n. (Arabic) a circle of altitude, parallel to the horizon, also ALMACANTAR. |
| ANACARDIUM | • Anacardium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Anacardiaceae – cashews. • ANACARDIUM n. a genus of plants including the cashew tree. |
| ANIMALCULA | • animalcula n. Plural of animalculum. • ANIMALCULUM n. a microscopic animal. |
| AQUAMANALE | • AQUAMANALE n. a ewer in the form of a human or animal figure for ceremonial hand-washing, also AQUAMANILE. |
| AQUAMANILE | • aquamanile n. (Historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands. • AQUAMANILE n. a ewer in the form of a human or animal figure for ceremonial hand-washing, also AQUAMANALE. |
| AQUAMARINE | • aquamarine n. The bluish-green colour of the sea. • aquamarine n. A bluish-green variety of beryl. • aquamarine adj. Of a bluish-green colour. |
| BARRAMUNDA | • barramunda n. Neoceratodus forsteri, the Queensland lungfish. • BARRAMUNDA n. (Native Australian) an Australian river-fish, also BARRAMUNDI, BURRAMUNDI. |
| CAMPANULAR | • campanular adj. Campanulate; bell-shaped. • CAMPANULAR adj. relating to plants of the Campanula genus. |
| CAMPANULAS | • campanulas n. Plural of campanula. • CAMPANULA n. (Latin) a member of the bellflower family. |
| MACROFAUNA | • macrofauna n. Any large animal that is not quite large enough to be considered megafauna, but larger than microfauna… • MACROFAUNA n. animals visible to the naked eye. |
| MALAGUENAS | • malaguenas n. Plural of malaguena. • MALAGUENA n. (Spanish) a Spanish dance performed by a couple, similar to the fandango. |
| MARABUNTAS | • marabuntas n. Plural of marabunta. • MARABUNTA n. (Caribbean) in the Caribbean, a social wasp; an ill-tempered woman. |
| MARIHUANAS | • marihuanas n. Plural of marihuana. • MARIHUANA n. (Spanish) Indian hemp; its dried flowers or leaves smoked as an intoxicant, also MARIJUANA. |
| MARIJUANAS | • marijuanas n. Plural of marijuana. • MARIJUANA n. (Spanish) Indian hemp; its dried flowers or leaves smoked as an intoxicant, also MARIHUANA. |
| MEGAFAUNAE | • MEGAFAUNA n. the large or macroscopic animals, esp. the large vertebrates, of a given area, habitat, or epoch. |
| MEGAFAUNAL | • megafaunal adj. Of or pertaining to the megafauna. • MEGAFAUNAL adj. relating to megafauna, large animals. |
| MEGAFAUNAS | • megafaunas n. Plural of megafauna. • MEGAFAUNA n. the large or macroscopic animals, esp. the large vertebrates, of a given area, habitat, or epoch. |
| NAUMACHIAE | • naumachiae n. Plural of naumachia. • NAUMACHIA n. (Latin) a mock sea battle, performed as a spectacle among the ancient Romans, also NAUMACHY. |
| NAUMACHIAS | • naumachias n. Plural of naumachia. • NAUMACHIA n. (Latin) a mock sea battle, performed as a spectacle among the ancient Romans, also NAUMACHY. |