| 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. |
| ANASARCOUS | • anasarcous adj. Belonging to, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical. • ANASARCOUS adj. belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical. |
| 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. |
| AQUAPLANER | • aquaplaner n. One who aquaplanes. • AQUAPLANER n. one who aquaplanes. |
| ARAUCARIAN | • araucarian adj. (Botany) Relating to, or of the nature of, trees of family Araucariaceae. • araucarian n. Any tree of the genus Araucaria. • Araucarian adj. Alternative letter-case form of araucarian. |
| 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. |
| CARNAHUBAS | • carnahubas n. Plural of carnahuba. • CARNAHUBA n. (Portuguese) a Brazilian palm tree yielding a fine yellowish wax, also CARNAUBA. |
| CASUARINAS | • casuarinas n. Plural of casuarina. • CASUARINA n. a tree of the genus Casuarina, native to Australia and parts of SE Asia, with jointed branches resembling gigantic horsetail plants. |
| GARGANTUAN | • gargantuan adj. Huge; immense; tremendous. • gargantuan adj. (Obsolete) Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite. • Gargantuan adj. Alternative letter-case form of gargantuan. |
| GARGANTUAS | • GARGANTUA n. a monster in a Japanese film. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| QUADRANTAL | • quadrantal n. An ancient Roman unit of measure for liquids. • quadrantal n. Cube. • quadrantal adj. (Geometry) Of or relating to a quadrant, or included in the fourth part of a circle. |
| SATURNALIA | • saturnalia n. A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period… • Saturnalia prop.n. An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn. • Saturnalia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the order Saurischia – a dinosaur from the Triassic period. |
| TARANTULAE | • tarantulae n. Plural of tarantula. • TARANTULA n. any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous. |
| TARANTULAS | • tarantulas n. Plural of tarantula. • TARANTULA n. any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous. |