| ABACTINALLY | • abactinally adv. (As seen or measured) from the end opposite the mouth in a radiate animal (to the other end). • ABACTINAL adv. remote from the actinal area (of a radiate animal). |
| ABECEDARIAN | • abecedarian n. Someone who is learning the alphabet. • abecedarian n. An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning. • abecedarian n. (Archaic) Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods… |
| ABLACTATION | • ablactation n. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam. • ablactation n. (Obsolete, horticulture) Inarching. • ABLACTATION n. the weaning of a child from its mother's milk. |
| ABRANCHIATE | • abranchiate adj. (Zoology) Without gills. • abranchiate n. (Zoology) An organism that does not have gills. • ABRANCHIATE adj. lacking gills, also ABRANCHIAL. |
| ANABRANCHES | • anabranches n. Plural of anabranch. • ANABRANCH n. a stream that leaves a river and reenters lower down. |
| BACCHANALIA | • bacchanalia n. Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration. • Bacchanalia n. (Greek mythology) A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus. • Bacchanalia n. (By extension) A drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy. |
| BALANCEABLE | • balanceable adj. Capable of being balanced. • BALANCEABLE adj. that can be balanced. |
| BASICRANIAL | • basicranial adj. Of or pertaining to the basicranium. • BASICRANIAL adj. of or relating to the base of the skull. |
| BATRACHIANS | • batrachians n. Plural of batrachian. • BATRACHIAN n. a frog or toad. |
| CANDELABRAS | • candelabras n. Plural of candelabra. • CANDELABRA n. a candleholder. |
| CANVASBACKS | • canvasbacks n. Plural of canvasback. • CANVASBACK n. a species of duck, so named from the markings of the plumage on its back. |
| MACERANDUBA | • maceranduba n. Archaic form of massaranduba. • MACERANDUBA n. (Tupi) the Brazilian milk-tree, also MASSARANDUBA, MASSERANDUBA. |
| SCARABAEANS | • SCARABAEAN n. a lamellicorn beetle. |