| ANTHROPOPHAGUS | • anthropophagus n. A man-eater; a cannibal. • ANTHROPOPHAGUS n. a cannibal; a man-eater. |
| ANTHROPOPHUISM | • anthropophuism n. Human nature. • anthropophuism n. The ascription of human nature to the gods. • ANTHROPOPHUISM n. the ascription of human nature to God or to the gods. |
| AUTOCHTHONISMS | • AUTOCHTHONISM n. the condition of being autochthonous. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPHS | • CHEMAUTOTROPH n. an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPH | • chemoautotroph n. (Biology) a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from chemical processes rather… • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| HAEMATOPHAGOUS | • haematophagous adj. (British spelling) Feeding on blood. • hæmatophagous adj. Obsolete spelling of hematophagous. • HAEMATOPHAGOUS adj. of certain animals, feeding on blood, also HEMATOPHAGOUS. |
| HYDROCEPHALOUS | • hydrocephalous adj. Having a swollen head. • hydrocephalous adj. (Medicine) Afflicted with hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALOUS adj. suffering from hydrocephaly, also HYDROCEPHALIC. |
| ICHTHYOLATROUS | • ichthyolatrous adj. Fish-worshipping. • ICHTHYOLATROUS adj. worshipping fish. |
| ICHTHYOPHAGOUS | • ichthyophagous adj. (Biology) feeding on fish. • ICHTHYOPHAGOUS adj. fish-eating. |
| ORTHOCEPHALOUS | • orthocephalous adj. Alternative form of orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALOUS adj. having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length, also ORTHOCEPHALIC. |
| PHONAUTOGRAPHS | • phonautographs n. Plural of phonautograph. • PHONAUTOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording sound vibrations. |
| PHOTOAUTOTROPH | • photoautotroph n. (Biology) an organism, such as all green plants, that can synthesize its own food from inorganic material… • PHOTOAUTOTROPH n. an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light as an energy source. |
| PODOPHTHALMOUS | • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Podophthalmia. • PODOPHTHALMOUS adj. having eyes on stalks, like some crabs. |
| RHIZOCEPHALOUS | • rhizocephalous adj. Belonging to the Rhizocephala. • RHIZOCEPHALOUS adj. of or like a rhizocephalan, a cirripede parasitic on crabs. |
| SCHIZOGNATHOUS | • schizognathous adj. (Zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed… • SCHIZOGNATHOUS adj. of some birds, having the bones of the palate separate. |
| THOROUGHBASSES | • thoroughbasses n. Plural of thoroughbass. • THOROUGHBASS n. esp. in baroque music, a bass part underlying a piece. |
| THOROUGHBRACED | • THOROUGHBRACED adj. fitted with a thoroughbrace. |
| THOROUGHBRACES | • thoroughbraces n. Plural of thoroughbrace. • THOROUGHBRACE n. any of several leather straps supporting the body of a carriage and serving as springs. |
| XANTHOPHYLLOUS | • xanthophyllous adj. Of or relating to xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYLLOUS adj. like a xanthophyll, a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks. |