| ACRITARCHS | • acritarchs n. Plural of acritarch. • ACRITARCH n. any of a group of fossil one-celled marine organisms. |
| ARCHENTERA | • archentera n. Plural of archenteron. • ARCHENTERON n. in the developing embryo, the primitive gut. |
| ARCHITRAVE | • architrave n. (Architecture) The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns. • architrave n. (Architecture) The moldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening. • ARCHITRAVE n. the collective name for the various parts, jambs, lintels, etc., that surround a door or window. |
| ARTHRALGIC | • arthralgic adj. (Pathology) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from arthralgia. • ARTHRALGIC adj. relating to arthralgia, pain in a joint. |
| BRACHIATOR | • brachiator n. Any creature that moves by means of brachiation. • BRACHIATOR n. an animal, such as a gibbon, that progresses by brachiation. |
| CATARRHINE | • catarrhine adj. Describing the Catarrhini parvorder of primates (including humans) that have nostrils that are close… • catarrhine n. Any animal of this group. • CATARRHINE n. a member one of the two divisions of primates, including all the Old World monkeys, having a narrow partition between the nostrils, also CATARHINE. |
| CATARRHOUS | • catarrhous adj. Catarrhal. • CATARRHOUS adj. of or like catarrh, also CATARRHAL. |
| CHARACTERS | • characters n. Plural of character. • CHARACTER v. (archaic) to engrave, inscribe. |
| CHARACTERY | • charactery n. (Obsolete) The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark. • charactery n. (Obsolete) That which is charactered; the meaning. • CHARACTERY n. writing; a system of symbols or letters used to express thoughts. |
| CHARTULARY | • chartulary n. Alternative form of cartulary. • CHARTULARY n. a collection of deeds and titles to estate or monastery. |
| MATRIARCHS | • matriarchs n. Plural of matriarch. • MATRIARCH n. a woman who is the head of a family. |
| MATRIARCHY | • matriarchy n. A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children. • matriarchy n. A system of government by females (particularly as a kind of polity). • matriarchy n. The dominance of women in social or cultural systems. |
| PATRIARCHS | • patriarchs n. Plural of patriarch. • PATRIARCH n. a man who is the head of a family. |
| PATRIARCHY | • patriarchy n. (Anthropology, history) A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority… • patriarchy n. A power structure in which men are dominant. • patriarchy n. (Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate. |
| TETRABRACH | • TETRABRACH n. in classical prosody, a word or metrical foot composed of four short syllables. |
| TRACHEOLAR | • tracheolar adj. Relating to the tracheole. • TRACHEOLAR adj. of or like a tracheole, one of the minute delicate endings of a branched trachea of an insect. |