| 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. |
| ARTHRODIAE | • ARTHRODIA n. in zoology, a joint. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| EARTHSTARS | • earthstars n. Plural of earthstar. • EARTHSTAR n. a fungus related to the puffballs that opens out into a starlike form. |
| EARTHWARDS | • earthwards adj. Towards the earth; earthward. • earthwards adv. Towards the earth; earthward. • EARTHWARDS adv. in the direction of the earth, also EARTHWARD. |
| HAIRSTREAK | • hairstreak n. Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings. • HAIRSTREAK n. a butterfly of the genus Thecla. |
| HEARTBREAK | • heartbreak n. Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment. • HEARTBREAK n. crushing grief, anguish, or distress. • HEARTBREAK v. to cause intense grief to. |
| HEARTWATER | • heartwater n. Ehrlichiosis. • HEARTWATER n. a fatal tick-borne viral disease of cattle, sheep and goats. |
| MARATHONER | • marathoner n. Someone who participates in a marathon or other long-distance races. • MARATHONER n. one who takes part in a marathon. |
| MARGHERITA | • margherita n. Alternative letter-case form of Margherita. • Margherita n. Synonym of margherita pizza (“A pizza made with tomato, mozzarella cheese, and basil.”). • MARGHERITA n. a variety of pizza topped with tomato, basil, and mozzarella cheese. |
| SHEARWATER | • shearwater n. Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and… • shearwater n. (By extension) Any of the entire family Procellariidae, including certain of the petrels. • SHEARWATER n. a gull-like oceanic bird of the petrel family. |
| TETRABRACH | • TETRABRACH n. in classical prosody, a word or metrical foot composed of four short syllables. |
| TETRAHEDRA | • tetrahedra n. Plural of tetrahedron. • TETRAHEDRON n. a polyhedron that has four faces. |
| THREADBARE | • threadbare adj. (Of cloth) shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show. • threadbare adj. Damaged or shabby. • threadbare adj. (Of a person) wearing clothes of threadbare material. |
| 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. |
| XENARTHRAL | • xenarthral adj. (Zoology) Having unusual joints. • XENARTHRAL adj. having additional facets on the dorsolumbar vertebrae, like sloths, anteaters and armadillos. |