| ANTHROPOID | • anthropoid adj. Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance. • anthropoid adj. Having characteristics of an ape. • anthropoid n. An anthropoid animal. |
| APHRODITES | • APHRODITE n. a kind of butterfly. |
| ARTHROPODS | • arthropods n. Plural of arthropod. • ARTHROPOD n. any member of the phylum Arthropoda, members of which (e.g. insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) are characterized by segmented bodies and jointed limbs. |
| DYSTROPHIA | • dystrophia n. Dystrophy. • DYSTROPHIA n. impaired or imperfect nutrition; any of several disorders in which there is wasting of muscle tissue, also DYSTROPHY. |
| GRAPHITOID | • graphitoid adj. Resembling graphite. • GRAPHITOID adj. of or like graphite. |
| HEPTACHORD | • heptachord n. (Music) A system of seven sounds. • heptachord n. (Music) A lyre with seven chords. • heptachord n. (Poetry) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones. |
| HYDROPATHS | • hydropaths n. Plural of hydropath. • HYDROPATH n. a practitioner of hydropathy, the study of treating diseases with water. |
| HYDROPATHY | • hydropathy n. The therapeutic use of water, either internally or externally. • HYDROPATHY n. the study of treating diseases with water. |
| ORTHOPAEDY | • orthopaedy n. Alternative form of orthopedy. • orthopædy n. Obsolete typography of orthopaedy. • ORTHOPAEDY n. the art or process of curing deformities arising from (originally childhood) disease or injury, also ORTHOPAEDICS, ORTHOPEDIA, ORTHOPEDICS, ORTHOPEDY. |
| ORTHOPEDIA | • orthopedia n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies;… • ORTHOPEDIA n. the art or process of curing deformities arising from (originally childhood) disease or injury, also ORTHOPAEDICS, ORTHOPAEDY, ORTHOPEDICS, ORTHOPEDY. |
| PARENTHOOD | • parenthood n. The state of being a parent. • PARENTHOOD n. the state of being a parent. |
| PATCHBOARD | • patchboard n. A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which… • PATCHBOARD n. a panel with multiple electrical terminals. |
| PENTACHORD | • pentachord n. (Music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale. • pentachord n. A musical instrument with five strings. • PENTACHORD n. an ancient musical instrument with five strings. |
| PETROLHEAD | • petrolhead n. (Colloquial) A person who is overly reliant on the use of their car, resisting any suggestion to use… • petrolhead n. (Colloquial, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) A bogan who is overly fond of their car or motorbike… • petrolhead n. (Colloquial, Australia, New Zealand) A person involved in motor racing as either participant or dedicated spectator. |
| PHOTOCARDS | • photocards n. Plural of photocard. • PHOTOCARD n. an identity card containing a photograph of the bearer. |
| POURTRAHED | • POURTRAY v. (Spenser) to portray, also PORTRAY. |
| RADIOPHOTO | • radiophoto n. A radiophotograph. • RADIOPHOTO n. a picture transmitted by radio. |
| RHAPSODIST | • rhapsodist n. A rhapsode. • rhapsodist n. One who rhapsodizes. • RHAPSODIST n. anciently, one who recited or composed a rhapsody; esp. one whose profession was to recite the verses of Homer and other epic poets, also RHAPSODE. |
| THEROPODAN | • theropodan n. Theropod. • THEROPODAN n. a carnivorous dinosaur with small forelimbs (e.g. a tyrannosaurus), also THEROPOD. |