| ACRODROMOUS | • acrodromous adj. (Botany) Alternative form of acrodrome. • ACRODROMOUS adj. of the veins in a leaf, running parallel to the edges of the leaf and fusing at the tip, also ACRODROME. |
| ADENOMATOUS | • adenomatous adj. Of or pertaining to adenoma. • ADENOMATOUS adj. relating to an adenoma. |
| AMPHIPODOUS | • amphipodous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda. • AMPHIPODOUS adj. having both walking and swimming feet. |
| AUTOTOMISED | • autotomised v. Simple past tense and past participle of autotomise. • AUTOTOMISE v. to effect an autotomy, the reflex loss of part of the body to save the whole (in lizards, etc.), also AUTOTOMIZE. |
| CATADROMOUS | • catadromous adj. (Ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea. • catadromous adj. (Botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond. • CATADROMOUS adj. of fishes, descending periodically for spawning to the lower parts of a river or to the sea, also KATADROMOUS. |
| DICHOGAMOUS | • dichogamous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting dichogamy. • DICHOGAMOUS adj. having males and females maturing at different rates. |
| DICOUMAROLS | • dicoumarols n. Plural of dicoumarol. • DICOUMAROL n. a crystalline compound obtained from sweet clover hay, also DICOUMARIN, DICUMAROL. |
| DORSOLUMBAR | • dorsolumbar adj. (Anatomy) dorsal and lumbar. • DORSOLUMBAR adj. of or relating to the dorsal and lumbar vertebrae, or the area of the body that they occupy. |
| HIPPODAMOUS | • HIPPODAMOUS adj. horse-taming. |
| KATADROMOUS | • katadromous adj. Alternative form of catadromous. • KATADROMOUS adj. of fishes, descending periodically for spawning to the lower parts of a river or to the sea, as opposed to anadromous, also CATADROMOUS. |
| MODULATIONS | • modulations n. Plural of modulation. • MODULATION n. an inflection of the tone or pitch of the voice. |
| MOULDBOARDS | • mouldboards n. Plural of mouldboard. • MOULDBOARD n. a curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing, also MOLDBOARD. |
| MYRIAPODOUS | • MYRIAPODOUS adj. like a myriapod. |
| NOVODAMUSES | • novodamuses n. Plural of novodamus. • NOVODAMUS n. in Scots law, a charter or single document containing a clause by which certain rights, privileges etc. are granted anew; the clause itself. |
| OUTDOORSMAN | • outdoorsman n. A man who spends time in outdoor pursuits or sports. • OUTDOORSMAN n. one who spends much time in the outdoors or in outdoor activities. |
| PSEUDOMONAD | • pseudomonad n. Any of many bacteria of the family Pseudomonadaceae, some of which are pathogenic. • PSEUDOMONAD n. a virgate plant and animal pathogen. |
| PSEUDOMONAS | • pseudomonas n. A pseudomonad. • Pseudomonas prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudomonadaceae – several gram-negative bacteria that cause a variety… • PSEUDOMONAS n. any of a genus of rodlike bacteria, many of which cause disease in plants or animals. |
| STOMODAEUMS | • STOMODAEUM n. in embryology, the invagination that forms the anterior part of the digestive tract, also STOMODEUM. |