| ACANTHACEOUS | • acanthaceous adj. (Botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family. • acanthaceous adj. Armed with prickles, as a plant. • ACANTHACEOUS adj. prickly; of the Acanthaceae. |
| ANACOLUTHIAS | • anacoluthias n. Plural of anacoluthia. • ANACOLUTHIA n. a nonsequential syntactic construction in which the latter part of a sentence does not grammatically fit the earlier. |
| ANACOLUTHONS | • anacoluthons n. Plural of anacoluthon. • ANACOLUTHON n. a sentence or construction lacking grammatical sequence. |
| ANTHOCARPOUS | • anthocarpous adj. (Botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit. • ANTHOCARPOUS adj. of or like an anthocarp, a fruit resulting from many flowers, such as a pineapple. |
| AUTHORCRAFTS | • AUTHORCRAFT n. the craft of the author. |
| AUTOCEPHALIC | • autocephalic adj. Autocephalous. • AUTOCEPHALIC adj. of a bishop, independent of any higher governing body, also AUTOCEPHALOUS. |
| AUTOCHANGERS | • autochangers n. Plural of autochanger. • AUTOCHANGER n. a device by means of which records are dropped from a stack one at a time onto the turntable. |
| AUTOCHTHONAL | • autochthonal adj. Existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous. • AUTOCHTHONAL adj. indigenous, aboriginal, also AUTOCHTHONIC, AUTOCHTHONOUS. |
| AUTORICKSHAW | • autorickshaw n. A motorized rickshaw of South Asia and East Asia, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi. • AUTORICKSHAW n. a light, three-wheeled vehicle powered by a motorcycle engine, used in India, etc. |
| HALLUCINATOR | • hallucinator n. One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations. • hallucinator n. One who experiences hallucinations. • HALLUCINATOR n. one who hallucinates. |
| ICHTHYOFAUNA | • ichthyofauna n. The fish of a particular region. • ICHTHYOFAUNA n. the fish life of region. |
| NATUROPATHIC | • naturopathic adj. (Alternative medicine) Relating to naturopathy or to naturopaths. • NATUROPATHIC adj. relating to naturopathy. |
| PARASTICHOUS | • PARASTICHOUS adj. characterised by parastichy, i.e. having a secondary helix joining leaf-bases on an axis. |
| SCATOPHAGOUS | • scatophagous adj. Synonym of coprophagous: typified by consuming shit or other excrement. • SCATOPHAGOUS adj. habitually feeding on dung, coprophagous. |
| TAUROMACHIAN | • tauromachian adj. Of or pertaining to bullfighting. • tauromachian n. A bullfighter. • TAUROMACHIAN adj. pertaining to bullfights. |
| TAUROMACHIES | • tauromachies n. Plural of tauromachy. • TAUROMACHY n. the art of bullfighting. |
| TRACHOMATOUS | • trachomatous adj. Relating to a trachoma. • TRACHOMATOUS adj. relating to trachoma. |