| AEOLOTROPIES | • AEOLOTROPY n. variation in physical properties on basis of position. |
| AILOUROPHOBE | • ailourophobe n. Alternative spelling of ailurophobe. • AILOUROPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of cats. |
| LOPHOPHORATE | • lophophorate adj. (Zoology) Having a lophophore. • lophophorate n. (Zoology) A member of the Lophophorata, a clade of invertebrate animals. • LOPHOPHORATE adj. of or like a lophophore, a ring of ciliated tentacles round the mouth of some sedentary marine animals. |
| MONOPETALOUS | • monopetalous adj. (Botany) Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to… • MONOPETALOUS adj. having petals united. |
| MONOSEPALOUS | • monosepalous adj. (Botany, of a calyx) having all sepals united. • MONOSEPALOUS adj. sepals fused. |
| OCTOPETALOUS | • octopetalous adj. (Botany) Having eight petals. • OCTOPETALOUS adj. having eight petals. |
| OCTOSEPALOUS | • OCTOSEPALOUS adj. having eight sepals. |
| PALEOBIOLOGY | • paleobiology n. The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals. • PALEOBIOLOGY n. a branch of paleontology concerned with the biology of fossil organisms, also PALAEBIOLOGY, PALAEOBIOLOGY. |
| PALEOECOLOGY | • paleoecology n. The ecology of the ancient past and of extinct organisms. • PALEOECOLOGY n. a branch of ecology that is concerned with the characteristics of ancient environments and with their relationships to ancient plants and animals. |
| PALEONTOLOGY | • paleontology n. (American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially… • PALEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALAEONTOLOGY. |
| PALEOZOOLOGY | • paleozoology n. (Zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them. • PALEOZOOLOGY n. the study of fossil animals, also PALAEOZOOLOGY. |
| PAROEMIOLOGY | • paroemiology n. Alternative form of paremiology. • PAROEMIOLOGY n. the study of proverbs. |
| POTAMOLOGIES | • POTAMOLOGY n. the study of rivers. |
| PROSOPOPEIAL | • PROSOPOPEIAL adj. relating to prosopopeia, personification. |
| SCOLOPACEOUS | • scolopaceous adj. (Zoology) Resembling a snipe. • SCOLOPACEOUS adj. snipelike. |