| APHANIPTEROUS | • aphanipterous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects. • APHANIPTEROUS adj. belonging to the Aphaniptera, an order of fleas. |
| AUTOBIOGRAPHY | • autobiography n. (Countable) A self-written biography; the story of one’s own life. • autobiography n. (Uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre. • AUTOBIOGRAPHY n. the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself. |
| AUTOCEPHALIES | • autocephalies n. Plural of autocephaly. • AUTOCEPHALY n. self-government. |
| AUTOCEPHALOUS | • autocephalous adj. (Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church. • autocephalous adj. (Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church. • autocephalous adj. (Comparable) Independent; self-directed. |
| AUTOGRAPHICAL | • autographical adj. Relating to an autograph, or one’s own handwriting. • autographical adj. Relating to, or used in, the process of autography. • AUTOGRAPHICAL adj. of, relating to, or constituting an autograph, also AUTOGRAPHIC. |
| HARUSPICATION | • haruspication n. The act or practice of divination from the entrails of animals slain in sacrifice. • HARUSPICATION n. divination by inspecting animal entrails. |
| HEMATOPHAGOUS | • hematophagous adj. (American spelling) Alternative form of haematophagous. • HEMATOPHAGOUS adj. of certain animals, feeding on blood, also HAEMATOPHAGOUS. |
| HERPETOFAUNAE | • HERPETOFAUNA n. (Latin) snake life. |
| HERPETOFAUNAS | • herpetofaunas n. Plural of herpetofauna. • HERPETOFAUNA n. (Latin) snake life. |
| NATUROPATHIES | • naturopathies n. Plural of naturopathy. • NATUROPATHY n. medical treatment by methods believed to aid nature. |
| NEUROPATHICAL | • neuropathical adj. Of or relating to neuropathy. • NEUROPATHICAL adj. of or like a neuropathy, an affection of the nervous system or of a nerve, also NEUROPATHIC. |
| PHONAUTOGRAPH | • phonautograph n. (Historical) A device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form. • PHONAUTOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording sound vibrations. |
| PHOSPHATURIAS | • phosphaturias n. Plural of phosphaturia. • PHOSPHATURIA n. the excessive discharge of phosphates in the urine. |
| POLYTHALAMOUS | • polythalamous adj. (Zoology) Having many chambers. • POLYTHALAMOUS adj. having many chambers. |
| RADICULOPATHY | • radiculopathy n. (Pathology) Any disease of the spinal nerve roots and spinal nerves. |
| TAUTOPHONICAL | • tautophonical adj. Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound. • TAUTOPHONICAL adj. relating to tautophony, also TAUTOPHONIC. |
| TELAUTOGRAPHY | • telautography n. Transmission of messages by telautograph. • TELAUTOGRAPHY n. transmission by use of a Telautograph, a telegraph for reproducing the movement of a pen or pencil and so transmitting writings or drawings. |
| URANOGRAPHIST | • URANOGRAPHIST n. one who practises uranography, descriptive astronomy and mapping. |