| APOGEOTROPISM | • apogeotropism n. (Botany) An apogeotropic tendency. • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |
| ENTOMOPHAGOUS | • entomophagous adj. Feeding on insects; insectivorous. • ENTOMOPHAGOUS adj. eating insects. |
| ESOPHAGOSCOPE | • esophagoscope n. (American spelling) A form of endoscope for inspecting the esophagus. • ESOPHAGOSCOPE n. an implement for examining the oesophagus. |
| ESOPHAGOSCOPY | • esophagoscopy n. (American spelling, medicine) Diagnostic inspection of the interior of the esophagus. • ESOPHAGOSCOPY n. examination of the oesophagus, also OESOPHAGOSCOPY. |
| GASTEROPODOUS | • gasteropodous adj. Obsolete form of gastropodous. • GASTEROPODOUS adj. like a gasteropod. |
| GERONTOPHOBIA | • gerontophobia n. An abnormal and persistent fear of aging or growing old. • gerontophobia n. An abnormal and persistent fear of elderly individuals or people. • gerontophobia n. An aversion or hatred towards elderly people. |
| OSTREOPHAGOUS | • ostreophagous adj. Oyster-eating. • OSTREOPHAGOUS adj. oyster-eating. |
| PALAEOBIOLOGY | • palaeobiology n. The scientific study of prehistoric life, especially of those aspects pertaining to living systems. • palæobiology n. Archaic spelling of paleobiology. • PALAEOBIOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants and animals, also PALAEBIOLOGY, PALEOBIOLOGY. |
| PALAEOECOLOGY | • palaeoecology n. The study of past ecologies by using the evidence of fossils. • PALAEOECOLOGY n. the study of early ecology. |
| PALAEONTOLOGY | • palaeontology n. Britain standard spelling of paleontology. • palæontology n. Obsolete typography of palaeontology. • PALAEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALEONTOLOGY. |
| PALAEOZOOLOGY | • palaeozoology n. Alternative form of paleozoology. • PALAEOZOOLOGY n. the study of fossil animals, also PALEOZOOLOGY. |
| PALEOBIOLOGIC | • paleobiologic adj. Alternative spelling of palaeobiologic. • PALEOBIOLOGIC adj. relating to paleobiology, also PALEOBIOLOGICAL. |
| PALEOECOLOGIC | • paleoecologic adj. Paleoecological. • PALEOECOLOGIC adj. relating to paleoecology, also PALEOECOLOGICAL. |
| PALEONTOLOGIC | • paleontologic adj. Pertaining to paleontology; characteristic of paleontology. • PALEONTOLOGIC adj. relating to paleontology, also PALEONTOLOGICAL. |
| PHOTOMONTAGES | • photomontages n. Plural of photomontage. • PHOTOMONTAGE n. montage using photographic images. |
| POLYGONACEOUS | • polygonaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a family of apetalous plants, Polygonaceae, of which the knotweeds of the… • POLYGONACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Polygonaceae, knotgrasses. |
| STEGANOPODOUS | • steganopodous adj. (Zoology) Having all four toes webbed together. • STEGANOPODOUS adj. relating to the Steganopodes, an order of birds including pelicans. |
| TROPOCOLLAGEN | • tropocollagen n. (Biochemistry) A component of fibres of collagen in which three polypeptide chains are coiled around each other. • TROPOCOLLAGEN n. a subunit of collagen fibrils consisting of three polypeptide strands arranged in a helix. |
| ZOOGEOGRAPHER | • zoogeographer n. A person involved in zoogeography. • ZOOGEOGRAPHER n. a student of zoogeography. |
| ZOOGEOGRAPHIC | • zoogeographic adj. Of or relating to zoogeography; concerning the geographic distribution of animals. • ZOOGEOGRAPHIC adj. relating to zoogeography, also ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL. |