| ALTRICIAL | • altricial adj. (Zoology) Helpless at birth (of young animals); or having young which are helpless at birth. • altricial n. Such an animal. • ALTRICIAL adj. having young requiring care for a lengthy period. |
| ANCILLARY | • ancillary adj. Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. • ancillary n. Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter. • ancillary n. (Archaic) An auxiliary. |
| BACILLARY | • bacillary adj. Of or pertaining to a bacillus. • BACILLARY adj. of the shape or nature of a bacillus, rodlike, also BACILLAR. |
| CABRILLAS | • cabrillas n. Plural of cabrilla. • CABRILLA n. (Spanish) a name applied to various species of edible fishes of the genus Serranus. |
| CALICULAR | • calicular adj. Relating to, or resembling, a cup. • CALICULAR adj. like a calicle, a row of small bracts at the base of the calyx. |
| CALLIGRAM | • calligram n. A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance. • calligram n. A signature made from interwoven Arabic words. • CALLIGRAM n. a design using the letters of a word, also CALLIGRAMME. |
| CALVARIAL | • calvarial adj. Of or pertaining to the calvaria. • CALVARIAL adj. relating to the calvarium, the upper skull, also CALVARIAN. |
| CAMARILLA | • camarilla n. A secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal. • CAMARILLA n. (Spanish) a group of unofficial often secret and scheming advisors; a cabal. |
| CAPILLARY | • capillary adj. Of or pertaining to hair. • capillary adj. Of or pertaining to a narrow tube. • capillary adj. Of, relating to, or caused by surface tension. |
| CRANIALLY | • cranially adv. With regard to the cranium. • cranially adv. Towards the cranium. • CRANIAL adv. pertaining to the skull. |
| CUADRILLA | • cuadrilla n. (Bullfighting) The team which supports the matador. • CUADRILLA n. (Spanish) the attendants of a matador. |
| LACRIMALS | • lacrimals n. Plural of lacrimal. • LACRIMAL n. a gland that produces tears, also LACHRYMAL, LACRYMAL. |
| RACHILLAE | • rachillae n. Plural of rachilla. • RACHILLA n. (Greek) the central stalk or axis of a grass spikelet, also RHACHILLA. |
| RACHILLAS | • rachillas n. Plural of rachilla. • RACHILLA n. (Greek) the central stalk or axis of a grass spikelet, also RHACHILLA. |
| RADICALLY | • radically adv. In a radical manner; fundamentally; very. • radically adv. At the root. • RADICAL adv. fundamental. |
| RASCAILLE | • rascaille n. A rascal. • rascaille n. A rabble or mob. • RASCAILLE n. (archaic) an archaic form of rascal, in the sense of rabble. |
| RHACHILLA | • rhachilla n. Alternative form of rachilla. • RHACHILLA n. (Greek) the axis of a grass spikelet, also RACHILLA. |
| VARICELLA | • varicella n. (Pathology) chickenpox. • varicella n. (Loosely) Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid. • VARICELLA n. (Latin) chickenpox. |