| AILUROPHOBES | • ailurophobes n. Plural of ailurophobe. • AILUROPHOBE n. a person with a morbid fear of cats. | 
| AMPHICOELOUS | • amphicoelous adj. (Zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave. • AMPHICOELOUS adj. of the vertebrae of most fishes and some amphibians, concave at the anterior and posterior ends. | 
| ANEMOPHILOUS | • anemophilous adj. (Botany) Pollinated by the wind. • ANEMOPHILOUS adj. pollinated by wind. | 
| AUTOHYPNOSES | • autohypnoses n. Plural of autohypnosis. • AUTOHYPNOSIS n. self-induced and usually automatic hypnosis. | 
| AUTOTROPHIES | • autotrophies n. Plural of autotrophy. • AUTOTROPHY n. the state of being an autotroph, an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. | 
| AUXOTROPHIES | • auxotrophies n. Plural of auxotrophy. • AUXOTROPHY n. the state of being auxotrophic, requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. | 
| HEPATOGENOUS | • hepatogenous adj. (Medicine) Synonym of hepatogenic. • HEPATOGENOUS adj. originating in the liver. | 
| METAMORPHOUS | • metamorphous adj. Metamorphic. • METAMORPHOUS adj. of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks). | 
| MONADELPHOUS | • monadelphous adj. (Botany) Having all its stamens within a flower fused together at least partly by the filaments. • MONADELPHOUS adj. united by filaments into a single stamen. | 
| NECROPHAGOUS | • necrophagous adj. That eats dead or decaying animal flesh. • NECROPHAGOUS adj. feeding on the dead. | 
| OESOPHAGUSES | • oesophaguses n. Plural of oesophagus. • OESOPHAGUS n. that portion of the gut which connects the pharynx to the stomach, also ESOPHAGUS. | 
| OXYCEPHALOUS | • OXYCEPHALOUS adj. having a conical skull, also OXYCEPHALIC. | 
| PHAENOGAMOUS | • phaenogamous adj. (Botany) Having true flowers with distinct floral organs; flowering. • PHAENOGAMOUS adj. of or like a phaenogam, a flowering plant, also PHAENOGAMIC. | 
| POLYCHAETOUS | • polychaetous adj. Relating to polychaetes. • POLYCHAETOUS adj. of or like a polychaete, a type of aquatic worm, also POLYCHETOUS. | 
| SARRUSOPHONE | • sarrusophone n. (Music) Any of a family of wind instruments intended to replace the oboe and bassoon in bands. • SARRUSOPHONE n. a double-reeded musical instrument resembling the bassoon. | 
| STENOPHAGOUS | • stenophagous adj. (Ecology) Feeding on a limited variety of food. • STENOPHAGOUS adj. of animals, feeding on a single type or limited variety of food. | 
| TAUTOPHONIES | • tautophonies n. Plural of tautophony. • TAUTOPHONY n. repetition of the same sound. |