| ENTOMOPHAGOUS | • entomophagous adj. Feeding on insects; insectivorous. • ENTOMOPHAGOUS adj. eating insects. |
| GASTEROPODOUS | • gasteropodous adj. Obsolete form of gastropodous. • GASTEROPODOUS adj. like a gasteropod. |
| GEITONOGAMOUS | • geitonogamous adj. Relating to or exhibiting geitonogamy. • GEITONOGAMOUS adj. relating to geitonogamy, pollination of a flower by another flower on the same plant. |
| GYNODIOECIOUS | • gynodioecious adj. (Botany) dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears… • GYNODIOECIOUS adj. having hermaphrodite and female flowers on different plants. |
| HOMOGENEOUSLY | • homogeneously adv. In a homogeneous manner. • HOMOGENEOUS adv. of a uniform consistency. |
| HOMOLOGOUMENA | • Homologoumena n. (Christianity) Those books of the New Testament which were acknowledged as canonical by the early church;… • HOMOLOGOUMENA n. the books of the New Testament whose authenticity was universally acknowledged in the early Church, also HOMOLOGUMENA. |
| INHOMOGENEOUS | • inhomogeneous adj. Not homogeneous. • INHOMOGENEOUS adj. relating to inhomogeneity. |
| NEIGHBOURHOOD | • neighbourhood n. (British spelling) alternative form of neighborhood. • NEIGHBOURHOOD n. a district, locality, esp. with reference to its inhabitants as a community, also NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| NEUROETHOLOGY | • neuroethology n. The study of animal behavior and its underlying control by the nervous system. • NEUROETHOLOGY n. the description of features of animal behaviour in terms of the mechanisms of the nervous system. |
| OSTREOPHAGOUS | • ostreophagous adj. Oyster-eating. • OSTREOPHAGOUS adj. oyster-eating. |
| OVERCOLOURING | • overcolouring v. Present participle of overcolour. • overcolouring n. Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this. • OVERCOLOUR v. to colour to excess, also OVERCOLOR. |
| OVERHONOURING | • OVERHONOUR v. to honour excessively, also OVERHONOR. |
| 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. |
| POSTBOURGEOIS | • postbourgeois adj. (In Marxist philosophy) Relating to a period of society following the decline of the bourgeoisie. • POSTBOURGEOIS adj. belonging to a period of society after the bourgeoisie. |
| PROLEGOMENOUS | • prolegomenous adj. (Literary) Introductory; functioning as a preface or prolegomenon. • PROLEGOMENOUS adj. of the nature of a prolegomenon, introduction, also PROLEGOMENAL, PROLEGOMENARY. |
| PROTEROGYNOUS | • proterogynous adj. (Botany) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous. • PROTEROGYNOUS adj. exhibiting proterogyny. |
| PULMONOLOGIES | • PULMONOLOGY n. the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the lungs. |
| STEGANOPODOUS | • steganopodous adj. (Zoology) Having all four toes webbed together. • STEGANOPODOUS adj. relating to the Steganopodes, an order of birds including pelicans. |
| THEOLOGOUMENA | • theologoumena n. Plural of theologoumenon. • THEOLOGOUMENON n. theological statement as opposed to divine one. |
| UROGYNECOLOGY | • urogynecology n. A surgical subspecialty of urology and gynecology. |