| OLIGOMEROUS | • oligomerous adj. (Biology) Having only a few members in a particular organ. • OLIGOMEROUS adj. having few parts; having fewer members than the other whorls of a flower. |
| HOMOIOMEROUS | • homoiomerous adj. Alternative form of homoeomerous. • HOMOIOMEROUS adj. having all the somites alike, also HOMEOMERIC, HOMEOMEROUS, HOMOEOMERIC, HOMOEOMEROUS. |
| COUNTERMOTION | • countermotion n. A physical movement that counterbalances another movement. • countermotion n. A legal motion filed in opposition to a previous motion. • COUNTERMOTION n. an opposite motion. |
| COUNTERMOTIONS | • countermotions n. Plural of countermotion. • COUNTERMOTION n. an opposite motion. |
| MACROEVOLUTION | • macroevolution n. Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs… • MACROEVOLUTION n. evolution that results in relatively large and complex changes, as in species formation. |
| MICROEVOLUTION | • microevolution n. Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over… • MICROEVOLUTION n. comparatively minor evolutionary change involving the accumulation of variations in populations usually below the species level. |
| OMNIVOROUSNESS | • omnivorousness n. The state of being omnivorous. • OMNIVOROUS n. feeding on all kinds of food. |
| OSMOREGULATION | • osmoregulation n. The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content… • OSMOREGULATION n. regulation of osmotic pressure esp. in the body of a living organism. |
| THERIOMORPHOUS | • THERIOMORPHOUS adj. having the form of a beast, also THERIOMORPHIC. |
| ANDROMONOECIOUS | • andromonoecious adj. (Botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant. • ANDROMONOECIOUS adj. having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant. |
| ENANTIOMORPHOUS | • enantiomorphous adj. Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic. • ENANTIOMORPHOUS adj. of or like an enantiomorph, also ENANTIOMORPHIC. |
| MACROEVOLUTIONS | • macroevolutions n. Plural of macroevolution. • MACROEVOLUTION n. evolution that results in relatively large and complex changes, as in species formation. |
| MICROEVOLUTIONS | • microevolutions n. Plural of microevolution. • MICROEVOLUTION n. comparatively minor evolutionary change involving the accumulation of variations in populations usually below the species level. |
| OSMOREGULATIONS | • osmoregulations n. Plural of osmoregulation. • OSMOREGULATION n. regulation of osmotic pressure esp. in the body of a living organism. |
| OVERCONSUMPTION | • overconsumption n. Excessive consumption. • over-consumption n. An excessive level of consumption. • OVERCONSUMPTION n. excessive consumption. |