| CARPOPHAGOUS | • carpophagous adj. Living on fruits; fruit-eating. • CARPOPHAGOUS adj. fruit-eating. |
| COPROPHAGOUS | • coprophagous adj. Feeding on excrement. • COPROPHAGOUS adj. eating dung, also COPROPHAGIC. |
| DRAUGHTPROOF | • draughtproof adj. That prevents the entry of draughts. • draughtproof v. To seal an opening, so as to prevent the entry of draughts. • DRAUGHTPROOF v. to make proof against draughts. |
| FLUOROGRAPHY | • fluorography n. Photofluorography. • fluorography n. Visualisation of radiolabelled material. • FLUOROGRAPHY n. the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X rays. |
| HYGROPHILOUS | • hygrophilous adj. (Botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment. • HYGROPHILOUS adj. living in water or moist places, also HYGROPHIL. |
| LAGOMORPHOUS | • lagomorphous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs. • LAGOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a lagomorph, a gnawing mammal, also LAGOMORPHIC. |
| MACROPHAGOUS | • macrophagous adj. (Zoology) That feeds on relatively large particles or prey. • MACROPHAGOUS adj. of an animal, feeding on relatively large particles of food. |
| MICROPHAGOUS | • microphagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on small particles. • MICROPHAGOUS adj. of an animal, feeding on small particles of food. |
| NECROPHAGOUS | • necrophagous adj. That eats dead or decaying animal flesh. • NECROPHAGOUS adj. feeding on the dead. |
| PHOTOGRAVURE | • photogravure n. (Uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books. • photogravure n. (Countable) A print so made. • photogravure v. To print by this process. |
| POORMOUTHING | • poormouthing v. Present participle of poormouth. • POORMOUTH v. to complain about being poor. |
| RHIZOPHAGOUS | • rhizophagous adj. Feeding on roots. • RHIZOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on roots. |
| SAPROPHAGOUS | • saprophagous adj. Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter. • SAPROPHAGOUS adj. feeding on decaying material. |
| SARCOPHAGOUS | • sarcophagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on flesh; carnivorous. • SARCOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on flesh; carnivorous. |
| THOROUGHPINS | • thoroughpins n. Plural of thoroughpin. • THOROUGHPIN n. a swelling of horses' hocks. |
| ZYGOMORPHOUS | • zygomorphous adj. Zygomorphic. • ZYGOMORPHOUS adj. bilaterally symmetrical, also ZYGOMORPHIC. |