| AMPHIBIOUS | • amphibious adj. Capable of functioning on land or in water. • amphibious adj. Occurring on both land and water. • AMPHIBIOUS adj. adapted for both land and water. |
| AMPHIGOURI | • AMPHIGOURI n. a nonsensical piece of writing, usually in verse form, typically composed as a parody, also AMPHIGORY. |
| APOTHECIUM | • apothecium n. (Lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures… • APOTHECIUM n. the spore-producing organ of certain fungi, also APOTHECE. |
| DIMORPHOUS | • dimorphous adj. Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms. • DIMORPHOUS adj. characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two distinct forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic. |
| EPONYCHIUM | • eponychium n. (Anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail. • eponychium n. (Zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates… • EPONYCHIUM n. a narrow band of cuticle over the base of a nail. |
| ERIOPHORUM | • Eriophorum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – cottongrass, found in acidic bogs, especially in the Arctic. • ERIOPHORUM n. a plant of the cotton-grass genus. |
| EUPHONISMS | • euphonisms n. Plural of euphonism. • EUPHONISM n. the custom of using pleasing sounding words. |
| EUPHONIUMS | • euphoniums n. Plural of euphonium. • EUPHONIUM n. a musical instrument like a tuba but with somewhat higher pitch. |
| EUPHORBIUM | • euphorbium n. An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia… • EUPHORBIUM n. the resinous gum of certain succulent plants of the genus Euphorbia, formerly used as an emetic and purgative. |
| IMPOSTHUME | • imposthume n. (Obsolete) An abscess. • imposthume n. (Obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess. • imposthume v. (Obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess. |
| MESOHIPPUS | • Mesohippus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Equidae – an extinct horse of the Early Oligocene. • MESOHIPPUS n. an extinct mammal of the Horse family. |
| MOUTHPIECE | • mouthpiece n. A part of any device that functions in or near the mouth, especially… • mouthpiece n. A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else. • mouthpiece n. (Slang) A lawyer for the defense. |
| MYOPHILOUS | • MYOPHILOUS adj. pollinated by flies, also MYIOPHILOUS. |
| PEMPHIGOUS | • pemphigous adj. Relating to pemphigus. • PEMPHIGOUS adj. relating to pemphigus, a skin disease, characterized by the development of blebs upon different part of the body, also PEMPHIGOID. |
| PHYLLODIUM | • phyllodium n. (Botany) A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias. • PHYLLODIUM n. a petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias. |
| PROMETHIUM | • promethium n. A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61. • PROMETHIUM n. a radioactive rare-earth element, also PROMETHEUM. |
| SULPHONIUM | • sulphonium n. Alternative spelling of sulfonium. • SULPHONIUM n. the positively charged group SH3, its salts or derivatives, also SULFONIUM. |
| SYMPHILOUS | • SYMPHILOUS adj. of or like a symphile, an animal of another kind kept in an ants' or termites' nest. |