| ANTHOPHILOUS | • anthophilous adj. Living or growing on flowers. • ANTHOPHILOUS adj. feeding upon or living among flowers e.g. the anthophilous parrots of Tasmania. |
| BATHOPHILOUS | • bathophilous adj. (Biology) That inhabits very deep water. • BATHOPHILOUS adj. of an organism, living in very deep water. |
| COAUTHORSHIP | • coauthorship n. Joint authorship by two or more authors. • COAUTHORSHIP n. the role of coauthor. |
| HELIOPHILOUS | • heliophilous adj. (Botany) That needs, or tolerates, a high level of direct sunlight. • HELIOPHILOUS adj. attracted by sunlight. |
| HIPPOPHAGOUS | • hippophagous adj. Feeding on horseflesh. • HIPPOPHAGOUS adj. eating horseflesh. |
| HOLOTHURIANS | • holothurians n. Plural of holothurian. • HOLOTHURIAN n. any member of a class of wormlike unarmoured echinoderms, aka sea cucumbers. |
| HYDROPHILOUS | • hydrophilous adj. (Biology) That grows or thrives in or near water. • hydrophilous adj. (Botany) That is pollinated by water. • HYDROPHILOUS adj. water-loving; pollinated by agency of water. |
| 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. |
| LITHOPHAGOUS | • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel. • lithophagous adj. (Zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. • LITHOPHAGOUS adj. stone-swallowing; rock-boring; eating rock. |
| LITHOPHILOUS | • lithophilous adj. (Biology) That lives in stony or rocky environments. • LITHOPHILOUS adj. living among stones. |
| OPHIOPHAGOUS | • ophiophagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on snakes. • OPHIOPHAGOUS adj. eating snakes. |
| PHOSPHONIUMS | • phosphoniums n. Plural of phosphonium. • PHOSPHONIUM n. the radical PH4, analogous to ammonium. |
| PHOTOPHILOUS | • photophilous adj. Thriving in the presence of light. • PHOTOPHILOUS adj. light-loving, turning towards the light, also PHOTOPHILIC. |
| RHIZOPHAGOUS | • rhizophagous adj. Feeding on roots. • RHIZOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on roots. |
| RHIZOPHILOUS | • RHIZOPHILOUS adj. growing on roots. |
| ROUGHHOUSING | • roughhousing v. Present participle of roughhouse. • ROUGHHOUSING n. brawling. |
| THOROUGHPINS | • thoroughpins n. Plural of thoroughpin. • THOROUGHPIN n. a swelling of horses' hocks. |