| ANTHROPOLOGY | • anthropology n. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method. • ANTHROPOLOGY n. the science of human beings. |
| CHRONOLOGIST | • chronologist n. A person skilled in chronology. • CHRONOLOGIST n. an expert in chronology, also CHRONOLOGER. |
| CONCHOLOGIST | • conchologist n. One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study. • CONCHOLOGIST n. a collector or student of shells. |
| ECHOLOCATION | • echolocation n. The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures. Also known as biosonar. • ECHOLOCATION n. determining the position of objects by means of supersonic vibrations echoed from them, as a bat does. |
| ETHNOBIOLOGY | • ethnobiology n. (Biology) The study of the relationships between plants and animals and human cultures. • ETHNOBIOLOGY n. the branch of biology involving the study of the traditional uses of plants and animals in various human societies. |
| HOLOPLANKTON | • holoplankton n. (Biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton. • HOLOPLANKTON n. organisms which remain as plankton throughout their whole life cycle. |
| HOMOLOGATING | • homologating v. Present participle of homologate. • HOMOLOGATE v. to sanction, allow esp. officially. |
| HOMOLOGATION | • homologation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that converts a compound into the next member of a homologous series… • homologation n. (Law) Official certification. • HOMOLOGATION n. confirmation, agreement. |
| ODONTOPHORAL | • odontophoral adj. Relating to the odontophore. • ODONTOPHORAL adj. of or like an odontophore, the rasping apparatus in molluscs, also ODONTOPHORAN. |
| ORNITHOLOGIC | • ornithologic adj. Of or relating to ornithology; ornithological. • ORNITHOLOGIC adj. relating to ornithology, also ORNITHOLOGICAL. |
| ORTHOGONALLY | • orthogonally adv. In an orthogonal manner; perpendicularly; at right angles. • ORTHOGONAL adv. at right angles; unrelated or independent of each other. |
| PHONOLOGISTS | • phonologists n. Plural of phonologist. • PHONOLOGIST n. a student of phonology, the branch of linguistics that deals with systems of sounds. |
| POLYPHYODONT | • polyphyodont n. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced. • POLYPHYODONT adj. having more than two successive dentitions. |
| UNORTHODOXLY | • unorthodoxly adv. In an unorthodox manner, unconventionally. • UNORTHODOX adv. not orthodox. |