| ANTILOGOUS | • antilogous adj. Of the contrary name or character; opposite. • antilogous adj. Being or relating to that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated. • ANTILOGOUS adj. contrary; inconsistent. |
| AUTOLOGOUS | • autologous adj. Derived from part of the same individual (i.e. from the recipient rather than a different donor). • AUTOLOGOUS adj. involving a situation in which the donor and the recipient (of blood, skin, bone, etc.) are the same person. |
| EXOPHAGOUS | • exophagous adj. Exhibiting or relating to exophagy. • EXOPHAGOUS adj. relating to exophagy, cannibalism outside one's own group. |
| GEOPHAGOUS | • geophagous adj. Eating earth. • GEOPHAGOUS adj. earth-eating. |
| HEMIZYGOUS | • hemizygous adj. (Genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism. • HEMIZYGOUS adj. having one or more genes that have no allelic counterparts. |
| HOMOLOGOUS | • homologous adj. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity. • HOMOLOGOUS adj. having the same relative structure, also HOMOLOGICAL. |
| HOMOZYGOUS | • homozygous adj. Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele. • HOMOZYGOUS adj. inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
| LUCIFUGOUS | • lucifugous adj. Having a dislike of light, particularly from the sun. • lucifugous adj. Nocturnal. • LUCIFUGOUS adj. shunning or avoiding light. |
| MONOZYGOUS | • monozygous adj. Synonym of monozygotic. • MONOZYGOUS adj. developed from one zygote only, also MONOZYGOTIC. |
| NIDIFUGOUS | • nidifugous adj. (Biology, of a bird) That leaves the nest shortly after hatching. • NIDIFUGOUS adj. leaving the nest soon after hatching. |
| OMOPHAGOUS | • omophagous adj. Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food. • OMOPHAGOUS adj. eating raw flesh. |
| 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. |
| ZOOPHAGOUS | • zoophagous adj. Carnivorous. • zoöphagous adj. Alternative spelling of zoophagous. • ZOOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on animals. |