| ACARID | • acarid n. (Zoology) Any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass Acarina. • acarid adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to acarids. • ACARID n. a member of the mite or tick family, also ACARIDAN, ACARINE, ACARUS. |
| BEDRID | • bedrid adj. (Obsolete) Bedridden. • BEDRID adj. (obsolete) confined to bed, also BEDRIDDEN. |
| CAPRID | • caprid adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the subfamily Caprinae of ruminants, of which the goat (genus Capra) is the type. • caprid n. (Zoology) Any member of the subfamily Caprinae. • CAPRID n. a member of the goat family. |
| CLERID | • clerid n. A beetle in the family Cleridae. • CLERID n. a predatory beetle. |
| CYBRID | • cybrid n. (Genetics) An artificial hybrid cell produced by introducing nuclear material from one organism into… • CYBRID n. a cell, plant etc. possessing the nuclear genome of one plant with at least some part of the genome of the other. |
| CYPRID | • cyprid n. Any freshwater ostracod of the family Cyprididae. • CYPRID n. a type of barnacle, also CYPRIS. |
| FLORID | • florid adj. Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy. • florid adj. Elaborately ornate; flowery. • florid adj. (Of a disorder, especially mental) In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state. |
| HORRID | • horrid adj. (Archaic) Bristling, rough, rugged. • horrid adj. Causing horror or dread. • horrid adj. Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable. |
| HYBRID | • hybrid n. (Biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or… • hybrid n. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of… • hybrid adj. Consisting of diverse components. |
| HYDRID | • hydrid n. Archaic form of hydride. • Hydrid n. (Astronomy) Any of the meteors in a meteor shower that appears to come from the constellation Hydra. • HYDRID n. any compound of hydrogen with another element, also HYDRIDE. |
| JERRID | • jerrid n. Alternative form of jereed. • JERRID n. (Arabic) a wooden Oriental javelin, also JEREED, JERID, JERREED. |
| LABRID | • labrid n. (Zoology) Any of the family Labridae of marine fishes. • LABRID n. a member of the wrasse genus of fishes, also LABROID. |
| NITRID | • nitrid n. Archaic form of nitride. • NITRID n. a compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical, also NITRIDE. |
| OTARID | • OTARID adj. of or like an otary, an eared seal. |
| PIERID | • pierid n. (Entomology) Any member of the butterfly family Pieridae. • PIERID n. any butterfly belonging to the family including cabbage white and other butterflies. |
| PUTRID | • putrid adj. Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction. • putrid adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh. • putrid adj. Vile, disgusting. |
| SPARID | • sparid n. Any of several perciform fishes of the family Sparidae. • SPARID n. any of a family of marine fishes, also SPAROID. |
| TORRID | • torrid adj. Very hot and dry. • torrid adj. Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate. • torrid adj. (Chiefly Britain) Full of difficulty. |