| ARCHENTERA | • archentera n. Plural of archenteron. • ARCHENTERON n. in the developing embryo, the primitive gut. |
| CALYPTERA | • calyptera n. Alternative form of calyptra. • CALYPTERA n. a hood or hoodlike structure, esp. that covering the spore capsule of mosses and liverworts, also CALYPTER, CALYPTRA. |
| CIGUATERA | • ciguatera n. A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin. • CIGUATERA n. (Spanish) poisoning caused by the ingestion of various normally edible tropical fish in whose flesh a toxin has accumulated. |
| COELENTERA | • coelentera n. Plural of coelenteron. • COELENTERON n. a coelenterate's saclike body cavity. |
| COLEOPTERA | • Coleoptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – beetles. • COLEOPTERON n. a large order of insects having the front wings modified as hard wing-cases, and comprising the beetles and weevils, also COLEOPTERAN. |
| DIPTERA | • Diptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – true flies. • DIPTERA n. an extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers. |
| ENTERA | • entera n. Plural of enteron. • ENTERON n. (Greek) a body cavity in coelenterates. |
| ETCETERA | • etcetera phr. Alternative form of et cetera. • etcetera n. Alternative form of et cetera. • et␣cetera phr. (Uncommon) The full form of etc.: and so forth, and the rest. |
| HYMENOPTERA | • hymenoptera n. Plural of hymenopteron. • Hymenoptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. • HYMENOPTERON n. an order of insect having four membranous wings, e.g. ants, bees, wasps, also HYMENOPTERAN. |
| LAVATERA | • lavatera n. (Botany) Any of the genus Lavatera of malvaceous flowering plants. • Lavatera prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – the lavateras. • LAVATERA n. any plant of the lavatera genus. |
| LEPIDOPTERA | • lepidoptera n. Plural of lepidopteron. • Lepidoptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – butterflies, moths and skippers. • LEPIDOPTERON n. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, typically having two pairs of wings covered with fragile scales, also LEPIDOPTERAN. |
| MESENTERA | • mesentera n. Plural of mesenteron. • MESENTERON n. the midgut. |
| MONOPTERA | • monoptera n. Plural of monopteron. • MONOPTERON n. a circular temple with one ring of columns. |
| MONSTERA | • monstera n. (Botany) Any of the plants of the genus Monstera, known for their holey leaves. • Monstera prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – certain flowering plants. • MONSTERA n. a kind of fruit, grown in Queensland and the West Indies. |
| NEUROPTERA | • neuroptera n. Plural of neuropteron. • Neuroptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Neuropterida – the lacewings and related insects. • NEUROPTERAN n. any of an order of insect including lacewing flies, also NEUROPTERON. |
| ORTHOPTERA | • orthoptera n. Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order Orthoptera, such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts. • Orthoptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Polyneoptera – various insects including crickets, grasshoppers… • ORTHOPTERON n. any member of the Orthoptera, an order of mandibulate insects, also ORTHOPTERAN. |
| PATERA | • patera n. A broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in ritual contexts such as libations. • patera n. (Architecture) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes etc. • patera n. The caldera or crater (dish-shaped depression) atop a volcano, especially an extraterrestrial one; also… |
| SANTERA | • santera n. A woman who crafts santos (religious statues). • SANTERA n. (Spanish) a priestess of santeria. |
| SESQUIALTERA | • sesquialtera n. (Music) A ratio of 3:2. • sesquialtera n. (Music) An organ stop that uses two ranks of different pipes. • SESQUIALTERA n. a perfect fifth; three notes against two; an organ stop giving the root, the twelfth and the tierce. |
| TUATERA | • tuatera n. Alternative form of tuatara. • TUATERA n. (Maori) a primitive reptile found in New Zealand, of the genus Hatteria, also TUATARA. |