| AMPHIBIOUSLY | • amphibiously adv. In the manner of an amphibian. • amphibiously adv. In an amphibious manner. • AMPHIBIOUS adv. adapted for both land and water. |
| AMPHIBLASTIC | • amphiblastic adj. (Biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation. • AMPHIBLASTIC adj. of animal ova, showing complete but unequal cleavage after fertilization. |
| AMPHIBOLITES | • amphibolites n. Plural of amphibolite. • AMPHIBOLITE n. rock composed of amphibole; hornblende. |
| AMPHIBRACHIC | • amphibrachic adj. Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short… • AMPHIBRACHIC adj. of or like an amphibrach, a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short. |
| AMPHICOELOUS | • amphicoelous adj. (Zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave. • AMPHICOELOUS adj. of the vertebrae of most fishes and some amphibians, concave at the anterior and posterior ends. |
| AMPHICTYONIC | • amphictyonic adj. (Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council. • AMPHICTYONIC adj. applied to the ancient Greek council of state-deputies. |
| AMPHIDENTATE | • AMPHIDENTATE adj. of a ligand, able to coordinate through either of two different atoms, also AMBIDENTATE. |
| AMPHIDIPLOID | • amphidiploid adj. (Genetics) Having a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents. • amphidiploid n. (Biology) Such an organism. • AMPHIDIPLOID n. a hybrid having a complete diploid chromosome set from each parent. |
| AMPHIGASTRIA | • AMPHIGASTRIUM n. a scalelike leaf on the ventral side of some liverworts. |
| AMPHISBAENAE | • amphisbænæ n. Plural of amphisbæna. • AMPHISBAENA n. a worm-lizard; also, a mythical two-headed serpent or lizard. |
| AMPHISBAENAS | • amphisbaenas n. Plural of amphisbaena. • amphisbænas n. Plural of amphisbæna. • AMPHISBAENA n. a worm-lizard; also, a mythical two-headed serpent or lizard. |
| AMPHISBAENIC | • amphisbaenic adj. (Mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena. • AMPHISBAENIC adj. of or like an amphisbaena. |
| AMPHISTOMOUS | • amphistomous adj. (Zoology) Having a sucker at each extremity. • AMPHISTOMOUS adj. having a sucker at either end, as some worms. |
| AMPHISTYLARS | • AMPHISTYLAR n. a temple having a set of columns at both ends or at both sides. |
| AMPHITHEATER | • amphitheater n. American spelling form of amphitheatre. • AMPHITHEATER n. an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space. |
| AMPHITHEATRE | • amphitheatre n. An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only… • amphitheatre n. (Geology) A natural formation of a similar shape, where a steep mountain or slope a particular rock… • AMPHITHEATRE n. an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space. |
| AMPHITHECIUM | • AMPHITHECIUM n. the outer layer of cells of the embryo of mosses and liverworts that develops into the outer parts of the spore-bearing capsule. |
| AMPHITROPOUS | • amphitropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other. • AMPHITROPOUS adj. of an ovule, with its point of attachment in the middle. |