| CEANOTHUS | • ceanothus n. Any of the genus Ceanothus of North American buckthorns. • Ceanothus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamnaceae – shrubs and small trees of North America, especially California. • CEANOTHUS n. (Greek) a shrub with blue flowers. |
| CETACEANS | • cetaceans n. Plural of cetacean. • CETACEAN n. a type of aquatic mammal, including whales and dolphins. |
| CUMACEANS | • cumaceans n. Plural of cumacean. • CUMACEAN n. a small crustacean living on the seabed. |
| LAODICEAN | • Laodicean adj. Pertaining to Laodicea. • Laodicean adj. Lukewarm, neither hot nor cold (with reference to Revelation 3:16). • Laodicean adj. Half-hearted or apathetic, especially with regards to religion or politics. |
| OCEANARIA | • oceanaria n. Plural of oceanarium. • OCEANARIUM n. an enclosed part of the sea in which dolphins, porpoises etc. are kept for display. |
| OCEANAUTS | • oceanauts n. Plural of oceanaut. • OCEANAUT n. someone who lives for periods under the sea, to observe and explore. |
| OCEANIDES | • Oceanides n. Plural of Oceanid. • OCEANID n. (Greek) an ocean nymph. |
| OCEANSIDE | • oceanside adj. Located on the coast of an ocean. • Oceanside prop.n. A city in San Diego County, California, United States. • OCEANSIDE adj. situated beside the ocean. |
| OCEANVIEW | • oceanview adj. Overlooking the ocean. • oceanview n. A view of the ocean. • OCEANVIEW adj. having a view of the ocean. |
| OCEANWARD | • oceanward adv. Toward the ocean. • oceanward adj. Facing or leading toward the ocean. • oceanward adj. Closer to the ocean than something else. |
| OSTRACEAN | • ostracean n. (Zoology) Any of a family of bivalves of which the oyster is the type. • OSTRACEAN adj. of or relating to oysters, also OSTRACEOUS. • OSTRACEAN n. a member of the oyster family formerly called Ostracea. |
| TESTACEAN | • testacean adj. Covered with or having a shell. • testacean n. (Zoology) One of the rhizopods in Testacea. • TESTACEAN n. a microscopic animal with a hard shell. |