| CALYPSO | • calypso n. A style of Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century… • calypso v. (Intransitive) To perform calypso. • calypso n. A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa. |
| CLYPEAL | • clypeal adj. Of or pertaining to a clypeus. • CLYPEAL adj. relating to the clypeus, the frontal plate of the head of an insect. |
| CLYPEUS | • clypeus n. (Entomology) The shield-shaped front part of an insect’s head or a spider’s cephalothorax. • CLYPEUS n. (Latin) the frontal plate of the head of an insect. |
| CLYPING | • CLYPE v. to tell tales, also CLIPE. |
| DIGLYPH | • diglyph n. A member with two vertical channels or grooves, without the two lateral half grooves which characterize the triglyph. • DIGLYPH n. an architectural decorative double groove. |
| FLYPAST | • flypast n. (Britain) A low-level flight of a ceremonial nature; a flyover (US). • fly-past n. Alternative form of flypast. • FLYPAST n. a flight, at low altitude or close range, also FLYBY. |
| FLYPING | • flyping v. Present participle of flype. • FLYPE v. to strip back, to turn partly inside out e.g. a hat-brim. |
| GLYPHIC | • glyphic adj. Carved, sculpted. • glyphic adj. Pertaining to glyphs. • glyphic n. A glyph. |
| GLYPTAL | • glyptal n. A resin, made from glycerol and phthalic anhydride (or similar), used in paints. • GLYPTAL n. a kind of alkyd resin. |
| GLYPTIC | • glyptic adj. Of or pertaining to engraving, especially on precious stones. • GLYPTIC n. the art or process of engraving on gems. |
| POLYPED | • POLYPED n. something having many legs, also POLYPOD. |
| POLYPES | • polypes n. Plural of polype. • POLYPE n. (obsolete) an octopus or cuttlefish, later extended to various other marine animals, also POLYP, POULP, POULPE. |
| POLYPOD | • polypod adj. (Zoology) Having many feet. • polypod adj. Of or pertaining to the Polypodiales ferns. • polypod n. (Zoology) An animal with many feet. |
| POLYPUS | • polypus n. (Hematology, pathology) A cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem. • polypus n. (Archaic) An octopus. • POLYPUS n. (Latin) a growth protruding from the mucous lining to an organ. |