podophthalmite
The eyestalk of a crustacean.

podophthalmites
plural of podophthalmite

podopompholyx
pompholyx affecting the foot

poeciliids
plural of poeciliid

poecilostomatoid
Any member of the order Poecilostomatoida of copepods.

poecilostomatoids
plural of poecilostomatoid

pogge
A scorpaeniform fish native to the waters of northern Europe, Agonus cataphractus

pogges
plural of pogge

poggies
plural of poggy

poggy
Alternative form of porgy.
A small whale.

poghaden
menhaden (fish)

pogie
Alternative form of pogy (“type of fish”).

pogies
plural of pogie

pogona
A bearded dragon, any lizard of the genus Pogona, native to Australia.

pogonas
plural of pogona

polar cod
A north Atlantic fish of the family Gadidae (cod, haddock, whitings and pollock), Boreogadus saida.

polarotaxis
orientation of an organism in line with the plane of polarization of polarized light

polatouche
A Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans, syn. Sciuropterus volans), native to much of boreal Eurasia, from Finland east.

polatouches
plural of polatouche

policeware
Synonym of govware.

polioplasm
The circulating portion of the cytoplasm.

polistine
Any of the wasps of the subfamily Polistinae.

polistines
plural of polistine

pollack
Alternative spelling of pollock.

pollacks
plural of pollack

pollan
A freshwater fish, Coregonus pollan, resembling a herring

pollans
plural of pollan

pollercoasters
plural of pollercoaster

pollicipedid
Any member of the family Pollicipedidae of barnacles in the order Pedunculata.

pollicipedids
plural of pollicipedid

pollinaria
plural of pollinarium

pollinarium
The structure in an orchid flower which becomes attached to an insect during pollination. Includes the pollinia, caudicle, and viscidium.

pollinator
the agent that pollinates a plant; often an insect
the plant that is the source of pollen for cross-pollination

pollinators
plural of pollinator

pollinivore
Any animal that feeds on pollen; a palynivore.

pollinivores
plural of pollinivore

pollinivory
The consumption of pollen by animals.

pollock
Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.

pollocks
plural of pollock

polonga
Russell's viper

polongas
plural of polonga

poltergeese
plural of poltergoose

poltergeist
An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

poltergeister
plural of poltergeist

poltergeistism
The supposed manifestation of the presence of one or more poltergeists, especially as involving physical objects which move or fly about without warning.

poltergeists
plural of poltergeist

poltergoose
A ghost goose.

polyacron
A polyhedron.

polyacrons
plural of polyacron

polyactine
The ray of a polyactinal sponge

polyactines
plural of polyactine

polychrotid
Any lizard in the family Polychrotidae or subfamily Polychrotinae.

polychrotids
plural of polychrotid

polyclad
Any member of the Polycladida, a highly diverse clade of free-living marine turbellarian flatworms.

polyclads
plural of polyclad

polycopid
Any ostracod in the family Polycopidae.

polycopids
plural of polycopid

polydesmid
An millipede in order Polydesmida (flatbacked millipedes).
An millipede in family Polydesmidae.

polydesmids
plural of polydesmid

polydont
Any animal that has many teeth, or with different types of teeth

polydonts
plural of polydont

polyextremophile
An organism which can tolerate two or more extreme environmental factors.

polyextremophiles
plural of polyextremophile

polygenome
The collective genome of a community of related organisms

polygenomes
plural of polygenome

polylege
An insect that collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants.

polyleges
plural of polylege

polyliths
plural of polylith

polyneopteran
Any insect of the subdivision Polyneoptera.

polyneopterans
plural of polyneopteran

polyopisthocotylean
Any monogenean flatworm of the subclass Polyopisthocotylea

polyopisthocotyleans
plural of polyopisthocotylean

polyphagan
Any member of the beetle suborder Polyphaga.

polyphagans
plural of polyphagan

polyphagid
Any member of the Polyphagidae, now the Corydiidae

polyphagids
plural of polyphagid

polyphemid
Any water flea in the family Polyphemidae.

polyphemids
plural of polyphemid

polyphylesis
polyphyly

polyphyodont
Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced.

polyphyodonts
plural of polyphyodont

polypide
The internal contents of a bryozoan; includes the digestive and muscular systems.

polypides
plural of polypide

polyplastid
A multicellular organism

polyplastids
plural of polyplastid

polypomedusan
A cnidarian of the former order Polypomedusae

polypomedusans
plural of polypomedusan

polystome
Any animal with many mouths.
A parasitic flatworm of class Monogenea, that inhabits the gills of fish.

polystomes
plural of polystome

polysyndactylism
Alternative form of polysyndactyly.

polysyndactyly
polydactyly and syndactyly in the same hand or foot

polytherians
plural of polytherian

polytope
A geometric shape (of any number of dimensions) which is fully enclosed and has flat sides, making it a member of the generalized class of shapes which includes the two-dimensional polygon and three-dimensional polyhedron; (formally) a finite region of n-dimensional space bounded by hyperplanes.

polytopes
plural of polytope

polytrichid
Any member of the Polytrichidae.

polytrichids
plural of polytrichid

polytroph
Any polytrophic organism.

polytrophs
plural of polytroph

polyxeny
Synonym of pleioxeny.

polyzoa
plural of polyzoon

polyzoon
A bryozoan.

pomatiasid
Any member of the Pomatiasidae.

pomatiasids
plural of pomatiasid

pomatiopsid
Any member of the family Pomatiopsidae of saline lake gastropods.

pomatiopsids
plural of pomatiopsid

pomfret
A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species.
Any of several species of butterfishes in the genus Pampus.
A golden pomfret (Trachinotus blochii).
A black pomfret (Parastromateus niger).

pomfrets
plural of pomfret

pomitude
The way of thinking or feeling of a Pomeranian dog.
The characteristic behavior of this breed.

pomp
Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.

pompador
Nonstandard spelling of pompadour.

pompadour
A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.
A men's hairstyle of the 1950s.
A crimson or pink colour.
A corsage with low square neck.
A pattern for silk, with leaves and flowers in pink, blue, and gold.
A member of the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881.

pompadour fish
Synonym of discus fish.

pompadours
plural of pompadour

pompano
Any of various carangid fish of genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris (African pompano), from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
A Pacific pompano, an edible butterfish of species Peprilus simillimus.

pompanoes
plural of pompano

pompanos
plural of pompano

pompholix
Alternative form of pompholyx.

pompholyx
dyshidrosis
impure zinc oxide

pompilid
Any member of the Pompilidae, or spider wasps.

pompilids
plural of pompilid

pompiloid
Any wasp of the superfamily Pompiloidea

pompiloids
plural of pompiloid

pompom
A ball made of pieces of soft fabric, tinsel, plastic, or paper streamers, tied together in the middle and left loose at the ends, used as decoration or as a showy prop for cheerleading.

pompoms
plural of pompom

pompon
Alternative form of pompom (“decorative ball”).
A hardy garden chrysanthemum with button-like flower heads.
Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose.

pompons
plural of pompon

pompoon
Obsolete form of pompom.

pompoons
plural of pompoon

pomps
plural of pomp

pomskies
plural of pomsky

pomsky
Alternative letter-case form of Pomsky.

pond loach
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus