chiliweke
Alternative form of chilihueque.

chiliwekes
plural of chiliweke

chillun
Pronunciation spelling of children (plural of chile (“child”)), representing Southern US and African-American Vernacular English

chilluns
Alternative form of chillun (children)

chilognathan
Any millipede of the subclass Chilognatha

chilognathans
plural of chilognathan

chimabachid
Any member of the Chimabachinae subfamily of moths

chimaera
Alternative spelling of chimera.
A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin

chimaeras
plural of chimaera

chimphuman
Synonym of chuman.

chimphumans
plural of chimphuman

chimpkind
The chimpanzee species in its entirety.

chimponaut
A chimpanzee used in a spaceflight programme.

chimponauts
plural of chimponaut

chinchilloid
Any rodent of the superfamily Chinchilloidea

chinchilloids
plural of chinchilloid

chinook
The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings.
The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).

chinook salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, the largest species in the Pacific salmon group.

chinooks
plural of chinook

chionelasmatid
Any barnacle of the family Chionelasmatidae

chionelasmatids
plural of chionelasmatid

chipekwe
A rhinoceroslike creature of Central African legend.

chiquera
The red-necked falcon (Falco chicquera).

chiqueras
plural of chiquera

chirashizushi
A form of sushi consisting of rice topped with a variety of raw fish and vegetables or garnishes.

chirinabe
A Japanese hot pot with fish and vegetables.

chiro
A chiropractor.
Chiropractic.

chironomoid
Any member of the Chironomoidea superfamily of flies.

chiropter
A member of the order Chiroptera, a bat

chiropters
plural of chiropter

chiros
plural of chiro

chirren
Pronunciation spelling of children (plural of chile (“child”)), representing Southern US and African-American Vernacular English

chiselmouth
A North American fish (Acrocheilus alutaceus)

chiselmouths
plural of chiselmouth

chitarrone
Synonym of theorbo.

chitarrones
plural of chitarrone

chitonid
Any member of the Chitonidae.

chitonids
plural of chitonid

chitra
A sandfly.

chitras
plural of chitra

chlamyphore
A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.

chlamyphores
plural of chlamyphore

chlopsid
Any eel in the family Chlopsidae.

chlopsids
plural of chlopsid

chloropid
Any member of the family Chloropidae (frit flies).

chloropids
plural of chloropid

choanoderm
The inner part of a sponge's mesohyl, composed of choanocytes

choanoderms
plural of choanoderm

choanozoa
plural of choanozoan

choanozoan
Any member of the Choanozoa, a phylum of protists.

choanozoans
plural of choanozoan

chobie
tripletail

chobies
plural of chobie

chobwa
Alternative form of sawbwa.

chobwah
Alternative form of sawbwa.

chobwahs
plural of chobwah

chobwas
plural of chobwa

chogset
A conner, a fish of species Tautogolabrus adspersus.

chogsets
plural of chogset

choirmate
A member of the same choir.

choirmates
plural of choirmate

chollima
A mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology.

chondrophore
Any hydrozoan of the former order Chondrophora (now included in order Anthoathecata).

chondropterygians
plural of chondropterygian

chondroskeleton
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage

chondroskeletons
plural of chondroskeleton

chonetid
Any member of the Chonetidae family of brachiopods

chonetidine
Any member of the Chonetidina suborder of brachiopods.

chonetids
plural of chonetid

chonker
An obese cat.
Something big, especially an overweight person or animal.

chonkers
plural of chonker

chordates
plural of chordate

chordeumatidan
Any millipede of the order Chordeumatida

chordeumatidans
plural of chordeumatidan

choreutid
Any member of the family Choreutidae of moths.

choreutids
plural of choreutid

choristodere
Any member of the order Choristodera of extinct reptiles

choristoderes
plural of choristodere

chorkie
A dog that is the result of a cross between a Yorkie and a chihuahua.

chorkies
plural of chorkie

choupic
Alternative form of choupique.

choupics
plural of choupic

choupique
The bowfin fish, Amia calva

choupiques
plural of choupique

chowri
Alternative form of chowry.

chowrie
Alternative form of chowry.

chowries
plural of chowry

chowris
plural of chowri

chowry
A flyflap or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak.

christiania
Synonym of christie (“skiing turn”).

christianias
plural of christiania

chroma
The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area
The aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation
Short for chromatic semitone

chromas
plural of chroma

chromatome
The proteome of chromatins in an organism

chromatomes
plural of chromatome

chromatosis
Pigmentation, especially unusual pigmentation of human or animal tissue.
Pigmentation of tissue that normally is not pigmented.
Excessive pigmentation of tissue that normally is pigmented.

chromerid
Any unicellular photosynthetic organism of the phylum Chromerida

chromerids
plural of chromerid

chromide
Any of various cichlid fishes found in Asia.

chromides
plural of chromide

chromis
Any of the genus Chromis of damselfish.

chromises
third-person singular simple present indicative of chromise

chromite
A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr₂O₄.
Any member of the chromite-magnesiochromite series that is a mixed oxide of iron, magnesium and chromium with the formula (Fe,Mg)Cr₂O₄. It is a commercial source of chromium.

chromites
plural of chromite

chronid
Any slug in the family Chronidae.

chronids
plural of chronid

chronogeneses
plural of chronogenesis

chronogenesis
The development of a group of organisms over time

chrysidoid
Any member of the superfamily Chrysidoidea.

chrysidoids
plural of chrysidoid

chrysochlore
The golden mole.

chrysochlores
plural of chrysochlore

chrysochlorid
Any member of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden moles.

chrysochlorids
plural of chrysochlorid

chthamalid
Any member of the family Chthamalidae, stalkless acorn barnacles in the order Sessilia.

chthamalids
plural of chthamalid

chthamaloid
Any member of the Chthamaloidea superfamily of barnacles.

chthamaloids
plural of chthamaloid

chub
One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially:
One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially:
Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.
Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.

chub mackerel
A fish, Scomber japonicus

chubs
plural of chub

chuckawalla
Alternative form of chuckwalla.

chuckawallas
plural of chuckawalla

chuckwalla
A lizard, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

chuckwallas
plural of chuckwalla

chuhra
A member of the Chuhra caste in India
Any lower-caste person.
A Christian convert from a lower caste.

chuhras
plural of chuhra

chum salmon
A salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta.

chuman
A hypothetical hybrid of a male chimpanzee and a female human.

chumans
plural of chuman

churchscot
A payment once paid to support the clergy, sometimes in the form of livestock, grain, or other crops.

churchscots
plural of churchscot

churchset
Synonym of churchscot.

churra
An Iberian sheep breed.

churras
plural of churra

chydorid
Any water flea of the family Chydoridae

chydorids
plural of chydorid

chyle
A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine.

chyles
plural of chyle

chylus
Obsolete spelling of chyle.