bafaro
Either species of Polyprion, the wreckfishes.

bagrid
Any in the family Bagridae of naked catfishes.

bagrids
plural of bagrid

bakevelliid
Any of the extinct bivalves in the family Bakevelliidae.

bakevelliids
plural of bakevelliid

balanophorin
A waxy substance found in the stems of certain species of Langsdorffia in the family Balanophoraceae.

balantidia
plural of balantidium

balantidium
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.

balistid
Any triggerfish in the family Balistidae.

balistids
plural of balistid

balitorid
Any of the hillstream loaches in the family Balitoridae.

balitorids
plural of balitorid

ballistoconidia
plural of ballistoconidium

ballistoconidium
Synonym of ballistospore.

ballistospore
A spore that is ejected or shot off.

ballistospores
plural of ballistospore

balsamroot
A perennial of the genus Balsamorhiza in the sunflower family, native to western North America.

balsamroots
plural of balsamroot

baltoceratid
Any of the extinct cephalopods in the family Baltoceratidae.

baltoceratids
plural of baltoceratid

bamboowren
Any in the genus Psilorhamphus, of which the spotted bamboowren (Psilorhamphus guttatus) is the only species.

bandwing
Any of the subfamily Oedipodinae of grasshoppers, many having colourful hindwings.

bandwings
plural of bandwing

baphetid
Any of the extinct early tetrapods in the family Baphetidae.

baphetids
plural of baphetid

baramin
A set of organisms descended from some originally created species (based on the Biblical doctrine of Special Creation); a kind.

baramins
plural of baramin

barbourofelid
Any of the large catlike extinct carnivores in the family Barbourofelidae.

barbourofelids
plural of barbourofelid

barentsiid
Any entoproct in the family Barentsiidae.

barleeid
Any of the gastropods in the family Barleeidae.

barleeids
plural of barleeid

bartonella
Any parasitic bacterium of the genus Bartonella

bartonellae
plural of bartonella

bartonellas
plural of bartonella

basilosaurid
Any of the paraphyletic family †Basilosauridae of extinct cetaceans.

basilosaurids
plural of basilosaurid

basionym
An earlier valid scientific name of a species that has since been renamed and from which the new name is partially derived.

basionyms
plural of basionym

basonym
Alternative form of basionym.

basonyms
plural of basonym

basserolid
Amy isopod of the family Basserolidae

basserolids
plural of basserolid

batrachoidiform
Any toadfish of the order Batrachoidiformes

batrachoidiforms
plural of batrachoidiform

bauriid
Any of the extinct therapsids in the family Bauriidae.

bauriids
plural of bauriid

bdellourid
Any of the tricladid flatworms in the family Bdellouridae.

bdellourids
plural of bdellourid

beardog
Any of the extinct family †Amphicyonidae of large-bodied terrestrial carnivorans.

beardogs
plural of beardog

becard
A South American flycatcher of the genus Pachyramphus.

becquerelium
A rejected name for darmstadtium.

bedsonia
The chlamydia microorganism.

bedsoniae
plural of bedsonia

bedsonias
plural of bedsonia

belemnitellid
Any belemnite of the family Belemnitellidae

belemnitellids
plural of belemnitellid

belontiid
Any gourami in the family Belontiidae, now considered to be the osphronemid subfamily Belontiinae.

belontiids
plural of belontiid

belostomatine
Any of the family Belostomatidae or subfamily Belostominae of insects.

benthophil
Any organism that lives on the seafloor

benthophils
plural of benthophil

beraeid
Any caddisfly of the family Beraeidae.

beraeids
plural of beraeid

berytid
Any of the family Berytidae of stilt bugs or thread bugs.

berytids
plural of berytid

berytinid
Synonym of berytid.

berytinids
plural of berytinid

berzelium
A rejected name for praseodymium.

betaendornavirus
Any endornavirus of the genus Betaendornavirus

betaendornaviruses
plural of betaendornavirus

betahypovirus
Any hypovirus of the genus Betahypovirus

betahypoviruses
plural of betahypovirus

betapartitivirus
Any partitivirus of the genus Betapartitivirus

betapartitiviruses
plural of betapartitivirus

betaproteobacteria
plural of betaproteobacterium

betaproteobacterium
Any bacterium of the class Betaproteobacteria

bicosoecid
Any unicellular flagellate of the order Bicosoecida

bicosoecids
plural of bicosoecid

bifibacteria
plural of bifibacterium

bifibacterium
Alternative form of bifidobacterium.

bifidobacteria
plural of bifidobacterium

bifidobacterium
Any bacterium of the genus Bifidobacterium

bifidum
A bacterium of species Bifidobacterium bifidum.

bikh
A poison extracted from Aconitum ferox or related species of.
The plant itself.

billingsellacean
Any brachiopod of the superfamily Billingsellacea.

billingsellaceans
plural of billingsellacean

bimaturism
A differing rate of maturity between male and female members of the same species

bioblitz
An intense biological survey that attempts to record all the living species within a designated area

bioblitzes
plural of bioblitz

bioconcrete
A mixture of concrete and bacteria for use as a self-mending road material.

bioconstructor
Any organism that builds a structure that survives the death of the organism

bioconstructors
plural of bioconstructor

biodegrader
Any organism that takes part in biodegradation

biodegraders
plural of biodegrader

bioeroder
Any organism that carries out bioerosion

bioeroders
plural of bioeroder

biofilm
A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.

biofilms
plural of biofilm

biogroup
A group of species (typically of bacteria) that have a distinct biochemistry

biogroups
plural of biogroup

biohazard
A biological hazard: a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.

biohazards
plural of biohazard

biohydrogen
hydrogen produced biologically (mostly by bacteria) as a biofuel

bioindicator
Any species that acts as a biological indicator of the health of an environment.

bioindicators
plural of bioindicator

bioinvasion
The rapid expansion of a species into regions where it did not previously exist, often as a result of human agency.

bioinvasions
plural of bioinvasion

bioirrigator
Any organism that causes bioirrigation

bioirrigators
plural of bioirrigator

biomanipulation
the deliberate alteration of an ecosystem by adding or removing species, especially predators

biomanipulations
plural of biomanipulation

biomineralizer
Any organism involved in biomineralization

biomineralizers
plural of biomineralizer

biomonitor
Any organism that provides quantitative information on the quality of its environment.
A device that displays a readout of a person's vital signs.

biomonitors
plural of biomonitor

biopathogen
Any biological pathogen

biopathogens
plural of biopathogen

biophage
Any organism that derives its nourishment from another living organism.

biophages
plural of biophage

biophotosensitizer
A biochemical photosensitizer

biophotosensitizers
plural of biophotosensitizer

biopixel
Any of an organized array of colonial bacteria

biopixels
plural of biopixel

bioprecipitation
precipitation (rainfall) produced by biological organisms (typically bacteria)

biopreservative
Any organism (typically a bacterium or yeast) used in biopreservation

biopreservatives
plural of biopreservative

bioremediator
Any organism used in bioremediation.
A person engaged in bioremediation.

bioremediators
plural of bioremediator

biosentinel
Any organism that is the first to respond to a change in the environment, typically the presence of a pollutant

biosentinels
plural of biosentinel

biospecies
A biological species, usually defined by the biological species concept or strictly on a neontological basis.

biostimulation
The stimulation of a system's existing bacteria such that they can have a remedial action.

biostimulations
plural of biostimulation

biotroph
Any parasite that cannot survive in a dead host and therefore keeps it alive

biotrophs
plural of biotroph

bioturbator
Any organism that carries out bioturbation.