spiny rat
Any of certain caviomorph rodents of the family Echimyidae of Neotropical spiny rats, especially of genus Proechimys, that resemble rats and have stiff, pointed hairs, or spines.
Any of certain genera of family Muridae of rodents:
Any of certain genera of family Muridae of rodents:
Any of certain genera of family Muridae of rodents:
Any of certain genera of family Muridae of rodents:

spotted giant flying squirrel
A large flying squirrel, of species Petaurista elegans, native to China.

springhaas
A South African springhare.

springhare
Any of the genus Pedetes of generally nocturnal, herbivorous African rodents that dig burrows.

springhares
plural of springhare

steppe lemming
Lagurus lagurus, a small rodent.

steppe vole
Synonym of steppe lemming.

strata
plural of stratum

stratas
plural of strata

stratta
Alternative form of strata (“layered casserole dish”).

striped field mouse
A field mouse of species Apodemus agrarius, native to much of western Eurasia and to east Asia,

substrata
plural of substratum

superstrata
plural of superstratum

suslik
Any of several large Eurasian squirrels, of the genera Citellus or Spermophilus.
The fur of these animals.

susliks
plural of suslik

swamp rat
The rodent, Rattus lutreolus, of coastal eastern and southern Australia.

thirteen-lined ground squirrel
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus, a ground squirrel that is widely distributed over grasslands and prairies of North America, having 13 alternating brown and whitish longitudinal lines (sometimes partially broken into spots) on its back and sides.

three-striped ground squirrel
Lariscus insignis, a species of striped ground squirrel.

tree rats
plural of tree rat

tuco-tuco
Any of the caviomorph South American rodents of the genus Ctenomys, which have a large head, small ears, and hairy tail.

tuco-tucos
plural of tuco-tuco

tucotuco
Alternative form of tuco-tuco.

tucotucos
plural of tucotuco

tucutuco
Alternative form of tuco-tuco.

tucutucos
plural of tucutuco

tundra vole
A vole of species Microtus oeconomus, found throughout the Arctic.

understrata
plural of understratum

utia
Alternative spelling of hutia.

variable squirrel
Finlayson's squirrel

vesper mice
plural of vesper mouse

vesper mouse
Any rodent of the genus Calomys.

viscacha
Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.

viscacha rat
A South American rat-like rodent of the genera Octomys, Pipanacoctomys, and Tympanoctomys.

viscachas
plural of viscacha

vizcacha
Alternative spelling of viscacha.

vizcachas
plural of vizcacha

vlei rat
Any of various groove-toothed rats of the genus Otomys, found in sub-Saharan Africa.

vlei rats
plural of vlei rat

voalavo
Any Malagasy rodent of the genus Voalavo.

voalavoanala
A Malagasy rodent of the species Gymnuromys roberti.

vole
Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.

voles
plural of vole

water mouse
Any of several species of rodents of the genus Hydromys, native to New Guinea and Australia, with strong hind legs and partially webbed toes.
Xeromys myoides

water rat
Any of various aquatic or semi-aquatic rodents from Florida and southern Georgia, especially Neofiber alleni; the muskrat.
A water mouse, especially, the rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster.
A European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly Arvicola terrestris).
A petty thief or waterfront ruffian.
A person fond of water sports.
A member of the water police.

water rats
plural of water rat

water vole
Any of three Old World vole species: European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly Arvicola terrestris), montane water vole (Arvicola scherman), or southwestern water vole (Arvicola sapidus).
North American vole (Microtus richardsoni).

water voles
plural of water vole

white-bellied rat
Any rat species of the murid genus Niviventer of Southeast Asia.
Niviventer niviventer, a species of murid found in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

white-footed mice
plural of white-footed mouse

white-footed mouse
An American rodent of species Peromyscus leucopus, a reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease.

wood lemming
Any of species Myopus schisticolor of lemmings.

wood mouse
A European rodent, Apodemus sylvaticus, that tends to live in hedgerows.
The white-footed mouse of America.

woodchuck
A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.

woodchucks
plural of woodchuck

woodrat
A packrat (kind of rodent).

woodrats
plural of woodrat

yellow-necked field mouse
The yellow-necked mouse.

yellow-necked mouse
A mouse of species Apodemus flavicollis of the sub-family Murinae (Old World rats and mice), of much of western Eurasia.

yellow-toothed cavy
South American rodent belonging to the genus Galea.

zizel
The suslik.

zizels
plural of zizel

zokor
Any Asiatic burrowing rodent native to Central Asia, in the genera Myospalax and Eospalax.

zokors
plural of zokor

acanthella
A larval stage of a species of phylum Acanthocephala of worms, formed within the arthropod host, preceding the cystacanth stage which is infective to the definitive host.

acanthellae
plural of acanthella

acanthellas
plural of acanthella

acrocephalopolysyndactyly
Alternative form of acrocephalosyndactylia.

acrocephalosyndactylia
craniosynostosis together with syndactyly

amphoreis
plural of amphoreus

amphoreus
An Ancient Greek unit of liquid measure reckoned as equivalent to about 9 gallons.

aurora
An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
The Roman goddess of the dawn, equivalent to the Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).
The dawn or early morning light itself; the first light of day.

aurorae
plural of aurora

auroras
plural of aurora

barrel sponge
A sponge of the genus Xestospongia, especially Xestospongia testudinaria.

basta
(that's) enough; stop!

bath sponge
A commercially used species of soft-bodied sponge (porifer, invertebrate of the phylum Porifera) found throughout the Mediterranean Sea, Spongia officinalis.
A handheld sponge, made from any material, that is used for cleaning the body while bathing.

bomba
A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from Puerto Rico.

bombas
plural of bomba

brachydactylia
brachydactyly

braggadocia
Archaic form of braggadocio (“empty boasting”).

braggadocias
plural of braggadocia

breadcrumb sponge
The sea sponge Halichondria panicea.

calcareous sponge
Any of many sponges, of the class Calcarea, having skeletons composed of spicules of calcium carbonate

calcareous sponges
plural of calcareous sponge

calix
Dated form of calyx.

calyces
plural of calyx

calyx
The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
Any of various cup-like structures.
Any of various cup-like structures.
Any of various cup-like structures.
Any of various cup-like structures.

calyxes
plural of calyx

choanites
plural of choanite

demosponge
A sponge of the class Demospongiae, having skeletons made of spongin fibers.

demosponges
plural of demosponge

elephant ear
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant, ear.
A funnel cake.
A flat, crisp, sugared pastry made of fried dough.
A palmier.
Any of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.
Any of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.
Burdock (Arctium spp.).
Any bergenia, esp. of species Bergenia crassifolia,
Gynandrocarpa placenta
A section of aileron that protrudes beyond the wing.
A reinforcing disk on a missile.

endostoma
A plate that supports the labrum in certain crustacea.

endostomata
plural of endostoma