quillback
Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central United States.

quillbacks
plural of quillback

quillfish
Ptilichthys goodei, a long, eel-like perciform fish native to the north Pacific Ocean.

quillfishes
plural of quillfish

quilltail
The ruddy duck.

quilltails
plural of quilltail

quindecemvir
Alternative form of quindecimvir.

quindecemviri
plural of quindecemvir

quindecemvirs
plural of quindecemvir

quindecimvir
Any member of an official group of fifteen people, especially a member of the 15-man college of priests who cared for the Sibylline Books in ancient Rome.

quindecimviri
plural of quindecimvir

quindecimvirs
plural of quindecimvir

quinnat
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, the chinook salmon.

quinnat salmon
A Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).

quinnats
plural of quinnat

quinnet
Alternative form of quinnat.

quinqueloculinid
Any foraminifera of the genus Quinqueloculina

quinqueloculinids
plural of quinqueloculinid

quirpele
The Indian mongoose

quirpeles
plural of quirpele

quirquincho
The armadillo.

quirquinchos
plural of quirquincho

quisutsch
The coho salmon.

quivertip
A flexible tip to a fishing rod that bends when a fish takes the bait

quivertips
plural of quivertip

quoddies
plural of quoddy

quoddy
Herring, especially if caught and cured (or smoked) near any of the various northeastern American places named Quoddy or Passamquoddy.

quranimals
plural of quranimal

qurbani
The sacrifice of a livestock animal during Eid al-Adha.

raash
The electric catfish.

rabbitfish
Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
Any fish in the family Chimaeridae, cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes.

rabbitfishes
plural of rabbitfish

racehorse
A horse that competes in races.

racehorses
plural of racehorse

racerunner
Any of a group of lizards, of the family Teiidae, native to the Americas.
Any of a group of lizards, of the genera Eremias or Pseuderemias

racerunners
plural of racerunner

rachiglossan
Any member of the Rachiglossa, a former classification that included a number of carnivorous marine neogastropod families.

rachiglossans
plural of rachiglossan

raclage
The destruction of a soft growth by rubbing, as with a brush or harsh sponge; curettage, grattage, scraping.

radiated tortoise
Astrochelys radiata, a species of tortoise that is native to Madagascar.

radicals
plural of radical

radiodont
A member of the Radiodonta order of Cambrian arthropods

radiodonts
plural of radiodont

radiogenome
The genome of genes affected by radiation

radiogenomes
plural of radiogenome

radiophile
Any radiophilic organism

radiophiles
plural of radiophile

radioresistance
Any form of resistance that an organism has to protect itself against the harmful effects of ionizing radiation

radioresistances
plural of radioresistance

radiosterilisation
Alternative form of radiosterilization.

radiosterilization
The sterilization (either of an organism, or a surgical implement) by ionizing radiation such as X-rays or gamma rays.

radiotracking
The tracking of the movements of animals by means of an attached radio transmitter.

raeb
The sound of a male mallard's call, or a similar call of other duck species.

raebs
plural of raeb

ragfish
Icosteus aenigmaticus, a ray-finned fish of the northern Pacific Ocean.

ragfishes
plural of ragfish

raghorn
Any male elk (bull) with antlers between one and six points, non-inclusive, on either side. Also called an "intermediate bull" (bulls with two, three, four or five points on either side).

raghorns
plural of raghorn

rahu
Alternative form of rohu.

railbird
A rail or similar bird
A gambler; originally specifically a horseracing enthusiast

railbirds
plural of railbird

railroadiana
Railwayana.

rainbow boa
A Central and South American snake with iridescent scales, Epicrates cenchria.

rainbow darter
Etheostoma caeruleum, a North American freshwater fish.

rainbow fish
Alternative form of rainbowfish.

rainbow perch
Synonym of rainbow surfperch.

rainbow runner
The marine fish species Elagatis bipinnulata, which is brilliantly striped yellow and blue

rainbow shark
A species of cyprinid; Epalzeorhynchos frenatum.

rainbow sharkminnow
Synonym of rainbow shark.

rainbow snake
A large, aquatic, nonvenomous colubrid snake found in the southeastern United States, Farancia erytrogramma, especially subspecies Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma.

rainbow trout
A trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss, that has black spots and a pink streak running along the body.
The fish as food.

rainbow wrasse
A wrasse of genus Coris, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

rainbowfish
Any of the small colourful freshwater fish in the family Melanotaeniidae, native to northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.

rainbowfishes
plural of rainbowfish

rakshases
plural of rakshas

rallid
Any member of the family Rallidae of birds: rails, crakes, and coots.

rallids
plural of rallid

ram cichlid
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, a species of freshwater fish endemic to the Orinoco River basin

rammerman
A member of the navy employed to operate a ramming device that pushes a projectile into the gun barrel.

rammermen
plural of rammerman

ramogen
A material that causes an organism to become ramose

ramogenesis
The developmental process in birds during which feather barbs form as branches from the main feather axis.

ramogens
plural of ramogen

ramphastid
Any member of the Ramphastidae; a toucan.

ramphastids
plural of ramphastid

rampie
A member of the groundcrew.

rampies
plural of rampie

rangeland
Unimproved land that is suitable for the grazing of livestock.

rangelands
plural of rangeland

ranger
One who ranges; a rover.
One who ranges; a rover.
A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
That which separates or arranges; a sieve.
A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the countryside.
A character skilled in the use of ranged weapons.

rangers
plural of ranger

ranivore
A frog-eater; a creature that eats frogs.

ranny
A shrew (the animal).

ranoid
Any frog of the superfamily Ranoidea

ranoids
plural of ranoid

raoellid
Any of a group of extinct hoofed mammals of the family †Raoellidae from Eocene India, thought to be ancestors of the whales.

raoellids
plural of raoellid

raoti
Alternative form of rowtee (“kind of tent”).

raotis
plural of raoti

raphid
Any member of the family Raphidae of doves, now subfamily Raphinae in family Columbidae.

raphidians
plural of raphidian

raphids
plural of raphid

rasa
An essential mental state; the dominant emotional theme of a work.

rasas
plural of rasa

rasbora
Any minnow-like small fish in the cyprinid genus Rasbora.
Any similar fish formerly classified in that genus.

rasboras
plural of rasbora

rasborin
Any member of the Rasbora genus of fishes, or similar (Trigonostigma and Boraras).

rasborins
plural of rasborin

rascaille
A rascal.
A rabble or mob.

rascailles
plural of rascaille

rascasse
Scorpaena scrofa, the red scorpionfish.

rascasses
plural of rascasse

rat lungworm
The parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans.

rat-tail
Alternative spelling of rattail.

ratardid
Any member of the Ratardidae.

ratardids
plural of ratardid

ratfish
A fish of any of the species in family Chimaeridae.
A fish of any of the species in family Chimaeridae.
A chimaera

ratfishes
plural of ratfish

rathouisiid
Any slug in the family Rathouisiidae.

rathouisiids
plural of rathouisiid

raticide
rat poison.

raticides
plural of raticide