pufferfish
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.
The meat of these fish, a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu.

pufferfishes
plural of pufferfish

puffers
plural of puffer

puffinet
The black guillemot

puffinets
plural of puffinet

pugdog
A pug (dog)

pugdogs
plural of pugdog

pugeranian
A dog that is a cross between a pug and a Pomeranian.

pugeranians
plural of pugeranian

pugmark
The print or track of an animal.

pugmarks
plural of pugmark

puit
A well; a small stream; a fountain; a spring.

puits
Alternative form of puit.

pukalide
A macrolide, methyl (2R,4S,6R,12S)-4-methyl-8-oxo-12-prop-1-en-2-yl-3,7,17-trioxatetracyclo[12.2.1.16,9.02,4]octadeca-1(16),9(18),14-triene-15-carboxylate, present in the soft coral Sinularia abrupta

pukwudgie
A creature in Algonquian (Lenape and Wampanoag) folklore, typically said to be a short humanoid with magical abilities; the creatures were once friendly to humans but have become malicious tricksters.

pukwudgies
plural of pukwudgie

pulaka
Cyrtosperma merkusii, a crop grown in the South Pacific.

pulicid
Any flea of the family Pulicidae.

pulicids
plural of pulicid

pulldoo
A coot; a medium-sized freshwater bird (genus Fulica) with dark plumage and a white frontal shield.

pulldoos
plural of pulldoo.

puller
Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in which a cable is attached to a lever and a ratchet mechanism.
A tool for pulling, such as a bearing puller.

pullers
plural of puller

pulmonarium
a membranous pleurite between the abdominal tergites and sternites of some insects

pulsator
Any pulsating astronomical object
A beater; a striker.
That which beats or throbs in working.
A pulsometer.
A jigging machine used in the South African diamond industry.

pulsators
plural of pulsator

pumapard
A hybrid of a puma and a leopard.

pumapards
plural of pumapard

pumpkinseeds
plural of pumpkinseed

punchball
A simplified version of the sport of baseball, where players use their fists as a bat and a softer ball.
The soft ball used in this sport.

punchballs
plural of punchball

punka
Alternative spelling of punkah.

punkabillies
plural of punkabilly

punkabilly
A subgenre of psychobilly that blends rockabilly with punk rock.
An enthusiast of this music, or a member of the associated subculture.

punkas
plural of punka

punx
Punks (members of punk subculture).

puparia
plural of puparium

puparium
An enclosing case of a pupa that is formed from the exoskeleton of an insect's final stage before pupation.

pupe
A pupa.

pupes
plural of pupe

pupfishes
plural of pupfish

pupgender
A puppy- or dog-like xenogender.

pupgenders
plural of pupgender

pupkus
The wet residue left on a surface, usually a window, after a dog presses their nose to it.

pupperino
A dog or puppy.

pupperinos
plural of pupperino

pupperware
Dog products marketed through in-home parties.

puppyboy
A boy or man who wears a dog costume and plays the role of a dog.

puppyboys
plural of puppyboy

puppyship
Informal title applied to a puppy.

puri
A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-fried.

puris
plural of puri

purrito
A cat wrapped in a blanket or towel etc.

purritos
plural of purrito

pushki
cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum)

pussums
A term of endearment for a cat.

putat
The fish poison tree.

putcheon
A wire trap for catching salmon.

putcheons
plural of putcheon

putcher
A fish-trap in the form of a conical basket, traditionally used in parts of Great Britain, where they are set out in rows against the tide.

putchers
plural of putcher

pycnogonids
plural of pycnogonid

pycnogonoid
Any member of the Pycnogonida; a sea spider.

pycnogonoids
plural of pycnogonoid

pyet
A magpie; a water ouzel.

pyets
plural of pyet

pygidium
The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and certain insects.

pygidiums
plural of pygidium

pygopodid
Any member of the family Pygopodidae, the legless lizards.

pygopodids
plural of pygopodid

pyot
A magpie; a water ouzel.

pyots
plural of pyot

pyow
An alarm call made by the putty-nosed monkey and others, usually a warning that other animals are lurking nearby.

pyows
plural of pyow

pyraloid
Any moth of the superfamily Pyraloidea

pyraloids
plural of pyraloid

pyrgomorphid
Any grasshopper in the Pyrgomorphidae.

pyrgomorphids
plural of pyrgomorphid

pyroglyphid
Any member of the family Pyroglyphidae of mites.

pyroglyphids
plural of pyroglyphid

pyrosoma
plural of pyrosome

pyroteuthid
Any member of the Pyroteuthidae.

pyroteuthids
plural of pyroteuthid

pyrotheriid
Any member of the Pyrotheriidae.

pyrotheriids
plural of pyrotheriid

pyrrhocorid
Any member of the family Pyrrhocoridae.

pyrrhocorids
plural of pyrrhocorid

pyrs
plural of pyr

pythonist
An enchanter, conjurer, charmer or similar diviner.

pythonists
plural of pythonist

pythonoid
Any member of the Pythonoidea superfamily of snakes.

pythonoids
plural of pythonoid

pythonomorph
Any large extinct reptile of the taxon Pythonomorpha
Any member of the taxon Pythonomorpha

pythonomorphs
plural of pythonomorph

pyxides
plural of pyxis

pyxis
A small box.
A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds.
A nautical compass.
The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday.
acetabulum.

qilin
A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage.

qilins
plural of qilin

quachil
The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus).

quachils
plural of quachil

quadpot
A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick a placed horse from the third, fourth, fifth and sixth race from any British race meeting.

quadpots
plural of quadpot

quadragesimalia
quadragesimal sermons or offerings

quadricorn
Any quadricornous (four-horned) animal

quadricorns
plural of quadricorn

quadrobics
Physical actions, movements, and exercises performed by an individual on all fours to mimic those of an animal.

quadroclops
A creature with four eyes.

quadrumanes
plural of quadrumane

quadruped
A four-footed or four-legged animal.
A mammal ambulating on all fours.

quadrupeds
plural of quadruped

quailies
plural of quaily

quaily
The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), a game bird.

quakerbird
the sooty albatross

quakerbirds
plural of quakerbird

quandies
plural of quandy

quandy
The long-tailed duck.

quarkonia
plural of quarkonium

queen angelfish
A benthic warm-water marine angelfish of species Holacanthus ciliaris, found around coral reefs of the western Atlantic Ocean, and having blue and yellow coloration and a distinctive spot or "crown" on its forehead.

queen snake
Regina septemvittata, a non-venomous colubrid snake, endemic to North America.

queenfish
A queen croaker, of species Seriphus politus, of North America, with elongated body and large mouth.
Any fish in the genus Scomberoides
An emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae)

queenfishes
plural of queenfish

queenie
An effeminate man; a male homosexual (especially as a term of address).
The queen scallop.

queenies
plural of queenie

queest
Archaic form of cushat.

queests
plural of queest

quequisque
new cocoyam

queriman
The sandbar shark.

querimana
A mugilid in the pelagic juvenile development stage.

querimanas
plural of querimana

querimans
plural of queriman

quettacyonid
Any member of the Quettacyonidae.

quettacyonids
plural of quettacyonid.

quetzalcoatlus
A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.

quetzalcoatluses
plural of quetzalcoatlus

quice
Alternative form of queest.

quices
plural of quice

quidder
A horse with a dental defect that cannot masticate hay, but rejects it rolled up like a quid of tobacco.

quidders
plural of quidder

quilkin
A frog or toad.

quilkins
plural of quilkin