phosphorus
A chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
Any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor.

phosphoruses
plural of phosphorus

phylakes
plural of phylax

phylax
A guard in Ancient Greece

phyta
plural of phyton

phyton
One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves.
The smallest cutting from a root, stem, or leaf that can grow into a new plant.

phytons
plural of phyton

picnic beetle
Any of various sap-feeding predatory beetles of the genus Glischrochilus.

picnidia
plural of picnidium

picnidium
Alternative form of pycnidium.

pill beetle
A holarctic species of beetle in the family Byrrhidae.

pill beetles
plural of pill beetle

pine weevil
A weevil, of species Hylobius abietis, that can cause damage on young spruce seedlings.

pine weevils
plural of pine weevil

placodes
plural of placode

planidia
plural of planidium

pleasing fungus beetle
Any of the fungus beetles of the family Erotylidae.

pleasing fungus beetles
plural of pleasing fungus beetle

plum curculio
A weevil of species Conotrachelus nenuphar, native to parts of North America, notorious for destroying fruits.

plum weevil
Synonym of plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar)

polyopsia
polyopia

polyopsias
plural of polyopsia

poplar borer
A North American beetle of species Saperda calcarata.

pori
plural of porus

porphyrites
plural of porphyrite

portsills
plural of portsill

porus
A pore.

potato beetles
plural of potato beetle

powderpost beetle
Alternative form of powder-post beetle.

prajna
Wisdom; understanding; insight.

proceri
plural of procerus

procerus
A roughly triangular facial muscle that arises from the fascia of the nasal bone and a cartilage in the side of the nose and inserts into the skin between the eyebrows, drawing down the medial part of the eyebrow and the skin of the forehead.

proceruses
plural of procerus

prophanes
third-person singular simple present indicative of prophane

propylaea
plural of propylaeum
plural of propylaeon

prosterna
plural of prosternum

prosternum
The ventral sclerite (plate) of the prothorax of an insect.

prostheca
A cellular appendage that is an extension of the cellular membrane and contains cytosol

prothema
A statement or prayer by a preacher, following the thema, or lesson based on the gospel of the day.

prothemata
plural of prothema

psychomachia
psychomachy

ptilina
plural of ptilinum

pulli
plural of pullus

pullus
A chick; a young bird in the downy stage.

pycnid
pycnidium

pycnide
Archaic form of pycnid.

pycnides
plural of pycnide

pycnidia
plural of pycnidium

pycnidium
In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.

pycnids
plural of pycnid

pygidia
plural of pygidium

pyrolagnia
sexual arousal from fire; sexualized pyromania

pyrophanes
plural of pyrophane

pyrophore
pyrophorus
a firefly of the genus Pyrophorus

pyrophores
plural of pyrophore

pyrophorus
a substance capable of catching fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state

pyropus
Obsolete form of pyrope (“type of garnet”).

pyropuses
plural of pyropus

quadrifrons
Synonym of tetrapylon.

radiophosphorus
radioactive phosphorus (especially when used as a tracer)

rain beetle
A family of beetles found in some parts of North America (Pleocoma).

raspberry beetle
Byturus tomentosus, a beetle in the fruitworm family, which feeds on raspberry, blackberry, and loganberry plants.

red flour beetle
A species of darkling beetle, Tribolium castaneum.

referenda
plural of referendum

rhesus
A macaque monkey native to southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta.
Alternative form of Rhesus.

rhesuses
plural of rhesus

rhinaria
plural of rhinarium

rhinoceros beetle
Any of various tropical beetles, of the subfamily Dynastinae, having horns on the head and thorax; a pest on coconuts.

rice weevil
A pest of species Sitophilus oryzae, that attacks several crops, including wheat, rice, and maize.

riffle beetle
Any of the family Elmidae of aquatic beetles, of the superfamily Byrrhoidea.

riffle beetles
plural of riffle beetle

roger
Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)

rogers
third-person singular simple present indicative of roger

rosalia
A form of melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated, each time a tone or semi-tone higher or lower

rosalia longicorn
Rosalia alpina, a species of large, vividly black and blue longhorn beetle found throughout southern Europe and parts of northwest Asia such as the Caucasus.

rosalias
plural of rosalia

rosaria
plural of rosarium

rose beetle
Synonym of rose chafer (“Cetonia aurata”).
Synonym of rose chafer (“Macrodactylus subspinosus”).

rose chafer
A metallic-green beetle, Cetonia aurata, with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, found over central and southern Europe.
A tan-colored beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosus, found in North America.

rosehill
Synonym of rosella (“type of parrot”)

rosehiller
Synonym of rosella (“type of parrot”)

rosehillers
plural of rosehiller

rosehills
plural of rosehill

rosella
A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus (originally specifically Platycercus eximius) which is native to Australia and nearby islands.

rosellas
plural of rosella

rotorstator
A component of some mixers in which a rotor rotates in close proximity to a stator.

rotorstators
plural of rotorstator

rove beetle
Any of various carnivorous or scavenging beetles of the family Staphylinidae that are often found in decaying matter and have slender bodies and short wing covers.

rove beetles
plural of rove beetle

rupa
form, shape, outward appearance.

sannyasinis
plural of sannyasini

sapotes
plural of sapote

satrapate
satrapy

scalados
plural of scalado

scaleni
plural of scalenus

scalenus
Alternative form of scalene muscle.

scales
plural of scale

scarab beetle
Any of very many beetles, of the family Scarabaeidae, especially Scarabaeus sacer regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians

scarab beetles
plural of scarab beetle

scarabaei
plural of scarabaeus

scarabaeus
Obsolete form of scarab.

scarabaeuses
plural of scarabaeus

scarabs
plural of scarab

scavenger beetle
water scavenger beetle

scavenger beetles
plural of scavenger beetle

sclerotia
plural of sclerotium

scrumpox
herpes gladiatorum

seed beetle
bean weevil

semicola
plural of semicolon

semicolon
The punctuation mark ;.

semicolons
plural of semicolon

serica
Any June beetle of the genus Serica.

serrati
plural of serratus

serratus
Any of several muscles of the vertebral or costal region that produce a serrated border.

sharon
Wrapping leftover foods to take home from any kind of social function such as a birthday or wedding.

shibah
Alternative spelling of shiva.

shibahs
plural of shibah

shiva
A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.

shivah
Alternative spelling of shiva.

shivahs
plural of shivah

shivas
plural of shiva

shive
A slice, especially of bread.
A sheave.
A beam or plank of split wood.
A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.

sills
plural of sill

simous
snub or snub-nosed

siron
Alternative spelling of ciron.

sirons
plural of siron

skin beetle
A beetle of the family Dermestidae.

skysills
plural of skysill

snout beetle
A weevil; specifically, a true weevil ("beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae")

snout beetles
plural of snout beetle

sobas
plural of soba

soldier beetle
Any of several beetles, of the family Cantharidae, that are predators of aphids and other insects.

soldier beetles
plural of soldier beetle

sophron
Of a sound and well-balanced mind; moderate, prudent, sensible, reasonable.

spermatophylax
A nutritive bolus ejected by some male insects during copulation

sphaeridia
plural of sphaeridium