actinopods
plural of actinopod

actinosome
The body of various cnidarians and ctenophores, such as the starfish.

actinosomes
plural of actinosome

actinosporean
A microscopic parasite of the class Myxosporea during an alternate stage of its life cycle

actinosporeans
plural of actinosporean

actinostome
The mouth or anterior opening of a various marine animals, such as the starfish.

actinostomes
plural of actinostome

actinotrich
Any mite of the former superorder Actinotrichida (now Acariformes)

actinotrichium
Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays

actinotrichs
plural of actinotrich

actinotroch
Alternative form of actinotrocha.

actinotrocha
The larva of a phoronid.

actus
A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m)
A former Roman unit of area, equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about 0.125 ha)

acuminolide
A polycyclic macrolide, 5-hydroxy-4-[(2R,3aS,5aR,9aR,9bS)-3a-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6,9a-trimethyldodecahydronaphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-yl]-2(5H)-furanone isolated from the dinoflagellate Dinophysis acuminata

acylome
All the acyl species in the biochemistry of an organism

acylomes
plural of acylome

acylomics
The study of the acylome of an organism

adapiform
Any of a group of extinct primate of the infraorder Adapiformes.

adapiforms
plural of adapiform

adapisoricid
Any of the extinct mammals in the family Adapisoricidae.

adapisoricids
plural of adapisoricid

adapoid
Any member of the genus †Adapoides of extinct primates.

adapoids
plural of adapoid

adderbolt
A dragonfly.

adderbolts
plural of adderbolt

adelogyrinid
Any amphibian in the extinct family †Adelogyrinidae.

adelogyrinids
plural of adelogyrinid

adelophthalmid
Any member of the Adelophthalmidae family of eurypterids.

adelophthalmids
plural of adelophthalmid

adelopod
An animal having feet that are not apparent.

adelopods
plural of adelopod

adelphotaxa
plural of adelphotaxon

adelphotaxon
A sister taxon.

adenostyle
Any member of the Adenostyles genus of plants.
A protrusion on tarsus IV in male arachnids

adephagan
Any of many beetles of the suborder Adephaga.

adephagans
plural of adephagan

adeps
Soft or liquid animal fat.

adhesiogenesis
The promotion of adhesion

adhesome
All the adhesion receptors of an organism

adhesomes
plural of adhesome

adive
The golden jackal; a smaller sort of jackal, sometimes domesticated.

adives
plural of adive

adjiger
A snake of species Python molurus.

adjigers
plural of adjiger

admonitor
An admonisher; a monitor.

admonitors
plural of admonitor

adocid
Any of the extinct turtles in the family Adocidae.

adocids
plural of adocid

adrianichthyid
Any member of the Adrianichthyidae.

adrianichthyids
plural of adrianichthyid

adrianitid
Any of the extinct ammonites in the family Adrianitidae.

adrianitids
plural of adrianitid

adspection
Close inspection (typically of an animal)

adspections
plural of adspection

adultoid
A premature adult form of an insect.
An adolescent who engages in activities that symbolize adult status.

adultoids
plural of adultoid

aedificichnia
Evidence of organisms building structures outside of the infaunal realm, such as termite mounds or wasp nests.

aegagrus
The wild goat Capra aegagrus.

aegeriid
Any of the clearwing moths in the family Aegeriidae.

aegeriids
plural of aegeriid

aegicrane
The decorative carved head of a ram or goat.

aegicranes
plural of aegicrane

aegothelid
Any member of the Aegothelidae.

aegothelids
plural of aegothelid

aegypiin
Any vulture of the subfamily Aegypiinae

aegypiins
plural of aegypiin

aepyornithid
Any member of the Aepyornithidae.

aepyornithids
plural of aepyornithid

aequorin
A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.

aequorins
plural of aequorin

aerie
Alternative spelling of eyrie.
A local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.

aeries
plural of aerie

aerofauna
birds and bats (flying animals)

aerogard
insect repellent, bug spray

aeroliths
plural of aerolith

aesculapian snake
Alternative form of Aesculapian snake.

aeshnid
Any member of the Aeshnidae.

aeshnids
plural of aeshnid

aestivator
An animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.

aestivators
plural of aestivator

aetiocetid
A member of the extinct family of baleen whales Aetiocetidae.

aetiocetids
plural of aetiocetid

aetosaurine
A member of the sufamily Aetosaurinae, of the family Stagonolepididae.

aetosaurines
plural of aetosaurine

affordance
Anything that is provided or furnished by an environment to an organism dwelling within it.
A potential transaction or operation that is made possible by a given object or environment; especially, one that is made easily discoverable.
Any interactive control or component serving as a cue to the user to take some action.

affordances
plural of affordance

affzer
A member of the alt.fan.frank-zappa newsgroup, for fans of the musician Frank Zappa.

affzers
plural of affzer

afper
A member of the alt.fan.pratchett newsgroup, for fans of the author Terry Pratchett.

afpers
plural of afper

afrobatrachian
Any frog of the clade Afrobatrachia.

afrobatrachians
plural of afrobatrachian

afroinsectiphilian
Any insectivorous mammal of the clade Afroinsectiphilia.

afroinsectiphilians
plural of afroinsectiphilian

afroinsectivoran
Any African insectivorous mammal of the mirorder Afroinsectivora.

afroinsectivorans
plural of afroinsectivoran

afrosoricid
Any member of the order Afrosoricida, a golden mole, an otter shrew, or a tenrec.

afrosoricidan
Alternative form of afrosoricid.

afrosoricidans
plural of afrosoricidan

afrosoricids
plural of afrosoricid

afterfeather
The downy lower barbs of a feather.

afterfeathers
plural of afterfeather

afterguardsman
A member of the afterguard on a sailing ship

afterguardsmen
plural of afterguardsman

afterings
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.

agama
Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama.

agamas
plural of agama

agami
A South American bird, Psophia crepitans, allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated.

agamid
Any of the family Agamidae of lizards, including many dragons.

agamids
plural of agamid

agamis
plural of agami

agamogenesis
Asexual reproduction.

agaonid
A fig wasp, of family Agaonidae.

agaonids
plural of agaonid

agelasimine
Any of various adenine-related bicyclic diterpenoids isolated from the orange sponge Agelas mauritania, structurally related to the agelasines.

agelasimines
plural of agelasimine

agistment
The taking in by anyone of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.
The taking and feeding of other people's cattle in the king's forests; the price paid for such a feeding.
A charge or rate against lands.

agistments
plural of agistment

agloo
A seal's breathing-hole in the ice.

agloos
plural of agloo

aglu
Alternative form of agloo.

agluit
plural of aglu

aglus
plural of aglu

aglyph
Any aglyphous snake.

aglyphs
plural of aglyph

agnathans
plural of agnathan

agnathia
A birth defect in which the mandible is missing.

agnathism
Alternative form of agnathia.

agnathostome
Any jawless fish of the superclass Agnatha

agnathostomes
plural of agnathostome

agnostid
A trilobite of the order Agnostida.

agnostids
plural of agnostid

agnostoid
Any trilobite in the superfamily Agnostoidea

agnostoids
plural of agnostoid

agonid
Any member of the family Agonidae.

agonids
plural of agonid

agouara
Procyon cancrivorus, the crab-eating raccoon

agouaras
plural of agouara