porta
The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.
The foramen of Monro.

portae
plural of porta

portalet
A portapotty, a portable toilet.

portalets
plural of portalet

potato aphid
A sap-sucking pest insect, of species Macrosiphum euphorbiae.

presbyterium
A presbytery.
A college of priests in active ministry of a particular Catholic church; a diocese, eparchy, or similar group of priests.

preta
A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)

pretas
plural of preta

proba
Abbreviation of probability.

processi
plural of processus

processus
A process, or projecting part.

prodromi
plural of prodromus

prodromus
A prodrome; an early symptom.
A preliminary course or publication; used especially in the titles of elementary works.

prodromuses
plural of prodromus

prytanes
plural of prytane

pseudococci
plural of pseudococcus

pseudococcus
Any pseudococcid of the genus Pseudococcus

psylla
Any leaping plant louse of the genus Psylla, or family Psyllidae.

psyllas
plural of psylla

psyllid
Any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.

psyllids
plural of psyllid

purusa
Alternative form of purusha.

purusas
plural of purusa

purusha
In early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life.
In the Upanishad, an abstract essence of self, spirit, and the Universal Principle that is eternal, without form and all-pervasive, distinguished from the mutable material world.

purushas
plural of purusha

puto
A rice cake made of boiled or steamed rice.

putos
plural of puto

pycna
plural of pycnon

pygmy backswimmers
plural of pygmy backswimmer

pyrates
plural of pyrate

pyrrhichius
pyrrhic

ragia
Obsolete form of rajah.

ragias
plural of ragia

rectorrhagia
rectal bleeding.

red bug
Any of various insects of the family Pyrrhocoridae.

refrigerium
Cooling refreshment; refrigeration.

regenesis
renewal; rebirth

rhinorrhagia
A profuse nosebleed.

rhinorrhagias
plural of rhinorrhagia

rhizobia
plural of rhizobium

rhizobium
Any of various bacteria, of the genus Rhizobium, that form nodules on the roots of legumes and fix nitrogen.
Any diazotrophic bacterium that can fix nitrogen and form root nodules in legumes.

rhodococci
plural of rhodococcus

rhodococcus
Any bacterium of the genus Rhodococcus.

riffle bug
Any insect in the family Veliidae of aquatic true bugs related to the water striders.

riffle bugs
plural of riffle bug

rio
Alternative form of ryō (“Japanese ounce”).

rios
plural of rio

rose aphid
Macrosiphum rosae, an aphid that infests rosebushes.

sakina
the divine tranquility obtained by reciting the Qur'an

sanmai
A construction method for Japanese-style blade steels, usually sandwiching a hardenable steel in a taco of flexible steel, that is forge-welded together, leaving a hardenable edge steel and flexible spine steel, for single-edged blades.
A steel sandwich made by this method, before and after being welded.

sarabandes
plural of sarabande

sardius
sard

sardiuses
plural of sardius

scale insect
Any of the small parasitic insects of the superfamily Coccoidea that live on plants and sap nutrients from them.

sea skater
Any of the genus Halobates of water striders (insects that can walk on water).

seed bug
Any of various true bugs of the infraorder Pentatomomorpha
Any of various true bugs of the infraorder Pentatomomorpha
Any of various true bugs of the infraorder Pentatomomorpha

seed bugs
plural of seed bug

shahbanus
plural of shahbanu

sharpshooters
plural of sharpshooter

shield bug
Any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea.

shield bugs
plural of shield bug

shieldbug
Alternative spelling of shield bug.

shieldbugs
plural of shieldbug

shore bug
An insect of any of numerous small predatory, often burrowing, species of the family Saldidae, found near bodies of water.

shore bugs
plural of shore bug

sinopia
A reddish-brown ochre-like pigment, derived from sinople, used in traditional oil painting and as the cartoon for frescos.
The rough sketch (executed in sinopia) which underlies a fresco.

sinopias
plural of sinopia

sinopie
plural of sinopia

ska
A style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues; it was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.

soares
plural of soare

soft scale
Any immobile insect that anchors a strawlike mouthpart to feed on plant phloem or sap, of infraorder Coccomorpha or superfamily Coccoidea.

soft scales
plural of soft scale

sogana
Alternative form of sōgana.

solenogaster
Any of the Solenogastres, a class (sometimes a subclass) of small worm-like mollusks with no shell.

solenogasters
plural of solenogaster

sonata
A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.

sonatas
plural of sonata

southern green stink bug
A stink bug, Nezara viridula, that has spread worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions and is a significant pest on many crops.

spittlebug
Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.

spittlebugs
plural of spittlebug

sporocarpia
plural of sporocarpium

spotted lanternfly
A planthopper of species Lycorma delicatula, indigenous to parts of Southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, that has spread invasively to Japan, South Korea, and the United States.

spruce aphid
Any member of the insect family Adelgidae (not true aphids) associated with spruce trees.

spruce aphids
plural of spruce aphid

squash bug
An insect in any of several species of true bugs in the family Coreidae which feed on plants in the family Cucurbitaceae
An insect in any of several species of true bugs in the family Coreidae which feed on plants in the family Cucurbitaceae
Any insect in the family Coreidae, whether they feed on plants in the family Cucurbitaceae or not.

squash bugs
plural of squash bug

stilt bug
A berytid (Berytidae spp.).

stilt bugs
plural of stilt bug

stink bug
Alternative spelling of stinkbug.

stink bugs
plural of stink bug

stinkbugs
plural of stinkbug

stomatodea
plural of stomatodeum

stomatorrhagia
bleeding from the mouth

strawberry aphid
An insect of species Chaetosiphon fragaefolii.

stylodia
plural of stylodium

sudra
A turban or headdress, similar to the keffiyeh, worn by Jewish men in the ancient Near East and still commonly worn today.

sudras
plural of sudra

sycamore lace bug
Any of species Corythucha ciliata of lace bugs associated with sycamore trees.

syndoche
Alternative spelling of synecdoche.

syndoches
plural of syndoche

synecdoche
A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part, or a specific kind or instance to represent the general category, or the general category to represent a specific kind or instance, or the constituent material to represent the thing made from it.
The use of this figure of speech.

synecdoches
plural of synecdoche

synechdoche
Obsolete spelling of synecdoche.

synechdoches
plural of synechdoche

syrt
A kind of elevated flatland in Russia and Central Asia.

syrtes
plural of syrtis

syrtis
Synonym of quicksand.
Synonym of bog.

syrts
plural of syrt

talipes
Clubfoot; the condition of having a clubfoot.

tanga
Any of various former Asian coins, including: a coin of Portuguese India worth one tenth of a rupee; a gold coin of India issued by various Muslim rulers; a silver coin of India, also issued by Muslim rulers; and a former silver coin of Tibet.

tangas
tanga briefs

tarnished plant bug
A plant bug, Lygus lineolaris, known as a very serious pest on a wide variety of crops throughout North America.

tatpurusa
Alternative form of tatpuruṣa.

tatpurusas
plural of tatpurusa