hodag
A fictional animal in Wisconsin folklore, having a head like an ox, the bulging eyes of a frog, huge claws, a row of spikes down its back, and a dinosauric body and tail.

hodags
plural of hodag

ichthyocentaur
A centaurian sea being with the upper body of a human, the lower anterior half and forelegs of a horse, and the tailed half of a fish.

ichthyocentaurs
plural of ichthyocentaur

kilovoltmeter
A voltmeter capable of measuring large voltages in the region of thousands of volts.

kilovoltmeters
plural of kilovoltmeter

lablit
Synonym of lab lit.

lablits
plural of lablit

lamiae
plural of lamia

lamias
plural of lamia

little green man
A conventional fictional alien from outer space in the form of a small humanoid with green skin.
One of the supposed extraterrestrial occupants of a UFO.
A type of diminutive sprite or fairy that wears green clothing.
A soldier (wearing green military fatigues) without identification in order to create an air of uncertainty around their allegiance.

little green men
plural of little green man

lizardman
An intelligent human-like reptile who walks on hind legs and speaks and dresses similar to humans.

lizardmen
plural of lizardman

luck dragon
A fictitious flying dragon with a giant, elongated, wingless body and commonly a canine head, unfailing in its serendipity.

luck dragons
plural of luck dragon

machinima
The rendering of computer-generated imagery using low-end (real time) 3D engines such as those found in video games, as opposed to the high-end, complex 3D engines used by professionals.
The genre of films created by such techniques.

machinimas
plural of machinima

merfolk
Mythical creatures that are human from the waist up and fish from the waist down.

merlion
Often Merlion: a symbolic creature having the head of a lion and the body of a fish, which is a national symbol of Singapore; an image, statue, or other depiction of this creature.
A fictional creature of similar make-up.

merlions
plural of merlion

mermaid
A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
Coloured a brilliant turquoise.
A prostitute.

mermaids
plural of mermaid

monograph
A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects; especially, such a document that is written by one person.
A nonserial (nonperiodical) publication: a one-time publication.
A single letter, especially one which represents a phoneme by itself.

monographs
plural of monograph

nekomimi
Cat ears.
A fictional character who has cat ears on an otherwise human body, and possibly other feline characteristics such as a tail.

nekomimis
plural of nekomimi

nm
Initialism of never mind.

organism
A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system.
The fact of being organic; organicity.

organisms
plural of organism

ouroboroi
plural of ouroboros

ouroboros
A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.
Anything of a circular or recursive nature.

ouroboroses
plural of ouroboros

paragraph
A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.
A brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.
An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.

paragraphs
plural of paragraph

pisciculture
The rearing or cultivation of fish.

plasm
Protoplasm.
A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular shape.
A membrane or cell layer, especially one in an embryo that later develops into a structure; the constituent cells of such a layer.

plasma
A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin.
A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.
A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
Protoplasm.
A visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement.

plasmas
plural of plasma

plasms
plural of plasm

plastics
plural of plastic

protoplasm
The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells.

protoplasms
plural of protoplasm

reptoid
A member of an extraterrestrial sapient species said to resemble a reptile, often ascribed shapeshifting capabilities and implicated in many conspiracy theories.

reptoids
plural of reptoid

scite
Obsolete spelling of site.

seal manual
The impression of a seal worn on the hand as a ring.

seraph
A burning serpent, often winged, with human hands and sometimes feet; one of God's entourage. On Earth, they strike with burning poison; in Heaven, with burning coal. A description can be found at the beginning of Isaiah chapter 6.
A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.

seraphim
plural of seraph
plural of saraph

seraphims
plural of seraph
plural of seraphim

seraphs
plural of seraph

sleeveface
A photograph in which a record sleeve is intentionally placed to create the illusion of the cover art blending into the scene (especially a face or other body part on an album cover obscuring and seeming to replace the same part on a person in the photograph).

sleevefaces
plural of sleeveface

slugline
Alternative form of slug line.

sluglines
plural of slugline

solenoid
A coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it.
A coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it.
An electromechanical switch controlled by a solenoid; solenoid switch, relay.
The region of intersection between isobaric and isopycnal surfaces.

solenoids
plural of solenoid

spider diagram
An existential diagram consisting of an Euler diagram or a Venn diagram annotated with logical operators.

spider diagrams
plural of spider diagram

spider graph
A graph (set of connected points) that has one vertex of degree at least three, and all other vertices of degree two or less

spider graphs
plural of spider graph

spider hole
A small, usually camouflaged hole dug in the ground where someone can hide.

spider holes
plural of spider hole

spider vein
A blood vessel affected by telangiectasia.

spider veins
plural of spider vein

spider web
Alternative spelling of spiderweb.

spider webs
plural of spider web

spiderweb
The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.
Something that resembles a spider's web in being mesh-like, entrapping, or fragile.

spiderwebs
plural of spiderweb

spire
The stalk or stem of a plant.
A young shoot of a plant; a spear.
Any of various tall grasses, rushes, or sedges, such as the marram, the reed canary-grass, etc.
A sharp or tapering point.
A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof.
The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit.
A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the charge in blasting.

spires
plural of spire

stoor worm
A giant sea serpent or sea dragon in Orcadian folklore, which had putrid breath, probably an Orkney version of Jörmungandr.

stoor worms
plural of stoor worm

tailwind
A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.; a following wind.
A force that accelerates progress.

tailwinds
plural of tailwind

tardis
Alternative form of Tardis.