discobolus
A discus thrower.
A statue of a discus thrower.

distorsio
A mollusk of the genus Distorsio, or its shell.

distorsios
plural of distorsio

dog whelk
A carnivorous European mollusc, Nucella lapillus, found on rocky coasts.

dog whelks
plural of dog whelk

dogwhelk
Alternative form of dog whelk.

dogwhelks
plural of dogwhelk

dolia
plural of dolium

dolium
A large earthenware vessel used for the storage and transportation of goods (especially wine an olive oil) in the ancient Western Mediterranean.

domini
plural of dominus

dominus
master; sir; a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor, castle or an academic master

donax
A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc.

donaxes
plural of donax

door snails
plural of door snail

doris
A sea slug.

dromi
plural of dromus

dromus
Alternative form of dromos.

duplicones
plural of duplicone

durangites
plural of durangite

dusky nerite
A freshwater snail of species Neritina pulligera in the family Neritidae.

dwarf olive
Any of the sea snails of the genus Olivella.

dysnomia
Anomic aphasia, a condition affecting the memory that impairs the recall of words or names.
Impaired or deficient ability to recall words or names.
An incident of a person not recalling a word or name.

dysnomias
plural of dysnomia

ear shell
An abalone or its shell.

ear shells
plural of ear shell

echophrasia
echolalia

ectoconchion
A craniometric landmark that is the most lateral point of the orbital lateral wall

ectoconchions
plural of ectoconchion

edible snail
Synonym of escargot (Helix pomatia)

egesta
The waste which is carried out from a cell or an organism; the result of egestion; excrement

elastinolysis
The biochemical breakdown of elastin

elastolysis
cutis laxa

elenchi
plural of elenchus

elenchus
A technique of argument associated with Socrates wherein the arguer asks the interlocutor to agree with a series of premises and conclusions, ending with the arguer's intended point.

elephant's snout volute
Cymbium glans, a species of sea snail.

elimia
A snail from the genus Elimia.

elimias
plural of elimia

ellipse
A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
Ellipsis, the removal from a phrase of a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.

ellipses
plural of ellipse

embolophrasia
Synonym of embolalia.

emerald green snail
A large arboreal snail of species Papustyla pulcherrima (family Camaenidae), of Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, with a bright green shell sometimes used as jewellery.

endosomolysis
The lysis of endosomes

ensis
plural of ensi

enterochelin
enterobactin

enterolysis
The separation and removal of intestinal adhesions

eosinophiluria
The abnormal presence of eosinophils in the urine.

ephippia
plural of ephippium

ephippium
A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
A saddle-shaped cavity or pouch to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of water fleas (Diplostraca spp.; Cladocera spp.)

epicingula
plural of epicingulum

epinephelin
Any grouper of the subfamily Epinephelinae.

epinephelins
plural of epinephelin

epiploa
plural of epiploon

epipuncta
The smaller of the shell perforations of plaesiomyid brachiopods

erster
Pronunciation spelling of oyster.

ersters
plural of erster

escargot
A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish.

escargots
plural of escargot

ethanolysis
alcoholysis using ethanol

ethenolysis
The reverse of a crossmetathesis reaction.

ethnolysis
The dissolution or loss of certain characteristics of an ethnic group.

eurites
plural of eurite

exonucleolysis
exonucleolytic cleavage

exoribonucleolysis
exoribonucleolytic ribonucleolysis

exotica
plural of exotic
curious, strange, unusual and exotic things.

extra
Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
Extraordinarily good; superior.
Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.

extras
plural of extra

fabella
One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.

fabellae
plural of fabella

fan mussel
A marine bivalve mollusc, Atrina fragilis

fan mussels
plural of fan mussel

fatmucket
The clam Lampsilis siliquoidea

fatmuckets
plural of fatmucket

fauni
plural of faunus

faunus
Dated form of faun.

fautor
Patron, protector.
Admirer, one who favours.
Supporter, adherent, partisan.

fautors
plural of fautor

fautour
Obsolete form of fautor.

fautours
plural of fautour

fautrix
A patroness.

favi
plural of favus

favus
A severe, chronic infection of ringworm.
A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern.

fawnsfoot
A North American freshwater mussel of the genus Truncilla.

fax
The hair of the head.
The face.

faxes
plural of fax

faxxes
plural of fax

fergusonites
plural of fergusonite

fetishry
Amulets; talismans.

file shell
Any mollusc of the genus Limatula.

file shells
plural of file shell

fimbria
A series of threads or other projections resembling a fringe.
A series of threads or other projections resembling a fringe.

fimbriae
plural of fimbria

fingernail clam
A member of the family Sphaeriidae family of small to minute freshwater bivalve molluscs.

fingernail clams
plural of fingernail clam

firecocks
plural of firecock

fissurella
Any of the genus Fissurella of marine gastropod mollusks.

fissurellas
plural of fissurella

fixigenae
plural of fixigena

flamboyant cuttlefish
A brightly-coloured species of cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters.
A swimmer who wears flamboyant clothing, often as a protest or as part of an LGBT-themed swimming competition

flamingo tongue
A small colourful sea snail, of species Cyphoma gibbosum.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flamingo, tongue.

floaters
plural of floater

fluted giant clam
Tridacna squamosa, a large clam native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, distinguished by the leaf-like fluted edges (scutes) on its shell.

flying squid
Any of various species of the family Ommastrephidae with the ability to glide in air above the water.

fool's cap
A cap, usually brightly colored with bells and tassels, as worn by a court jester or fool.

fossula
A small fossa.

fossulae
plural of fossula

fractalysis
fractal analysis or analytics

freshwater pearl mussel
An endangered species of freshwater mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera, capable of producing quality pearls.

freta
plural of fretum

fretum
A strait; a channel.

frontolysis
The degeneration or dissipation of an atmospheric weather front.

fructolysis
The metabolism of fructose from dietary sources.

fructosuria
The (abnormal) presence of fructose in the urine

fruitspike
An inflorescence of fruit in the form of a spike

fruitspikes
plural of fruitspike

fucktapes
plural of fucktape

funicle
Synonym of funiculus.
Intermediate segments of the antenna of chalcid wasps adjoining the pedicel basally and the clava distally.

funicles
plural of funicle

funiculi
plural of funiculus

funiculus
Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres (white matter) in the spinal cord. The white matter of the spinal cord is made of (posterior, anterior and lateral) columns/funiculi. The grey columns are also called horns but not funiculi.
A stalk that connects the seed (or ovule) with the placenta.

funis
A cord or a cord-like structure.
Umbilical cord.

galacturia
A milky appearance of the urine, as in chyluria.