palatopterygoquadrate
A certain jaw bone in reptiles and fish, consisting of fused palatine, pterygoid and quadrate bones.

palatopterygoquadrates
plural of palatopterygoquadrate

palatoquadrate
The dorsal part of the mandibular arch in some fish

palatoquadrates
plural of palatoquadrate

pale chub
Zacco platypus, a freshwater fish of East Asia.

pale sand-diver
Synonym of saddled sandburrower.

palea
The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.

paleae
plural of palea

palegold searsid
A deep-water ray-finned fish, Maulisia argipalla.

paleichthyology
Alternative form of palaeoichthyology.

palemouth
A species of libellulid dragonfly, Brachydiplax denticauda, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands, having a blue abdomen, dark red eyes and yellow mouthparts.

palemouths
plural of palemouth

paleoattine
Any ant of the clade Paleoattini

paleoattines
plural of paleoattine

paleobiogeography
The scientific study of the prehistoric distribution of plants and animals.

paleobiology
The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals

paleoburrow
A burrow formed by an animal of the ancient past, usually referring to the large tunnels excavated by giant armadillos and ground sloths now preserved as ichnofossils.

paleoburrows
plural of paleoburrow

paleocopid
Alternative form of palaeocopid.

paleofauna
The animals that were alive in a particular period of geological history, especially those known only as fossils

paleofish
Any ancient fish

paleohabitat
An extinct habitat that can only be reconstructed from fossils

paleohabitats
plural of paleohabitat

paleoichthyology
Alternative spelling of palaeoichthyology.

paleomodeling
Alternative form of palaeomodeling.

paleoneuroanatomy
The neuroanatomy of ancient (typically extinct) animals

paleoneurology
The study of the nervous systems of extinct animals

paleonurseries
plural of paleonursery

paleonursery
An ancient nursery (for extinct juvenile animals)

paleopallium
An ancient region within the telencephalon in animal brains.

paleophysiology
The scientific study of the evolutionary basis of animal physiology.

paleoplankton
prehistoric plankton

paleopopulation
The population of an organism in prehistoric time

paleopopulations
plural of paleopopulation

paleosaur
Alternative form of palaeosaur.

paleosaurs
plural of paleosaur

paleovertebrate
Any of the ancient vertebrates (typically a dinosaur)

paleovertebrates
plural of paleovertebrate

paleozoogeography
The study of the distribution of animal life throughout Earth's past.

palichthyology
Alternative form of palaeoichthyology.

palingeneses
plural of palingenesis

palingenesis
Rebirth; regeneration; (countable) an instance of this.
Rebirth; regeneration; (countable) an instance of this.
Rebirth; regeneration; (countable) an instance of this.
The apparent repetition, during the development of a single embryo, of changes that occurred previously in the evolution of its species.
The regeneration of magma by the melting of metamorphic rocks.

palingesia
palingenesis

palissandre
Obsolete form of palisander (“rosewood”).

pallid sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus albus, a fish of the Missouri and lower Mississippi.

palmerworm
Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.
A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.

palmerworms
plural of palmerworm

palmflies
plural of palmfly

palmfly
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Elymnias.

palmiped
A web-footed bird.

palmipede
Alternative form of palmiped.

palmipedes
plural of palmipede

palmipeds
plural of palmiped

palmworm
The larva of a palm weevil.

palmworms
plural of palmworm

palometa
Any of numerous types of fish. (See Wikipedia for a list.)

palometas
plural of palometa

palpigrade
A small invertebrate arachnid of the taxonomic order Palpigradi.

palpimanoid
Any spider of the superfamily Palpimanoidea.

palpimanoids
plural of palpimanoid

palpophore
The basal part of the jointed palp of an invertebrate

palpophores
plural of palpophore

palpostyle
The distal part of the jointed palp of an invertebrate

palpostyles
plural of palpostyle

pampano
Alternative form of pompano.

pampanos
plural of pampano

pampatheriid
Any member of the Pampatheriidae, a family of large extinct armadillo-like plantigrade armoured xenarthrans.

pampatheriids
plural of pampatheriid

pampcritter
Synonym of diapercritter (“an anthropomorphic creature or full-body suit made entirely out of a single (fully absorbent) diaper”).

pampcritters
plural of pampcritter

pamphilid
Alternative form of pamphiliid.

pamphilids
plural of pamphilid

pamphiliid
Any in the family Pamphiliidae of sawflies.

pamphiliids
plural of pamphiliid

panaceist
One who seeks or offers a panacea.

panaceists
plural of panaceist

panarthropod
Any of many animals of the clade Panarthropoda.

panarthropods
plural of panarthropod

pancake tortoise
A flat-shelled species of tortoise, taxonomic name Malacochersus tornieri.

panchax
Any of various tropical fish in the cyprinodontiform families Aplocheilidae and Nothobranchiidae which were formerly classified in the genus Panchax.

panchaxes
plural of panchax

pancrustacean
Any animal of the clade Pancrustacea.

pancrustaceans
plural of pancrustacean

pancryptodiran
Synonym of cryptodiran.

pancryptodirans
plural of pancryptodiran

pandiculation
A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning.

pandiculations
plural of pandiculation

pandionid
Any osprey in the family Pandionidae.

pandionids
plural of pandionid

pandora
Any fish of the genus Pagellus.

panfish
Any fish that is suitable for cooking in a frying pan by virtue of its size and taste.

panfishes
plural of panfish

panga
A large broad-bladed knife.

pangar
Indian horse chestnut (Aesculus indica)

pangas
plural of panga

pangasia
plural of pangasius

pangasius
Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus.

panjarapole
Alternative form of pinjrapole.

panjarapoles
plural of panjarapole

panjrapole
Alternative form of pinjrapole.

panjrapoles
plural of panjrapole

pannade
The curvet of a horse.

pannades
plural of pannade

pannexin
Any member of a family of transmembrane proteins found in vertebrates, homologous to the invertebrate innexins

pannexins
plural of pannexin

pannofix
A Hungarian fur made from lambskin.

panorpoid
Any winged insect of the orders Mecoptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera, Siphonaptera or Diptera

panorpoids
plural of panorpoid

panther chameleon
Furcifer pardalis, a Madagascan chameleon.

pantherin
Any big cat of the subfamily Pantherinae

pantherins
plural of pantherin

pantodont
Any of many extinct mammals of the suborder Pantodonta

pantodonts
plural of pantodont

pantolest
Any of several extinct mammals of the suborder †Pantolesta

pantolests
plural of pantolest

pantotherian
Any of the mammals in Pantotheria.

pantotherians
plural of pantotherian

panzootia
A contagious pandemic affecting many animals.

panzooty
Alternative form of panzootia.

papermouth
A fish, the crappie.

papermouths
plural of papermouth

papingo
parrot (bird)
popinjay (bird-shaped target in archery)

papingoes
plural of papingo

papingos
plural of papingo

papionines
plural of papionine

pappotheriid
Any member of the Pappotheriidae of extinct mammals

papula
A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.
One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.

papulae
plural of papula

papulas
plural of papula

papulla
Alternative spelling of papula.

papullae
plural of papulla