lungfish
An air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins

lungfishes
plural of lungfish

lunker
Anything, especially a sport fish, that is especially large for its type; a whopper.

lunkers
plural of lunker

lunulet
A small crescent-shaped spot, found on some animals.

lunulets
plural of lunulet

lunulite
A small circular fossil bryozoan.

lunulites
plural of lunulite

lupin
Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
A lupin bean, a yellow legume seed of a Lupinus plant (usually Lupinus luteus), used as feed for sheep and cattle and commonly eaten in the Mediterranean area and in Latin America although toxic if prepared improperly.

lupins
plural of lupin

lupus
Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.

lupuserythematosus
Alternative form of lupus erythematosus.

luskishness
Laziness; sloth.

luth
The leatherback (turtle).

lutherns
plural of luthern

luths
plural of luth

luticole
A creature that lives, feeds, or breeds in muddy places, or even in mud itself.

luticoles
plural of luticole

lutjanid
Any member of the family Lutjanidae; a snapper.

lutjanids
plural of lutjanid

luvar
Alternative form of louvar.

luvars
plural of luvar

luwack
The paradoxure.

lwa
Alternative form of loa.

lwas
plural of lwa

lycaenid
A member of the taxonomic family Lycaenidae, the gossamer-winged butterflies.

lycaenids
plural of lycaenid

lycid
Any member of the Lycidae.

lycids
plural of lycid

lycophyte
Any plant (such as the club mosses) that is a member of the division Lycophyta (or Lycopodiophyta)

lycophytes
plural of lycophyte

lycopod
A club moss.
Any member of the Lycopodiophyta.

lycopodiophyte
Any plant (such as the club mosses) that is a member of the division Lycopodiophyta

lycopodiophytes
plural of lycopodiophyte

lycopods
plural of lycopod

lycosoid
Any spider in the superfamily Lycosoidea or similar taxonomic group.

lycosoids
plural of lycosoid

lycosuchid
Any therapsid in the family Lycosuchidae.

lycosuchids
plural of lycosuchid

lycoteuthid
Any squid in the family Lycoteuthidae.

lycoteuthids
plural of lycoteuthid

lykoi
Synonym of wolf-cat.

lymphocystis
A viral disease of fish

lymphoglandula
Synonym of lymph node.

lymphoglandulae
plural of lymphoglandula

lymphonodi
plural of lymphonodus

lymphonodus
Synonym of lymph node.

lynxsona
A fursona that is a lynx.

lynxsonas
plural of lynxsona

lyonsiid
Any clam in the family Lyonsiidae.

lyonsiids
plural of lyonsiid

lypophosphoglycan
Misspelling of lipophosphoglycan.

lyra
The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain.

lyras
plural of lyra

lyrie
Agonus cataphractus, a European fish having the body covered with bony plates, and with three spines projecting in front of the nose.

lyries
plural of lyrie

lyrifissure
A fissure in the cuticle of an invertebrate.

lyrifissures
plural of lyrifissure

lysiosquilloid
Any mantis shrimp in the superfamily Lysiosquilloidea

lysiosquilloids
plural of lysiosquilloid

lystrosaurid
Any therapsid in the family Lystrosauridae.

lystrosaurids
plural of lystrosaurid

lythes
plural of lythe

lytoceratid
Any member of the family Lytoceratidae of ammonites.
Any member of the order Lytoceratida (now the suborder Lytoceratina).

lytoceratids
plural of lytoceratid

maatje
A fermented herring.

maatjes
plural of maatje

mabouya
Any of various skinks of the genus Eutropis.
A kind of evil spirit in Caribbean folklore.

mabouyas
plural of mabouya

macajuel
A Boa constrictor.

macajuels
plural of macajuel

machaca
A dish of meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico.

machacas
plural of machaca

machaira
Alternative spelling of makhaira.

machairas
plural of machaira

machairodontid
Any member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae of carnivoran felids.

machairodontids
plural of machairodontid

machbagral
A cat breed, the cross between a Bengal cat and an Asian fishing cat

machbagrals
plural of machbagral

machetero
Someone who wields a machete.
A member of the Boricua Popular Army.

macheteros
plural of machetero

machinegunner
Alternative form of machine-gunner.

machinegunners
plural of machinegunner

mackerel
Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,
Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,
A true mackerel, any fish of tribe Scombrini (Scomber spp., Rastrelliger spp.)
Certain other similar small fish in families Carangidae, Gempylidae, and Hexagrammidae.
A regular pattern, similar to fish scales, of undulating small clouds with sky visible between them.

mackerel pike
Any of several species of fish in the family Scomberesocidae, sauries.

mackereling
Alternative form of mackerelling.

mackerelling
fishing for mackerel

mackerels
plural of mackerel

mackinaw trout
The lake trout or North American lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush).

macoute
An abstract measure of value, said to be used by various peoples of Africa.

macoutes
plural of macoute

macraner
An unusually large male ant.

macraners
plural of macraner

macristiid
Any fish in the obsolete family Macristiidae, which turned out to be a collection of misidentified larval aulopiforms.

macristiids
plural of macristiid

macrobenthos
benthic organisms that are big enough to be seen with the naked eye

macrobiotid
Any tardigrade of the family Macrobiotidae

macrobiotids
plural of macrobiotid

macrocarnivore
A relatively large carnivore

macrocarnivores
plural of macrocarnivore

macroconidia
plural of macroconidium

macroconidium
A relatively large conidium, but especially the larger of a pair of conidia in the same organism

macrocrustacean
A relatively large crustacean

macrocrustaceans
plural of macrocrustacean

macrodasyidan
Any gastrotrich organism in the order Macrodasyida.

macrodasyidans
plural of macrodasyidan

macrodetritivore
Any relatively large detritivore

macrodetritivores
plural of macrodetritivore

macrofossil
Any fossil large enough to be examined without a microscope.

macrofossils
plural of macrofossil

macrogamete
The larger of a pair of anisogamous, conjugating gametes; the female ovule in plants or ovum for animals.

macrogametes
plural of macrogamete

macrohabitat
A relatively large habitat, that contains multiple environments and multiple types of organism

macrohabitats
plural of macrohabitat

macroherbivore
Any large herbivore (over approximately 500 kilograms in weight)

macroherbivores
plural of macroherbivore

macroheteroceran
Any moth in the clade Macroheterocera.

macroheterocerans
plural of macroheteroceran

macroinfauna
Any infauna that are large enough to be seen with the naked eye

macroinvertebrate
An invertebrate that is large enough to be seen without the use of a microscope

macroinvertebrates
plural of macroinvertebrate

macrolepidoptera
plural of macrolepidopteran

macrolepidopteran
Any relatively large butterfly or moth

macromammal
Any relatively large mammal

macromammals
plural of macromammal

macromoth
A relatively large moth.

macromoths
plural of macromoth

macroplankton
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.

macroplanktons
plural of macroplankton

macropodid
Any member of the Macropodidae; a kangaroo.

macropodids
plural of macropodid

macropodoid
Misspelling of macropodid.

macropredator
A relatively large predator (large enough to be seen with the naked eye)
An apex predator

macropredators
plural of macropredator

macropter
Any animal that has long wings

macropters
plural of macropter

macroscelidid
Any member of the family Macroscelididae, the sengis.

macroscelidids
plural of macroscelidid

macrostomatan
Any snake of the clade Macrostomata

macrostomatans
plural of macrostomatan

macrostressor
A macroscale stressor.

macrostressors
plural of macrostressor

macrotermitine
Any termite of the subfamily Macrotermitinae