vedalia
Novius cardinalis (syns. Rodolia cardinalis, Vedalia cardinalis), a ladybird beetle endemic to Australia, but introduced to California and New Zealand to control Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), a pest of citrus.

vedalias
plural of vedalia

vertaxes
plural of vertax

vindex
An official who supervised tax collection in the ancient Roman Empire.

vindices
plural of vindex

vine weevil
A species of weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, native to Europe.

wall-rockets
plural of wall-rocket

wardrobe beetle
Attagenus fasciatus, a species of carpet beetle.

wasp beetle
A longhorn beetle of species Clytus arietis, that resembles a wasp,

water beetle
Any of various freshwater aquatic beetles that have a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs adapted for swimming, and that carry an air bubble underneath their abdomens.

water scavenger beetle
Any beetle of the family Hydrophilidae.

water scavenger beetles
plural of water scavenger beetle

weevil
Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles of various sizes, in the family Curculionidae within the superfamily Curculionoidea.
Any of many similar, but more distantly related, beetles such as the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum).
A loathsome person.

weevils
plural of weevil

wevil
Obsolete form of weevil.

wevils
plural of wevil

wharf borer
The beetle Nacerdes melanura.

whirligig
Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
Ellipsis of whirligig beetle.
A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around to induce nausea.

whirligig beetle
Any of various water beetles of the family Gyrinidae that swim rapidly in circles when alarmed.

whirligig beetles
plural of whirligig beetle

wireworm
The larva of the click beetle.

wireworms
plural of wireworm

woodworm
Any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood.
Any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood.
A shipworm, a worm-like mollusk in the family Teredinidae that feeds on wood underwater in saltwater.

woodworms
plural of woodworm

woolly bear
A hairy caterpillar.
A hairy caterpillar.
An explosive shell that gives out dense smoke when it bursts.

xerasia
Dryness and brittleness of the hair.

xylonites
plural of xylonite

xyst
A xystus.

xysta
plural of xyston
plural of xystum

xysti
plural of xystus

xystoi
plural of xystos

xystos
Alternative form of xystus.

xysts
plural of xyst

xystum
A xystus.

xystus
A long and open portico within the gymnasium.

yanderes
plural of yandere

yola
cocaine

zeale
Archaic spelling of zeal.

zira
Alternative form of jeera (“cumin”).

zoolagnia
zoophilia

zoothapsis
premature burial

zyzzyva
A tropical American weevil of the genus Zyzzyva.

zyzzyvas
plural of zyzzyva

acanthosoma
A penaeid larva.

acanthosomas
plural of acanthosoma

acanthosomata
plural of acanthosoma

acanthosomatids
plural of acanthosomatid

acrogeria
The appearance of senility in the hands or feet.

adelgid
An insect of the genus Adelges.

adelgids
plural of adelgid

aga
Alternative spelling of agha.

agas
plural of aga

agathodaimons
plural of agathodaimon

agennesis
Impotence; sterility.

ajika
Alternative spelling of adjika.

aka
The New Zealand vine Metrosideros fulgens.

alienates
third-person singular simple present indicative of alienate

alloknesis
Itch sensation in response to a normally non-itch-producing stimulus.

aloha
Good wishes, love.
An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below).

alohas
plural of aloha

amboina
Alternative form of amboyna.

amboinas
plural of amboina

ana
A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table

anaphonesis
The raising of /e/, /o/ to /i/, /u/ before certain consonantal environments, mainly [ŋ] and /ʎ/, occurring originally in some Tuscan dialects, and thus in Standard Italian.

anas
plural of ana

anotia
A rare congenital deformity where the pinna or auricle, the outer projected portion of the ear, is completely absent.

apache
Alternative letter-case form of Apache, a Parisian gangster.

apaches
plural of apache

aphid
A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

aphides
plural of aphis

aphidlion
Alternative form of aphid lion.

aphidlions
plural of aphidlion

aphids
plural of aphid

aphis
An aphid.

apodyterium
The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.

apodyteriums
plural of apodyterium

apple aphid
A bright green aphid, of species Aphis pomi, that feeds on the leaves of apple trees, causing disfigurement.

arjuna
A tree native to India and used in ayurvedic medicine, Terminalia arjuna.

arjunas
plural of arjuna

assassin bug
Any true bug from the subfamily Reduviinae of the family Reduviidae, all of which eat other insects. They can inflict a very painful bite, but don't cause disease.
Any true bug from any of the subfamilies of the Reduviidae, including those in the subfamily Triatominae, which suck blood and may transmit Chagas' disease to humans.

assassin bugs
plural of assassin bug

asyla
plural of asylum

bacchii
plural of bacchius

bacchius
A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.

backswimmer
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.

backswimmers
plural of backswimmer

baetyli
plural of baetylus

baetylus
Alternative form of baetyl (“sacred stone”).

bagrada bug
Bagrada hilaris, a shield bug that is harmful to plants.

balanda
A white person, a European.

balandas
plural of balanda

balboa
The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos

balboas
plural of balboa

ballanda
Alternative form of balanda.

ballandas
plural of ballanda

ballander
Alternative form of balanda.

ballanders
plural of ballander

baluba
A wild or unruly person.

balubas
plural of baluba

bandarillo
Alternative spelling of banderilla.

bandarillos
plural of bandarillo

banderilla
A decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting to stick into the bulls' shoulders.

banderillas
plural of banderilla

baritenor
A singing voice combining parts of baritone and tenor

basa
The catfish Pangasius bocourti.

bat bug
A bloodsucking insect parasite (of families Cimicidae and Polyctenidae) that feeds primarily on the blood of bats.

bat bugs
plural of bat bug

baya
Ploceus philippinus, a weaverbird of southern Asia.

bayas
plural of baya

bed bug
Alternative form of bedbug.

bed bugs
plural of bed bug

benna
A calypso-like genre of traditional music from Antigua and Barbuda.

bennah
Alternative spelling of benna.

black bean aphid
A small black insect of species Aphis fabae, with a broad, soft body, a member of the order Hemiptera that is a major pest of sugar beet, bean and celery crops.

bladder cicada
A cicada of the Australian genus Cystosoma, especially Cystosoma saundersii, of eastern Australia, having a large green abdomen.

brachymetacarpaly
Alternative form of brachymetacarpia.

brachymetacarpia
Unusual shortness of the metacarpals

brachyrhynchus
Unusual shortness of the nose and maxilla

broad-headed bug
Any insect in the family Alydidae

broad-headed bugs
plural of broad-headed bug

brown marmorated stink bug
An insect native to east Asia, Halyomorpha halys, which was accidentally introduced to the eastern United States and has become an invasive and serious agricultural and nuisance pest there.

brown soft scale
Coccus hesperidum.