spiderets
plural of spideret

spiderette
A plantlet produced by the spider plant.

spiderettes
plural of spiderette

spidergram
A spider diagram

spidergrams
plural of spidergram

spiderlet
A baby spider.
A stolon of a spider plant.

spiderlets
plural of spiderlet

spiderling
An immature spider.
Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Boerhavia.

spiderlings
plural of spiderling

spidey
A spider.

spideys
plural of spidey

spikefish
Any of the family Triacanthodidae of ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes.

spikefishes
plural of spikefish

spikehorn
A deer whose antlers do not branch.

spikehorns
plural of spikehorn

spination
The distribution of spines on an organism.

spinations
plural of spination

spindletail
The pintail duck.

spindletails
plural of spindletail

spindleworm
The larva of a noctuid moth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of maize. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.

spindleworms
plural of spindleworm

spine
A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.
A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, mushroom or plant. The botanical term technically refers to such a structure derived from a leaf or part of a leaf.
The heartwood of trees.
Ellipsis of dendritic spine.
A linear payscale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions.
A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano.
The stiffness of an arrow.
A central part which supports a whole; core.

spineback
A fish with spines in, or in front of, the dorsal fins.

spinebacks
plural of spineback

spined loach
A small freshwater fish (Cobitis taenia), found in most of northern temperate Europe.

spinefoot
A rabbitfish.

spinefoots
plural of spinefoot

spinella
One of the small hard tooth-like structures that may be present on the gonosaccus.
A small spine; a prickle.

spinellae
plural of spinella

spineplot
Alternative form of spine plot.

spineplots
plural of spineplot

spines
plural of spine

spinicaudatan
Any of the order Spinicaudata of clam shrimps.

spinicaudatans
plural of spinicaudatan

spinnerbait
A kind of fishing lure with spinning blades that create varying degrees of flash and vibration mimicking the movement of a fish.

spinnerbaits
plural of spinnerbait

spiny eel
Any freshwater fish, similar to but not related to the true eels, of the family Mastacembelidae.
Any marine fish of family Notacanthidae, a deep-sea spiny eel.

spiny eels
plural of spiny eel

spiny seahorse
A species of seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus

spiny softshell turtle
A type of soft-shell turtle (Apalone spinifera) native to Canada, the United States and Mexico, having spiny projections on the leading edge of its carapace.

spiny-tailed lizard
Any lizard of the genus Uromastyx.

spinycheek sleeper
Alternative form of spiny-cheek sleeper.

spinycoat anglerfish
The fish Echinophryne mitchellii.

spiracle
A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration.
The blowhole of a whale, dolphin or other similar species.
Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.

spiracles
plural of spiracle

spiralian
Any animal belonging to the superphylum Spiralia, known for their spiral cleavage pattern.

spiralians
plural of spiralian

spirifer
Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.

spiriferid
Synonym of spirifer.

spiriferoid
Synonym of spirifer.

spirifers
plural of spirifer

spirillinid
Any foraminifera of the order Spirillinida.

spirling
Alternative spelling of sperling.

spirlings
plural of spirling

spirobolid
Any millipede in the order Spirobolida.
Any millipede in the family Spirobolidae.

spirobolids
plural of spirobolid

spirostreptid
Any millipede in the order Spirostreptida.
Any millipede in the family Spirostreptidae.

spirostreptids
plural of spirostreptid

spitbug
Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.

spitbugs
plural of spitbug

spitz
Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed.

spitzes
plural of spitz

spivias
amphetamine

splake
A hybrid fish derived from a male brook trout and a female lake trout.

splakes
plural of splake

splintercat
A fictional cat-like animal of the Pacific Northwest said to run into trees, knocking the branches off and withering the trunks.

splintercats
plural of splintercat

splitfin
Any fish in the freshwater cyprinodontid family Goodeidae
Any fish belonging to several species of the percoid genus Synagrops
Any fish in the serranid genus Luzonichthys

splitfins
plural of splitfin

spoggie
Alternative form of spoggy.

spoggies
plural of spoggy
plural of spoggie

spoggy
A sparrow.

spokesbear
A bear mascot who gives speeches or advice.

spokesbears
plural of spokesbear

spokescreature
A creature used as a spokesperson.

spokescreatures
plural of spokescreature

spokescritter
An animal or animated creature that is used as a brand representative or spokesperson.

spokescritters
plural of spokescritter

spondylid
Any member of the family Spondylidae of spiny oysters.

spondylids
plural of spondylid

spongelet
A spongiole.
A little sponge.

spongeocoel
Misspelling of spongocoel.

spongillid
Any in the family Spongillidae of sponges.

spongillids
plural of spongillid

spongiole
A supposed sponge-like expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water.

spongioles
plural of spongiole

spongobiont
Any spongobiotic animal

spongobionts
plural of spongobiont

spongocoel
The large central cavity of a sponge.

spongocoels
plural of spongocoel

spookfish
A fish, the barreleye.
Any of several species of chimaera

spookfishes
plural of spookfish

spoonhead sculpin
Cottus ricei, a North American freshwater fish.

sporeformer
An organism that forms spores.

sporeformers
plural of sporeformer

sportfisheries
plural of sportfishery

sportfishery
A fishery that exists for the purpose of sportfishing.

sporulator
An organism that produces spores

sporulators
plural of sporulator

spot croaker
Synonym of spot (“the fish Leiostomus xanthurus”).

spotfin
Any of various fish with spotted fins.

spotfin croaker
A marine ray-finned fish of species Roncador stearnsii (family Sciaenidae).

spotfins
plural of spotfin

spottail minnow
Synonym of spawn eater.

spottail shiner
Synonym of spawn eater.

spotted dragonet
A fish of the species Callionymus maculatus.

spotted rainbowfish
A rainbowfish of species Glossolepis maculosus.

spotted sand lizard
A desert-dwelling lizard endemic to Africa, of species Meroles suborbitalis.

spotted seahorse
A seahorse of species Hippocampus kuda.

spotted triggerfish
A species of triggerfish, Balistes punctatus

spotted turbot
Pleuronichthys ritteri, a species of flatfish found off the coast of the Californias.

spotted weever
The fish Trachinus araneus

spouthole
The hole from which a whale spouts.

spoutholes
plural of spouthole

spraint
A piece of otter dung.

spraints
plural of spraint