gaja
The sacred name for the elephant
A chaturanga piece ancestral to the medieval fil and modern bishop; literally, “elephant”
A chaturanga piece ancestral to the medieval fil and modern bishop; literally, “elephant”

gajas
plural of gaja

galacticos
plural of galactico

garden fleahopper
The insect Halticus bractatus.

geiko
Synonym of geisha.

geikos
plural of geiko

geisha
A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

geishas
plural of geisha

gelastocorid
Any member of the family Gelastocoridae of toad bugs.

gelastocorids
plural of gelastocorid

geocoris
The big-eyed bug.

geocorises
plural of geocoris

giant mesquite bug
Thasus neocalifornicus, an insect of the order Hemiptera, that feeds on mesquite trees of the American Southwest and Northwestern Mexico.

giant water bug
Any insect in the family Belostomatidae of large, predatory true bugs.

giant water bugs
plural of giant water bug

gilda
A Spanish snack consisting of olives and chili pepper served on a small stick (like a toothpick), often with anchovy.

gildas
plural of gilda.

gingivorrhagia
bleeding from the gums

gnat bugs
plural of gnat bug

golden egg bug
Any insect in the genus Phyllomorpha.

grana
plural of granum

grannum
Alternative spelling of granum (“one's grandmother”).

grannums
plural of grannum

granum
A stack-like structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis.

granums
plural of granum

gray scale
Alternative form of grayscale.

greenbug
The wheat aphid (Schizaphis graminum).

greenbugs
plural of greenbug

grey scale
Alternative form of grayscale.

gubba
Alternative form of gubbah.

gubbah
Synonym of balanda (“white person; European”).

gubbahs
plural of gubbah

gubbas
plural of gubba

hamza
A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء (ʔ)) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ (ʔ) (over an alif [ا]), إ (ʔ) (under an alif), ؤ (ʔ) (over a wāw [و]) or ئ (ʔ) (over a dotless yāʾ [ى]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule".

hamzah
Alternative form of hamza.

hamzahs
plural of hamzah

hamzas
plural of hamza

harlequin bug
A bright red and black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, a common pest of cabbages and related crops in North America
A red and black true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, Dindymus versicolor, known as a common garden pest in parts of Australia

hasta
third-person singular simple present indicative of hafta: Contraction of has to (“is required to”).

hastae
plural of hasta

hastas
plural of hasta

hea
Alternative spelling of hea'.

hegira
A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.

hegiras
plural of hegira

hejira
Alternative form of hegira.

hejiras
plural of hejira

helicoptera
plural of helicopteron

hemipterans
plural of hemipteran

hemlock woolly adelgid
An insect of the species Adelges tsugae.

hijra
A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.

homa
Alternative form of haoma (“sacred plant”).

hydrometra
An accumulation of thin mucus or other watery fluid in the cavity of the uterus.

imperium
Supreme power; dominion.
The right to command the force of the state; sovereignty.

imperiums
plural of imperium

imponderabilia
Those things that are imponderable.

infraphylum
A taxon below subphylum and above superclass.

interpleas
plural of interplea

ipos
The tuber of any one of several edible species of Perideridia spp.

isabel
Synonym of isabella.

jarfly
A cicada

jassids
plural of jassid

jatoba
Courbaril, a South American tree, Hymenaea courbaril
The wood of the courbaril tree, highly desirable for flooring and specialty uses because of its hardness.

jatobas
plural of jatoba

jeevaatma
Alternative form of jivatma.

jeevaatmas
plural of jeevaatma

jeevatma
Alternative form of jivatma.

jeevatmas
plural of jeevatma

jewel bugs
plural of jewel bug

jivaatma
Alternative form of jivatma.

jivaatmas
plural of jivaatma

jivatma
An individual soul.

jivatmas
plural of jivatma

joba
male group leader in orientation camps

juba
An American dance of West African origin that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks.

jubae
plural of juba

jubas
plural of juba

jumping plant lice
plural of jumping plant louse

jumping plant louse
Synonym of psyllid.

kaha
Synonym of proboscis monkey.

kahikatoa
Leptospermum scoparium, the manuka.

kalasa
Alternative form of kalasha.

kalasas
plural of kalasa

kalash
Alternative form of kalasha.

kalasha
A metal pot with a large base and small mouth, used in Hindu rites, in which it is filled with water, coins, grain, etc. and topped with a coconut.

kalashas
plural of kalasha

kalashes
plural of kalash

kalenda
Alternative form of calinda.

kalinda
Alternative form of calinda.

kana
The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.
A hiragana or katakana character.

kanaima
A destructive possessing spirit according to the beliefs of parts of South America.

kanaimas
plural of kanaima

kanas
plural of kana

kandake
Alternative form of candace (a Nubian queen).

kandakes
plural of kandake

katipo
A venomous spider, Latrodectus katipo, endemic to New Zealand.

katipos
plural of katipo

kentake
Alternative form of candace (a Nubian queen).

kentakes
plural of kentake

kermes
Any of several insects of the genus Kermes.
A crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects.

kerugma
Alternative spelling of kerygma.

kerugmata
plural of kerugma

kerygma
The Apostolic proclamation of religious truths; the core teachings of Christianity taught by the early Church.

kerygmas
plural of kerygma

kerygmata
plural of kerygma

kinnar
hijra

kinnara
A celestial lover and musician, half-human and either half-horse or half-bird.

kinnaras
plural of kinnara

kybos
plural of kybo

lace bug
Any insect in the family Tingidae, named for the lace-like appearance of the wings and pronotum.

lace bugs
plural of lace bug

lacebugs
plural of lacebug

lanternflies
plural of lanternfly

lanternfly
Any of various insects in the family Fulgoridae, especially in the genera Fulgora and Pyrops, with brilliant coloration.

laserium
An indoor laser light show.

leades
plural of leade

leaf hopper
Alternative spelling of leafhopper.

leaf-footed bug
Any insect in the family Coreidae, many of which have flat, leaf-shaped structures on their hind legs.

leaf-footed bugs
plural of leaf-footed bug

leafhopper
Any insect of the family Cicadellidae.

leafhoppers
plural of leafhopper

lezghinkas
plural of lezghinka

lezginkas
plural of lezginka

litura
A spot growing paler at one end.

liturae
plural of litura

long scale
A system of numeric names in which every new term with -illion greater than million is 1,000,000 times the previous term (e.g. a billion is a million million).

lubra
A female Aboriginal Australian.

lubras
plural of lubra

ludibria
plural of ludibrium

ludibrium
A plaything or trivial game.
A laughing stock.

lyerman
The cicada.

lygus bugs
plural of lygus bug

lyreman
Synonym of cicada.

lyremen
plural of lyreman

macrocephalus
The condition of having an abnormally large head.

macrotrichia
plural of macrotrichium

maestra
A female maestro.

maestras
plural of maestra

malikanas
plural of malikana

mandola
A stringed musical instrument resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.

mandolas
plural of mandola

maon
A general term for any hypothetical particle of which a quark or lepton is consisted; a preon.

maons
plural of maon