khramulya
Any one of several species of freshwater cyprinids in the genus Capoeta.

khulan
Alternative form of koulan.

khulans
plural of khulan

kingbird
A group of large insectivorous passerine birds of the genus Tyrannus.

kinotype
A profile of cellular kinase activity that is specific to a particular species

kinotypes
plural of kinotype

kirschwasser
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.

kirschwassers
plural of kirschwasser

kittentails
A herbaceous perennial in the subgenus Synthyris within the genus Veronica

kivikivi
Any species of Apteryx, especially Apteryx australis.

klassevirus
A picornavirus, of the genus Klassevirus, associated with pediatric diarrhea.

klasseviruses
plural of klassevirus

klebicin
A plasmid present in bacteria of the genus Klebsiella.

klebicins
plural of klebicin

klepta
plural of klepton

kleptogenesis
Reproduction by a unisexual species using sperm 'stolen' by mating with members of a related bisexual species.

klepton
A species that requires input from another biological taxon (normally from a species which is closely related to the kleptonic species) to complete its reproductive cycle.

kleptons
plural of klepton

knobblies
motorcycle tyres with knobbed treads, for off-road or motocross riding

koha
A Māori tradition of reciprocal giving of gifts.
A voluntary donation given for a service that has been provided.

kohas
plural of koha

koholiine
Any of the subfamily †Koholiinae of extinct mammals.

koholiines
plural of koholiine

kopieva
Any of the genus Bulbine of succulents, principally of southern Africa.

koulan
A subspecies of onager (Equus hemionus), Equus hemionus kulan.

koulans
plural of koulan

kuehneotheriid
Any mammaliaform in the family Kuehneotheriidae.

kuehneotheriids
plural of kuehneotheriid

kulang
Alternative form of koulan (“kind of onager”).

kulangs
plural of kulang

kurchatovium
A rejected name for rutherfordium.

kurrat
Egyptian leek; considered a variety of Allium ampeloprasum (Allium ampeloprasum var. kurrat) or a species Allium kurrat

kurtid
Any nurseryfish in the family Kurtidae.

kurtids
plural of kurtid

kutzneride
Any of a group of cyclic hexadepsipeptides present in actinomycetes of the genus Kutzneria of actinobacteria.

kutznerides
plural of kutzneride

labidurid
Any earwig in the family Labiduridae.

labidurids
plural of labidurid

labiid
Any earwig in the family Labiidae.

labiids
plural of labiid

labyrinthulean
Any protist of the class Labyrinthulea

labyrinthuleans
plural of labyrinthulean

lacmus
Litmus, orchil.

lactobacteria
plural of lactobacterium

lactobacterium
Any bacterium of the order Lactobacillales

lactococci
plural of lactococcus

lactococcus
Any bacterium of the genus Lactococcus

lagenid
Any foraminifer in the family Lagenidae.

lagenids
plural of lagenid

lakmus
Alternative form of lacmus.

lamellariid
Any of the gastropods in the family Lamellariidae, now considered the velutinid subfamily Lamellariinae.

lamellariids
plural of lamellariid

lamellipedian
Any arthropod having flat exopod setae

lamellipedians
plural of lamellipedian

lancehead
Any of many South American venomous pitvipers of the genus Bothrops.

lanceheads
plural of lancehead

lapunya
Alternative form of lapunyah.

lapunyah
Any of three species of Australian eucalypts, Eucalyptus ochrophloia, Eucalyptus thozetiana and Eucalyptus argophloia.

lapunyahs
plural of lapunyah

lapunyas
plural of lapunya

lathyrane
Any of a class of diterpenes mostly found in Euphorbiaceae.

lathyranes
plural of lathyrane

latimeriid
Any coelacanth of the family Latimeriidae

latimeriids
plural of latimeriid

latiscopid
Any temnospondyl in the family Latiscopidae.

latiscopids
plural of latiscopid

latrunculid
Any desmosponge of the family Latrunculiidae

latrunculids
plural of latrunculid

leafbird
Any of the genus Chloropsis of small passerine birds, native to India and southeast Asia.

leafeater
Any organism that consumes leaves.

leafeaters
plural of leafeater

leafscraper
Any of various ovenbirds in the genus Sclerurus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

leafscrapers
plural of leafscraper

leaftosser
Any of various ovenbirds in the genus Sclerurus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

leaftossers
plural of leaftosser

lecanicephalidean
Any tapeworm of the order Lecanicephaloidea

lecanicephalideans
plural of lecanicephalidean

lecithodendriid
Any trematode of the family Lecithodendriidae

lecithodendriids
plural of lecithodendriid

lecudinid
Any parasitic alveolate of the family Lecudinidae

lecudinids
plural of lecudinid

legionella
Bacteria of the genus Legionella.

legionellae
plural of legionella

legionellas
plural of legionella

leishmanolysin
An endopeptidase present in some trypanosomes of the genus Leishmania.

leishmanolysins
plural of leishmanolysin

leishporin
A porin isolated from species of Leishmania

leishporins
plural of leishporin

lentinan
A glucan found in the fruiting body of shiitake (Lentinula edodes).

lentinans
plural of lentinan

lentiretrovirus
Synonym of lentivirus.

lentiretroviruses
plural of lentiretrovirus

lentivirus
Any of a group of retroviruses, of the genus Lentivirus, which have long incubation periods.

lentiviruses
plural of lentivirus

lepetopsid
Any in the extinct family †Lepetopsidae of gastropods.

lepetopsids
plural of lepetopsid

lepidosireniform
Any lungfish of the order Lepidosireniformes

lepidosireniforms
plural of lepidosireniform

lepismid
Any of the insects of the family Lepismidae.

lepismids
plural of lepismid.

lepisosteoid
Any gar of the superfamily Lepisosteoidea

lepisosteoids
plural of lepisosteoid

leptocylindracean
Any heterokont of the family Leptocylindraceae

leptocylindraceans
plural of leptocylindracean

leptograptid
Any graptolite of the family †Leptograptidae.

leptomonad
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas

leptosomatid
Any in the family Leptosomatidae of nematodes.

leptosomatids
plural of leptosomatid

leptospire
Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.

leptospires
plural of leptospire

leptothecate
Any hydrozoan of the order Leptothecata

leptothecates
plural of leptothecate

leptotrich
Any bacterium of the genus Leptotrichia

leptotriches
plural of leptotrich

leuciscid
Any dace of the genus Leuciscus.

leuciscids
plural of leuciscid

leucocytozoan
Any of the genus Leucocytozoon of parasitic alveolates.

leucocytozoans
plural of leucocytozoan

leuctrid
Any stonefly in the family Leuctridae.

leuctrids
plural of leuctrid

liberform
A superclass of trypanosomatid parasites with a flagellum that is not laterally-attached .

lichenoporid
Any of the family Lichenoporidae of marine bryozoans.

lichenoporids
plural of lichenoporid

limid
Any in the family Limidae of mollusks.

limids
plural of limid

limnocyonine
Any of the subfamily †Limnocyoninae of extinct mammals.

limnocyonines
plural of limnocyonine

limnophile
Any organism that thrives in lakes, ponds or marshes.

limnophiles
plural of limnophile.

limnoscelid
Any tetrapod in the family Limnoscelidae.

limnoscelids
plural of limnoscelid

limonid
Any cranefly of the family Limoniidae
Any glycoside of limonin

limonids
plural of limonid

limoniid
Any cranefly in the family Limoniidae.

limoniids
plural of limoniid

lincolnensis
A bacterium of the species Streptomyces lincolnensis.

liopropomin
Any grouper of the genus Liopropoma

liopropomins
plural of liopropomin

liparabinomannan
Alternative form of lipoarabinomannan.

lipoarabinomanan
Misspelling of lipoarabinomannan.

lipoarabinomanann
Misspelling of lipoarabinomannan.

lipoarabinomannan
A lipoglycan associated with some bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium.

lipoarabinomannans
plural of lipoarabinomannan

liposcelidid
Any of the family Liposcelididae of barklice.

liposcelidids
plural of liposcelidid

listeriolysin
Any hemolysin produced by a Listeria bacterium

listeriolysins
plural of listeriolysin