carpocephalum
An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases

carposporophyte
An algal sporophyte that is part of a sporocarp

carposporophytes
plural of carposporophyte

carvol
One of a species of aromatic oils resembling carvacrol, C₁₀H₁₄O, consisting of a cyclohexene ring and a hydroxyl group.

carvols
plural of carvol

caryophyllidean
Any tapeworm of the order Caryophyllidea

caryophyllideans
plural of caryophyllidean

castellanus
A cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance, associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
Alternative form of castellan.

castellati
plural of castellatus

castellatus
Synonym of castellanus (“type of cloud”).

catahymenium
A hymenium characterized by the presence of sterile structures and the absence of a subhymenium.

catenotaeniid
Any tapeworm of the order Catenotaeniidae

catenotaeniids
plural of catenotaeniid

caturid
Any member of family Caturidae of extinct bowfins.

caturids
plural of caturid

caucho
The latex of Castilla species.

caulobacter
Any of the bacteria of the genus Caulobacter.

caulobacters
plural of caulobacter

cebochoerid
Any of a group of extinct palaeodont artiodactyls of the family †Cebochoeridae

cebochoerids
plural of cebochoerid

cecidomyid
Misspelling of cecidomyiid.

cecidomyiid
Any gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.

cecidomyiids
plural of cecidomyiid

cellosyl
A muramidase produced by the bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor

cellulomonad
Any bacterium of the family Cellulomonadaceae

cellulomonads
plural of cellulomonad

cenogenesis
Alternative spelling of caenogenesis.

cenospecies
Alternative form of coenospecies.

centroderid
Any kinorhynch in the family Centroderidae.

centrohelid
Any heliozoan protist of the order Centrohelida.

centrohelids
plural of centrohelid

centroheliozoa
plural of centroheliozoan

centroheliozoan
Synonym of centrohelid.

centroheliozoans
plural of centroheliozoan

centronellid
Any of the extinct brachiopods in the family Centronellidae.

centronellids
plural of centronellid

centropyxid
Any amoebozoan in the family Centropyxidae.

centropyxids
plural of centropyxid

centurium
A rejected name for fermium.

cepacian
An exopolysaccharide, produced by Burkholderia cepacia bacteria, that plays a role in the formation of biofilms

cephalolichen
Any lichen that has cephalodia

cephalothricid
Any nemertian of the family Cephalothricidae

cephalothricids
plural of cephalothricid

ceratioid
Any anglerfish of the suborder Ceratioidei, now Ogcocephalioidei.

ceratioids
plural of ceratioid

ceratodontiform
Any lungfish of the order Ceratodontiformes

ceratodontiforms
plural of ceratodontiform

ceratomyxid
Any myxozoan of the family Ceratomyxidae

ceratomyxids
plural of ceratomyxid

ceratopogonid
Any biting midge in the family Ceratopogonidae.

ceratopogonids
plural of ceratopogonid

cercopid
Any froghopper in the family Cercopidae.

cercopids
plural of cercopid

cercotractor
A paraproct of certain mayflies (of the genus Baetis)

cercotractors
plural of cercotractor

cercozoa
plural of cercozoan

cercozoan
Any protist of the phylum Cercozoa.

cercozoans
plural of cercozoan

cerianthid
Any tubular anemone of the family Cerianthidae

cerianthids
plural of cerianthid

cerithioidean
Any gastropod of the superfamily Cerithioidea

cerithioideans
plural of cerithioidean

cervicotype
Any specific cervicovaginal bacterium

cervicotypes
plural of cervicotype

cestoidean
One of the Cestoidea.

cestoideans
plural of cestoidean

cetancodontamorphan
Any artiodactyl of the clade Cetancodontamorpha

cetancodontamorphans
plural of cetancodontamorphan

cetomimid
Any whalefish of the family Cetomimidae.

cetomimids
plural of cetomimid

cetothere
Any of various cetotheriids of genera considered to be Cetotheriidae sensu lato.

cetotheres
plural of cetothere

chaetocerotacean
Any diatom of the family Chaetocerotaceae

chaetocerotaceans
plural of chaetocerotacean

chaetonotidan
Any gastrotrich of the order Chaetonotida

chaetonotidans
plural of chaetonotidan

chaiyaphumine
Any of a class of cyclodepsipeptide present in some bacteria

chaiyaphumines
plural of chaiyaphumine

chamoe
any melon of species Cucumis melo, primarily grown in Korea, Japan, and northern China.

chamoes
plural of chamoe

champada
A superior species of jackfruit.

champadas
plural of champada

chaoborid
Any of phantom midges in the family Chaoboridae.

chaoborids
plural of chaoborid

chaphamaparvovirus
Any parvovirus of the genus Chaphamaparvovirus

chaphamaparvoviruses
plural of chaphamaparvovirus

chelisochid
Any earwig in the family Chelisochidae.

chelisochids
plural of chelisochid

chelodid
Any of the family Chelodidae of extinct molluscs.

chelodids
plural of chelodid

chemoautolithotroph
Any chemolithotrophic autotroph

chemoautolithotrophs
plural of chemoautolithotroph

chemoheterotroph
A chemotrophic heterotroph, one that must ingest organic building blocks that it is incapable of creating itself.

chemoheterotrophs
plural of chemoheterotroph

chernetid
Any pseudoscorpion in the family Chernetidae.

chernetids
plural of chernetid

chigetai
Alternative form of dziggetai.

chigetais
plural of chigetai

chilomonad
Any flagellate of the genus Chilomonas

chilomonads
plural of chilomonad

chir
a freshwater whitefish species that lives in the Arctic-draining basins of Eurasia and North America, also known as schokur or broad whitefish

chirostyloid
Any crustacean of the superfamily Chirostyloidea

chirostyloids
plural of chirostyloid

chirotheriid
Any archosaur of the family †Chirotheriidae known only as fossils

chirotheriids
plural of chirotheriid

chirs
plural of chir

chlamidospore
Misspelling of chlamydospore.

chlamydobacteria
plural of chlamydobacterium

chlamydobacterium
A bacterium of the family Chlamydobacteriaceae

chlamydoconidium
chlamydospore

chlamydodontid
Any ciliate of the order Chlamydodontida

chlamydodontids
plural of chlamydodontid

chlamydophore
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.

chlamydophores
plural of chlamydophore

chlamydospore
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.

chlamydospores
plural of chlamydospore

chlorarachniophyte
Any of a group of mixotrophic algae found in tropical oceans.

chlorarachniophytes
plural of chlorarachniophyte

chlorolichen
Any lichen that has a green alga as its photobiont

chlorolichens
plural of chlorolichen

chloroperlid
Any stonefly in the family Chloroperlidae.

chloroperlids
plural of chloroperlid

choanoflagellate
Any of a group of flagellate protozoa, of the class Choanoflagellatea, thought to be the closest unicellular ancestors of animals.

choanoflagellates
plural of choanoflagellate

choanoflagellid
Any choanoflagellate of the order Choanoflagellida

choanoflagellids
plural of choanoflagellid

choanomastigote
A developmental form of flagellates of the genus Crithidia that have a choana

choanomastigotes
plural of choanomastigote

choleragen
An endotoxin produced by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae

choleratoxin
Synonym of choleragen.

cholix
A toxic ADP-ribosyltransferase isolated from the bacterium Vibrio cholerae
The associated protein domain

chondrosid
Any demosponge of the family Chondrosiida

chondrosids
plural of chondrosid

chondrostom
Alternative form of chondrostome.

chondrostome
Any of the genus Chondrostoma of nases.

chondrostomes
plural of chondrostome

chondrostoms
plural of chondrostom

chonetoid
Any brachiopod of the superfamily Chonetoidea

chonetoids
plural of chonetoid

chordodid
Any nematomorph in the family Chordodidae.

choreotrich
Any of a group of small marine ciliates, including the tintinnids.

choreotrichid
Any ciliate of the subclass Choreotrichia

choreotrichids
plural of choreotrichid

choreotrichs
plural of choreotrich

choristid
Any scorpionfly in the mecopteran family Choristidae.

choristids
plural of choristid

chresonymies
plural of chresonymy