philometrid
Any member of the family Philometridae of nematodes.

philometrids
plural of philometrid

philomuse
A lover of the Muses or poetry.
A member of the Philomuse Society, a literary society.
Any society devoted to literature and the arts.

philomuses
plural of philomuse

philomycid
Any slug in the family Philomycidae.

philomycids
plural of philomycid

philopterid
Any of the family Philopteridae of lice.

philopterids
plural of philopterid

philotherm
Synonym of thermophile.

philotherms
plural of philotherm

phinnock
Obsolete form of finnock.

phinnocks
plural of phinnock

phiomorph
Any rodent of the parvorder Phiomorpha

phiomorphs
plural of phiomorph

phleboliths
plural of phlebolith

phlog
A weblog updated by means of text messages from a mobile phone, rather than by computer.

phlogs
plural of phlog

phloladid
Any member of the Pholadidae family of bivalves.

phloladids
plural of phloladid

phobotaxis
The movement of an organism either towards or away from an aversive stimulus.

phocacean
Any species of Phoca; seal.

phocaceans
plural of phocacean

phocines
plural of phocine

phocoenid
Any member of the Phocoenidae.

phocoenids
plural of phocoenid

phocoid
Any seal of the superfamily Phocoidea

phocoids
plural of phocoid

phoenicopterid
Any member of the Phoenicopteridae; a flamingo.

phoenicopterids
plural of phoenicopterid

phoeti
plural of phoetus

phoetus
Obsolete spelling of fetus.

phoetuses
plural of phoetus

pholadid
Any member of the family Pholadidae of certain clam-like molluscs.

pholadids
plural of pholadid

pholadites
plural of pholadite

pholadomyid
Any clam in the family Pholadomyidae.

pholadomyids
plural of pholadomyid

pholcid
Any member of the family Pholcidae of cellar spiders.

pholcids
plural of pholcid

pholidotan
Alternative form of pholidote.

pholidotans
plural of pholidotan

pholidote
A member of the Pholidota; a pangolin.

phonatome
The cyclic movement of the forewing of insects (especially the cricket) during stridulation

phonatomes
plural of phonatome

phonoresponse
The response of an organism to sound

phonoresponses
plural of phonoresponse

phoresies
plural of phoresy

phoresy
An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.

phoronid
Any hermaphroditic wormlike marine animal of the phylum Phoronida.

phoronids
plural of phoronid

phorusrhacid
Any of the extinct flightless birds of the family Phorusrhacidae, which inhabited South America from the early Cenozoic era until about 0.1 million years ago.

phorusrhacids
plural of phorusrhacid

phosphoproteinomics
The identification of the totality of the phosphoproteins in an organism

photid
Any member of the Photidae.

photids
plural of photid

photoanaerobe
Any photoautotrophic anaerobe

photoanaerobes
plural of photoanaerobe

photochirogeneses
plural of photochirogenesis

photocolposcopy
colposcopy by means of light (rather than x-ray or ultrasound)

photodisintegration
Any nuclear reaction, especially a nuclear fission, initiated by absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation such as a gamma ray.

photodisintegrations
plural of photodisintegration

photoendolith
Any photoautotrophic endolith

photoendoliths
Misspelling of photoendolith.

photoendosymbiont
A photosynthetic endosymbiont

photoendosymbionts
plural of photoendosymbiont

photoferrotroph
Any photoferrotrophic organism

photoferrotrophs
plural of photoferrotroph

photogoniometer
A goniometer, used in X-ray diffraction, that detects the X-rays using a photocell.

photogoniometers
plural of photogoniometer

photolithoautotroph
Any autotrophic organism that uses light energy and an inorganic electron donor and carbon dioxide as its carbon source.

photolithoautotrophs
plural of photolithoautotroph

photomorph
A photomanip, generally featuring a fictional creature as the edited subject.

photomorphs
plural of photomorph

photomovement
Synonym of phototaxis.

photomovements
plural of photomovement

photooxidant
The product of a photooxidation reaction

photooxidants
plural of photooxidant

photopeak
That part of the gamma ray spectrum of a material caused by the photoelectric effect

photopeaks
plural of photopeak

photoperiod
The normal duration of natural daylight experienced by an organism; daylength

photoperiodism
The growth, development and other responses of plants and animals according to the length of day and/or night.

photoperiodisms
plural of photoperiodism

photoperiods
plural of photoperiod

photophobotaxis
phobotaxis in response to light

photophore
A light-emitting organ, found in some fish and other marine animals.
A form of endoscope using an electric light.

photophores
plural of photophore

photoportraits
plural of photoportrait

photoreception
The absorption of light energy by plants and animals, and its utilization for biologically important purposes

photoreceptions
plural of photoreception

photoregime
A period during which an organism is subjected to a particular regime of light and dark

photoregimes
plural of photoregime

photosomnolence
somnolence (induction of sleep) in a nocturnal animal caused by exposure to light

phototaxes
plural of phototaxis

phototaxis
The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light

phototaxy
phototaxis

phragma
A septum, especially on the wall of the thorax of an insect.

phragmas
plural of phragma

phragmata
plural of phragma

phreneses
plural of phrenesis

phreodrilids
plural of phreodrilid

phryganeid
Any of the family Phryganeidae of caddis flies.

phryganeids
plural of phryganeid

phrynosomatid
Any lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

phrynosomatids
plural of phrynosomatid

phthirapteran
Any member of the order Phthiraptera of lice.

phthirapterans
plural of phthirapteran

phthiriasis
An infestation by pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).

phtisicid
Any member of the Phtisicidae.

phtisicids
plural of phtisicid

phycomycete
A member of the obsolete class Phycomycetes, now considered a group of fungi in multiple, unrelated classes.

phycomycetes
plural of phycomycete

phycosecid
Any member of the Phycosecidae, a family of beetles.

phycosecids
plural of phycosecid

phylactolaemate
Any member of the Phylactolaemata class of bryozoans.

phyleses
plural of phylesis

phylesis
A course of evolutionary or phylogenetic development which modifies an organism or group of organisms without leading to the formation of a new species.

phyllobranchia
A crustacean gill composed of lamellae.

phyllobranchiae
plural of phyllobranchia

phylloceratid
Any ammonite in the family Phylloceratidae.

phylloceratids
plural of phylloceratid

phyllostomatid
Any member of the family Phyllostomidae (syn. Phyllostomatidae), of leaf-nosed bats.

phyllostomatids
plural of phyllostomatid

phyllostome
phyllostomid

phyllostomid
Any bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having large, lance-shaped noses; a leaf-nosed bat.

phyllostomids
plural of phyllostomid

phylobiogeography
phylogeography of plants, animals and ecosystems

phylome
The complete set of gene phylogenies of an individual or organism

phylomes
plural of phylome

phylostomid
Misspelling of phyllostomid.

phylostrata
plural of phylostratum

phylostratum
The set of genes, of a particular organism, that have the same phylogenetic origin

physiogenesis
physiogeny

physogastry
An enlargement of the abdomen in certain insects, especially in termite queens.

phytogeneses
plural of phytogenesis

phytogenesis
The origin and evolutionary development of plants.
The development of a plant from the embryo.

phytogeny
phytogenesis

phytomyxid
Any single-celled plant parasite of the class Phytomyxea

phytomyxids
plural of phytomyxid

phytonose
A disease that is transmissible from plants to animals (especially to man)

phytonoses
plural of phytonose

phytoperiphyton
periphyton containing phytoplankton

phytophage
herbivore

phytophages
plural of phytophage

phytophthirian
Any louse of the former division Phytophthiria