neanid
The larva of a grasshopper.

neanids
plural of neanid

neb
A bird's beak.
A person's mouth.
A person's nose.
The peak of a flat cap.
The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
A nib, as of a pen.

nebaliid
Any member of the family Nebaliidae of small crustaceans.

nebaliids
plural of nebaliid

nebris
The skin of a fawn, as worn by Dionysus, and as worn in his honor by his male followers and female followers (maenads) and other votaries in Ancient Greece. It has also been shown as a panther or fox skin in different contexts.

nebrises
plural of nebris

nebs
plural of neb

necrobestiality
Sexual activity involving a dead animal.

necrofauna
An animal species that was extinct, but has been revived by genetic technology

necrophagan
Any of the former tribe Necrophaga of beetles that feed on carrion.

necrophagans
plural of necrophagan

necrophage
An animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.

necrophages
plural of necrophage

necrophagy
The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh

necrosaur
Any lizard of the extinct family Necrosauridae

necrosaurs
plural of necrosaur

necrozoophilia
A paraphilia characterised by sexual attraction toward dead animals.

nectarinid
Alternative form of nectariniid.

nectarinids
plural of nectarinid

nectariniid
Any member of the Nectariniidae; a sunbird or spiderhunter.

nectariniids
plural of nectariniid

nectarivore
An animal that principally eats nectar.

nectarivores
plural of nectarivore

nectarivory
The eating of nectar, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal.

nectivore
Synonym of nectarivore.

nectivores
plural of nectivore

nectivory
Alternative form of nectarivory.

nectocalyces
plural of nectocalyx

nectocalyx
The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa.
One of the zooids of certain Siphonophorae, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.

nectochaete
The free-swimming larva of a polychaete

nectochaetes
plural of nectochaete

needlefish
Any of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats.

needlefishes
plural of needlefish

needletail
Any of various birds in the genus Hirundapus, related to the swift.

negrofinch
Former name of nigrita (bird).

negrofinches
plural of negrofinch

neilonellid
Any clam in the family Neilonellidae.

neilonellids
plural of neilonellid

nektoplankton
nektonic plankton

nektoplanktons
plural of nektoplankton

neleid
Any member of the Neleidae, the descendants of Neleus.

neleids
plural of neleid

nematoad
Misspelling of nematode.

nematode
A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.

nematodes
plural of nematode

nematogenyid
Any member of the Nematogenyidae.

nematogenyids
plural of nematogenyid

nematognath
A catfish; one of the Nematognathi, now called Siluriformes.

nematognaths
plural of nematognath

nematoids
plural of nematoid

nematology
The branch of biology that studies nematode roundworms.

nematomorph
Any of many worms of the phylum Nematomorpha.

nematomorphans
plural of nematomorphan

nematomorphs
plural of nematomorph

nemertines
plural of nemertine

nemeses
plural of nemesis

nemesis
An enemy, especially an archenemy.
A person or character who specifically brings about the downfall of another person or character, as an agent of that character's fate or destiny, especially within a narrative.
The personification of the "fatal flaw" of a dramatic hero in the style of Greek tragedy.
Polar opposite, especially of a literary character.
The principle of retributive justice.
A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided; (an instance of) retribution.

nemichthyid
Any eel in the family Nemichthyidae.

nemichthyids
plural of nemichthyid

nemisis
Misspelling of nemesis.

nemopterid
Any member of the Nemopteridae.

nemopterids
plural of nemopterid

nems
The ichneumon, or Egyptian mongoose.

neoammonite
Any ammonite (Ammonoidea) of the Jurassic period, descended from Psiloceras, the sole surviving ammonite genus of the Triassic–Jurassic extinction event.

neoammonites
plural of neoammonite

neoatheist
A member of the vocally anti-religious movement that came to prominence in the early 2000s.

neoatheists
plural of neoatheist

neoattine
Any ant of the clade Neoattini

neoattines
plural of neoattine

neobatrachian
Any frog or toad of the suborder Neobatrachia.

neobatrachians
plural of neobatrachian

neocembrene
Cembrene A, a natural monocyclic diterpene isolated from corals of the genus Nephthea.

neodiapsid
Any reptile of the clade Neodiapsida

neodiapsids
plural of neodiapsid

neoglyphioceratid
Any member of the Neoglyphioceratidae.

neoglyphioceratids
plural of neoglyphioceratid

neogobiid
Any goby of the tribe Neogobiini.

neogobiids
plural of neogobiid

neolanid
Any member of the family Neolanidae of spiders.

neolanids
plural of neolanid

neolepadine
Any gooseneck barnacle of the subfamily Neolepadinae

neolepadines
plural of neolepadine

neolepidopteran
Any butterfly or moth in the clade Neolepidoptera.

neolepidopterans
plural of neolepidopteran

neomelia
The rearing of offspring by animals

neomenia
The time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar.

neomonad
Any member of the Neomonada phylum of protozoa.

neomonads
plural of neomonad

neopharynx
A surgically-reconstructed pharynx

neopteran
Any winged insect of the infraclass Neoptera

neopterans
plural of neopteran

neoptile
The down or light, fluffy feathers on a young bird.

neornithine
A modern bird (Aves or Neornithes), as opposed to other avialans

neornithines
plural of neornithine

neoselachian
Any shark, skate or ray of the clade Neoselachii

neoselachians
plural of neoselachian

neosomy
An intrastadial metamorphosis associated with arthropod symbiosis

neossine
The salivary secretion various swift species use to make their nests.

neossoptile
Any of the soft down feathers of a newly-hatched bird

neossoptiles
plural of neossoptile

neosuchian
A member of the clade Neosuchia of crocodilian and related reptiles.

neosuchians
plural of neosuchian

neoteleost
A member of the clade Neoteleostei of bony fish.

neoteleosts
plural of neoteleost

neotene
A reproductively mature animal in a juvenile form.

neoteuthid
Any squid in the family Neoteuthidae.

neoteuthids
plural of neoteuthid

neotomine
Any mouse of the subfamily Neotominae

neotomines
plural of neotomine

neotragine
Any antelope of the tribe Neotragini

neotragines
plural of neotragine

neotropical silversides
plural of neotropical silverside

neozoology
The branch of zoology that deals with animals that still exist in modern times, as opposed to paleozoology.

nepenthebiont
Any animal that lives in, and is dependent on, the pitcher of a Nepenthes pitcher plant.

nepenthebionts
plural of nepenthebiont

nephropid
Any member of the Nephropidae.

nephropids
plural of nephropid

nephropore
An opening of the antennal gland on the ventral surface of the coxa of an insect's antenna

nephropores
plural of nephropore

nephropsid
Any lobster in the family Nephropsidae.

nephropsids
plural of nephropsid

nephrozoa
plural of nephrozoan

nephrozoan
A member of the clade Nephrozoa, which includes all deuterostomes and protostomes.

nephrozoans
plural of nephrozoan

nepid
Any member of the family Nepidae of water scorpions.

nepids
plural of nepid

nepomorphan
Any true bug of the infraorder Nepomorpha

nepomorphans
plural of nepomorphan

nereid
Alternative letter-case form of Nereid.
A youthful and pretty bather.

nereides
plural of nereid

nereids
plural of nereid

nerisopam
A 2,3-benzodiazepine derivative with potent anxiolytic and neuroleptic effects in animal studies.

neritimorph
Any gastropod mollusc of the subclass Neritimorpha

neritimorphs
plural of neritimorph

nerka
A sockeye salmon.

nerkas
plural of nerka

neshaw
A silver eel.