Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
aegiochus
aegithognathous
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agastrophus
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agnathostomatous
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agriochoerus
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
allagophyllous
allothigenous
allothogenous
amphicarpogenous
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouris
amphogenous
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
anepigraphous
angiophorous
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
anguishously
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antherogenous
anthogenous
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropophagous
anthropophagous
adj
Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
aphanozygous
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
arachnophagous
archegosaurus
archicleistogamous
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmystagogue
archsynagogue
argyranthemous
argyranthous
argyrocephalous
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
aswough
autarchoglossa
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autocoprophagous
autocoprophagous
adj
That eats its own excrement.
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autophagous
autophagous
adj
Self-eating; exhibiting autophagy.
autopsychology
autosight
autothaumaturgist
autothaumaturgist
noun
One who pretends to be notable or mysterious.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
baghouse
baghouse
noun
A fabric filter; an air pollution control device that removes particulates out of air or gas released from commercial processes or combustion for electricity generation.
baragouinish
bargehouse
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
biologicohumanistic
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
brachigerous
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
branchiogenous
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
broughtas
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
bushgoat
bushgoats
cancrophagous
carcinophagous
cardophagus
carpophagous
carpophagous
adj
Living on fruits; fruit-eating.
cataloguish
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
cephalothoracopagus
cephalothoracopagus
noun
A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.
chaetognathous
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chargehouse
chargehouse
noun
(nonce word, obsolete) A schoolhouse.
chasmogamous
chasmogamous
adj
Exhibiting chasmogamy.
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
cheirogaleus
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chondropharyngeus
choragus
choragus
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
choraguses
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
circumesophagal
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumoesophagal
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
clearinghouses
clearinghouses
noun
plural of clearinghouse
colleagueship
colleagueship
noun
The state of being a colleague
colleaguesmanship
compsognathus
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
coprophagous
coprophagous
adj
Feeding on excrement
counterchallenges
counterchallenges
noun
plural of counterchallenge
countercharges
countercharges
noun
plural of countercharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countercharge
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
creatophagous
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
crosshauling
cynognathus
cystourethrography
cystourethrography
noun
Radiography of the bladder and urethra
cytopahgous
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
dermatophagus
desmognathous
desmognathous
adj
(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones united; applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, such as ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
draughthouse
draughtsboard
draughtsboard
noun
The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
duodenocholangitis
elaphoglossum
embryophagous
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
entomophagous
entomophagous
adj
feeding on insects; insectivorous
epanisognathous
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
erythrophagous
esophagismus
esophagismus
noun
Alternative form of oesophagismus
esophagus
esophagus
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oesophagus