A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
asexuals
asexuals
noun
plural of asexual
axillars
axillars
noun
plural of axillar
axolotls
axolotls
noun
plural of axolotl
axolysis
axolysis
noun
(physics) The degeneration or dissolution of an axon
axoplasm
axoplasm
noun
The cytoplasm of an axon
axostyle
axostyle
noun
A sheet of microtubules found in certain microbial eukaryotes, arising from the bases of the flagella.
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
calixtus
climaxes
climaxes
noun
plural of climax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climax
colaxais
dyslexia
dyslexia
noun
(neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.
exalters
exalters
noun
plural of exalter
examples
examples
noun
plural of example
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of example
exclaims
exclaims
noun
plural of exclaim
exclaves
exclaves
noun
plural of exclave
exoplasm
exoplasm
noun
Alternative form of ectoplasm
explains
explains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain
explants
explants
noun
plural of explant
exposals
exposals
noun
plural of exposal
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.
flaxiest
flaxseed
flaxseed
noun
The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.
foxtails
foxtails
noun
plural of foxtail
galaxias
galaxias
noun
Any of the fish of the genus Galaxias.
galaxies
galaxies
noun
plural of galaxy
hexaplas
hexaplas
noun
plural of hexapla
larynxes
larynxes
noun
plural of larynx
laxities
laxities
noun
plural of laxity
loxosoma
maxillas
maximals
maximals
noun
plural of maximal
maxwells
maxwells
noun
plural of maxwell
oxalates
oxalates
noun
plural of oxalate
oxalises
oxalises
noun
plural of oxalis
oxysalts
oxysalts
noun
plural of oxysalt
paxillus
paxillus
noun
(zoology) A kind of pillar-like spine with a flattened summit covered with minute spinules or granules, covering the surface of certain starfishes.
phylaxis
phylaxis
noun
(medicine) Protection against infectious disease.
poleaxes
poleaxes
noun
plural of poleax
relaxers
relaxers
noun
plural of relaxer
relaxins
relaxins
noun
plural of relaxin
salteaux
saxatile
saxatile
adj
Of or relating to rocks; living among rocks.
saxicola
saxicole
scolopax
sexangle
sexangle
noun
(geometry, obsolete) A hexagon
sexually
sexually
adv
By means of sexual intercourse.
In a sexual manner: erotically.
With respect to sex (either of the two divisions of organisms).
With respect to sexual intercourse.
siloxane
siloxane
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains
skatoxyl
smallpox
smallpox
noun
(pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
smilaxes
smilaxes
noun
plural of smilax
subaxial
subaxial
adj
Below an axis
subaxile
suffixal
suffixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of a suffix
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of a suffix