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.
axonopus
carpeaux
chapeaux
chapeaux
noun
plural of chapeau
duplexed
duplexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of duplex
duplexer
duplexer
noun
(electronics) A device that enables communication in two directions over a single path.
duplexes
duplexes
noun
plural of duplex
eupraxia
eupraxia
noun
eupraxy
learning attributes of deaf people
excipula
excipula
noun
plural of excipulum
excipule
exemplum
exemplum
noun
A story demonstrating a moral point; a parable.
An example.
expansum
exposure
exposure
noun
(countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
(horticulture) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.
(photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
(photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
(photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
(uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.
The act or condition of being at risk of financial losses.
expounds
expounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound
expulsed
expulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expulse
expulser
expulser
noun
(obsolete) An expeller.
expulses
expulses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expulse
expunged
expunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expunge
expunger
expunger
noun
One who expunges.
expunges
expunges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expunge
exrupeal
fourplex
fourplex
noun
quadplex
haruspex
haruspex
noun
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.
mousepox
mousepox
noun
A skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox, caused by the poxvirus species Ectromelia virus.
octuplex
octuplex
adj
Having eight components.
patuxent
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.
plateaux
plateaux
noun
plural of plateau
plexuses
plexuses
noun
plural of plexus
poxvirus
poxvirus
noun
Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates
precieux
proxenus
proxenus
noun
Alternative spelling of proxenos
pyxidium
pyxidium
noun
(botany) A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off.
quadplex
quadplex
noun
(US) A building divided into four separate residences or commercial premises
sextuple
sextuple
adj
(music) Having six beats to the bar.
Being six times as great.
Having six parts.
noun
(sports, soccer) A team that wins 6 titles in the same year or season.
a sixfold amount
verb
To make, or to become, six times as much (or as many).
sextuply
sextuply
adv
In a sextuple fashion.
sexupara
sexupara
noun
(biology) A sexuparous individual
supellex
superfix
superfix
noun
One or more letters or sounds added at the top of a word to modify the word's meaning. These are found in Maya script.
verb
To add one or more letters or sounds to the top of a word to change the word's meaning.
supersex
supersex
noun
(biology) The result of an abnormal combination of sex chromosomes.
supertax
supertax
noun
A higher rate of an existing tax.
An additional tax on something that has already been taxed.