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.
apomixes
apomixes
noun
plural of apomixis
apomixis
apomixis
noun
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.
(zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.
axmaster
axonemes
axonemes
noun
plural of axoneme
axoplasm
axoplasm
noun
The cytoplasm of an axon
bombyxes
bombyxes
noun
plural of bombyx
boxerism
bruxisms
bruxisms
noun
plural of bruxism
buxomest
buxomest
adj
superlative form of buxom: most buxom
climaxes
climaxes
noun
plural of climax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climax
commixes
commixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commix
coxcombs
coxcombs
noun
plural of coxcomb
examines
examines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of examine
examples
examples
noun
plural of example
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of example
excimers
excimers
noun
plural of excimer
exclaims
exclaims
noun
plural of exclaim
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
eximidus
eximious
eximious
adj
(archaic) Pre-eminent, outstanding.
exoderms
exoderms
noun
plural of exoderm
exoplasm
exoplasm
noun
Alternative form of ectoplasm
exorcism
exorcism
noun
The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.
exosmose
exosmose
noun
Archaic form of exosmosis.
exosperm
exostema
exostema
noun
(botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Exostema.
exostome
exostome
noun
(botany) The small aperture or foramen in the outer coat of the ovule of a plant.
exotisms
exotisms
noun
plural of exotism
expansum
extensum
extremes
extremes
noun
plural of extreme
extremis
hexaseme
loxocosm
loxosoma
lummoxes
lummoxes
noun
plural of lummox
marxists
mastauxe
mastixes
matrixes
maxillas
maximals
maximals
noun
plural of maximal
maximins
maximins
noun
plural of maximin
maximise
maximise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of maximize
maximist
maximums
maxwells
maxwells
noun
plural of maxwell
mexicans
minxship
minxship
noun
(obsolete, humorous) A supposed title given to a woman thought to be acting like a minx (usually with possessive adjective).
misoxene
misoxeny
misoxeny
noun
Aversion to foreigners or strangers.
mixeress
mixtecos
mixtures
mixtures
noun
plural of mixture
monaxons
monaxons
noun
plural of monaxon
mousepox
mousepox
noun
A skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox, caused by the poxvirus species Ectromelia virus.
mousseux
mousseux
adj
Of wine: sparkling.
muskoxen
muskoxen
noun
plural of muskox
oxysomes
oxysomes
noun
plural of oxysome
oxystome
panmixes
panmixis
panmixis
Noun
Panmixia.
paroxysm
paroxysm
noun
A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.
An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.
premixes
premixes
noun
plural of premix
saxondom
saxondom
Noun
The Saxon domain or race.
saxonism
saxonism
Noun
An idiom of the Saxon or Anglo-Saxon language.
semiaxis
semiaxis
noun
(mathematics) A line segment, joining the centre of a figure to an edge, that forms half of an axis of symmetry.
semiflex
semiflex
verb
(transitive) To half-bend.
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
smokebox
smokebox
noun
A chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney.
stomoxys
toxemias
toxemias
noun
plural of toxemia
waxworms
waxworms
noun
plural of waxworm
xanthism
xanthism
noun
(biology, zoology) A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.
