ANADROMOUS | • anadromous adj. (Of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water. • anadromous adj. (Botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond. • ANADROMOUS adj. of fish, migrating up rivers from the sea to spawn in fresh water. |
ANDROPAUSE | • andropause n. The male equivalent of the menopause in women; characterised by a decline in libido and overall energy. • ANDROPAUSE n. the male menopause. |
AQUABOARDS | • aquaboards n. Plural of aquaboard. • AQUABOARD n. a board for riding on the surface of water. |
AQUADROMES | • aquadromes n. Plural of aquadrome. • AQUADROME n. a centre with facilities for waterskiing. |
AUDIOGRAMS | • audiograms n. Plural of audiogram. • AUDIOGRAM n. a graphic representation of the relation of vibration frequency and the minimum sound intensity for hearing. |
AUTOSTRADA | • autostrada n. A motorway in Italy (and some other countries). • AUTOSTRADA n. (Italian) a motorway. |
AUTOSTRADE | • autostrade n. A highway in southern Europe. • AUTOSTRADA n. (Italian) a motorway. |
BOUVARDIAS | • BOUVARDIA n. a genus of flowering herbs and shrubs native to tropical parts of Central America. |
CADAVEROUS | • cadaverous adj. Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver. • CADAVEROUS adj. resembling a corpse, also CADAVERIC. |
COASTGUARD | • coastguard n. Alternative spelling of coast guard. • coast␣guard n. The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters. • COASTGUARD n. an organization with responsibility for watching coastal waters to prevent smuggling and illegal fishing, to assist shipping, and for lifesaving. |
DOCUDRAMAS | • docudramas n. Plural of docudrama. • DOCUDRAMA n. a play or film representing real events. |
GRADUATORS | • graduators n. Plural of graduator. • GRADUATOR n. one who determines or indicates graduation; as, a graduator of instruments. |
HADROSAURS | • hadrosaurs n. Plural of hadrosaur. • HADROSAUR n. a bird-hipped dinosaur of the Cretaceous. |
LARDACEOUS | • lardaceous adj. Resembling lard. • LARDACEOUS adj. of or like lard. |
SCORDATURA | • scordatura n. (Music) cross-tuning. • SCORDATURA n. (Italian) a temporary departure from the normal tuning of a stringed instrument. |
SQUADRONAL | • SQUADRONAL adj. relating to a squadron. |