| BOARDINGHOUSES | • boardinghouses n. Plural of boardinghouse. • boarding␣houses n. Plural of boarding house. • BOARDINGHOUSE n. a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests. |
| CHASMOGAMOUS | • chasmogamous adj. Exhibiting chasmogamy. • CHASMOGAMOUS adj. relating to chasmogamy, the opening of a flower in order to be fertilized, also CHASMOGAMIC. |
| GNATHOSTOMATOUS | • gnathostomatous adj. Relating to, or characteristic of members of the Gnathostomata. • GNATHOSTOMATOUS adj. of or like a gnathostome. |
| MASTIGOPHOROUS | • mastigophorous adj. (Obsolete, rare) Carrying a whip, scourge, or wand. • mastigophorous adj. (Biology) mastigophoran. • MASTIGOPHOROUS adj. like a mastigophoran; whip-bearing, also MASTIGOPHORIC. |
| MESOGNATHOUS | • mesognathous adj. (Anatomy) having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous. • MESOGNATHOUS adj. having slightly projecting jaws. |
| OESOPHAGUS | • oesophagus n. (Anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach. • œsophagus n. (Chiefly British spelling) Obsolete form of oesophagus. • OESOPHAGUS n. that portion of the gut which connects the pharynx to the stomach, also ESOPHAGUS. |
| OESOPHAGUSES | • oesophaguses n. Plural of oesophagus. • OESOPHAGUS n. that portion of the gut which connects the pharynx to the stomach, also ESOPHAGUS. |
| OPISTHOGNATHOUS | • opisthognathous adj. (Zoology) Having retreating jaws or teeth. • OPISTHOGNATHOUS adj. with receding jaws. |
| OSTREOPHAGOUS | • ostreophagous adj. Oyster-eating. • OSTREOPHAGOUS adj. oyster-eating. |
| RHEUMATOLOGISTS | • rheumatologists n. Plural of rheumatologist. • RHEUMATOLOGIST n. one who studies rheumatology. |
| SAPROPHAGOUS | • saprophagous adj. Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter. • SAPROPHAGOUS adj. feeding on decaying material. |
| SARCOPHAGOUS | • sarcophagous adj. (Zoology) Feeding on flesh; carnivorous. • SARCOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on flesh; carnivorous. |
| SAUROGNATHOUS | • saurognathous adj. (Zoology) having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the vomer consisting of two lateral… • SAUROGNATHOUS adj. having a lizard-like arrangement of the palate-bones (as e.g. woodpeckers). |
| SCATOPHAGOUS | • scatophagous adj. Synonym of coprophagous: typified by consuming shit or other excrement. • SCATOPHAGOUS adj. habitually feeding on dung, coprophagous. |
| SCHIZOGNATHOUS | • schizognathous adj. (Zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed… • SCHIZOGNATHOUS adj. of some birds, having the bones of the palate separate. |
| SPHAGNICOLOUS | • sphagnicolous adj. (Botany) Growing in moss of the genus Sphagnum. • SPHAGNICOLOUS adj. living in peat moss. |
| STEGOCEPHALOUS | • stegocephalous adj. Relating to or characteristic of animals of the order Stegocephalia. • STEGOCEPHALOUS adj. relating to the Stegocephalia, an extinct order of amphibians having the skull protected by bony plates. |
| STENOPHAGOUS | • stenophagous adj. (Ecology) Feeding on a limited variety of food. • STENOPHAGOUS adj. of animals, feeding on a single type or limited variety of food. |
| THOROUGHBASS | • thoroughbass n. (Music) Synonym of figured bass. • THOROUGHBASS n. esp. in baroque music, a bass part underlying a piece. |
| THOROUGHBASSES | • thoroughbasses n. Plural of thoroughbass. • THOROUGHBASS n. esp. in baroque music, a bass part underlying a piece. |