| ANISODACTYLOUS | • anisodactylous adj. (Zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds. • ANISODACTYLOUS adj. of birds, having three toes turned forward, one backwards. |
| ARTIODACTYLOUS | • artiodactylous adj. (Zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes. • ARTIODACTYLOUS adj. of or like an artiodactyl, a two-toed animal. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOIDS | • autopolyploids n. Plural of autopolyploid. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| BASIDIOMYCETOUS | • basidiomycetous adj. Relating to the basidiomycetes. • BASIDIOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a basidiomycete. |
| CRYPTOSPORIDIUM | • cryptosporidium n. Any protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, intestinal parasites of humans and other vertebrates that… • Cryptosporidium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptosporidiidae – coccidian protozoan parasites causing the disease… • CRYPTOSPORIDIUM n. any of a genus of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea. |
| DEMERITORIOUSLY | • DEMERITORIOUS adv. not meritorious. |
| DICHOTOMOUSLY | • dichotomously adv. In a dichotomous manner. • DICHOTOMOUS adv. forking into two equal branches. |
| DICOTYLEDONOUS | • dicotyledonous adj. Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons. • dicotyledonous adj. Having two cotyledons. • DICOTYLEDONOUS adj. of or like a dicotyledon. |
| DISCOMYCETOUS | • DISCOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a discomycete. |
| DISCONTINUOUSLY | • discontinuously adv. In a discontinuous manner; not continuously. • DISCONTINUOUS adv. not continuous. |
| DISCOURTEOUSLY | • discourteously adv. In a discourteous manner. • DISCOURTEOUS adv. lacking courtesy, also DISCOURTEISE. |
| EUDICOTYLEDONS | • eudicotyledons n. (Botany, uncommon, often plural only) Alternative form of eudicots. • EUDICOTYLEDON n. an angiosperm having two cotyledons in the seed. |
| HYDROACOUSTICS | • hydroacoustics n. Any of various sciences and technologies dealing with sound transmitted through water. • HYDROACOUSTICS n. the study of sound travelling through water. |
| IDOLATROUSLY | • idolatrously adv. In an idolatrous manner. • IDOLATROUS adv. of or pertaining to idolatry. |
| POLYNUCLEOTIDES | • polynucleotides n. Plural of polynucleotide. • POLYNUCLEOTIDE n. a polymeric chain of nucleotides. |
| PTERIDOPHYTOUS | • PTERIDOPHYTOUS adj. of or like a pteridophyte, a fern, also PTERIDOPHYTIC. |
| STYLOPODIUM | • stylopodium n. (Botany) An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous plants. • STYLOPODIUM n. an enlargement at the end of the style base of certain flowers. |