| OCEAN | • ocean n. (Countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents. • ocean n. (Uncountable) Water belonging to an ocean. • ocean n. (Figuratively) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits. |
| LYNCEAN | • lyncean adj. Lynx (attributive). • lyncean adj. Acute (of eyesight). • LYNCEAN adj. lynxlike; sharp-sighted. |
| CADUCEAN | • caducean adj. Of or relating to Mercury’s caduceus, or wand. • CADUCEAN adj. of or belonging to Mercury's caduceus, or wand. |
| CETACEAN | • cetacean adj. Pertaining to the zoologic order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy. • cetacean adj. (By extension, sometimes figurative) Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals. • cetacean n. An animal belonging to the order Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales. |
| CUMACEAN | • cumacean n. Any crustacean of the order Cumacea. • CUMACEAN n. a small crustacean living on the seabed. |
| PANACEAN | • panacean adj. Having the properties of a panacea. • PANACEAN adj. having the properties of a panacea. |
| SUBOCEAN | • SUBOCEAN adj. beneath the ocean. |
| LAODICEAN | • Laodicean adj. Pertaining to Laodicea. • Laodicean adj. Lukewarm, neither hot nor cold (with reference to Revelation 3:16). • Laodicean adj. Half-hearted or apathetic, especially with regards to religion or politics. |
| OSTRACEAN | • ostracean n. (Zoology) Any of a family of bivalves of which the oyster is the type. • OSTRACEAN adj. of or relating to oysters, also OSTRACEOUS. • OSTRACEAN n. a member of the oyster family formerly called Ostracea. |
| TESTACEAN | • testacean adj. Covered with or having a shell. • testacean n. (Zoology) One of the rhizopods in Testacea. • TESTACEAN n. a microscopic animal with a hard shell. |
| CRUSTACEAN | • crustacean n. Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice. • CRUSTACEAN n. a member of the crustacea, a large class of arthropod animals with hard shells. |
| INTEROCEAN | • interocean adj. Between oceans. • INTEROCEAN adj. between oceans, also INTEROCEANIC. |
| THEODICEAN | • theodicean adj. Relating to theodicy. • THEODICEAN adj. practising theodicy, defense of God's goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil. • THEODICEAN n. a practitioner of theodicy. |
| GALLINACEAN | • gallinacean n. (Zoology) One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds. • GALLINACEAN n. any gallinaceous bird, such as a pheasant. |
| CRASSULACEAN | • crassulacean adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to the family Crassulaceae of dicotyledons. • CRASSULACEAN adj. as in crassulacean acid metabolism, a method of photosynthesis. |
| EUPHAUSIACEAN | • euphausiacean n. Any small, shrimplike crustacean of the order Euphausiacea; a krill. • EUPHAUSIACEAN n. a member of the Euphausiidae or the Euphausiacea, shrimplike creatures. |