EXAPTATION | • exaptation n. (Biology, evolutionary theory) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than… • exaptation n. (Linguistics, by extension) The promotion of meaningless or redundant material so that it does new grammatical… |
EXAPTATIONS | • exaptations n. Plural of exaptation. |
EXAPTED | • exapted adj. Modified by exaptation. • EXAPTED adj. of a biological feature, having a function differing from that for which it was originally evolved e.g. feathers evolved originally for warmth, also EXAPTIVE. |
EXAPTIVE | • exaptive adj. Relating to exaptation. • EXAPTIVE adj. of a biological feature, having a function differing from that for which it was originally evolved e.g. feathers evolved originally for warmth, also EXAPTED. |
HEXAPLA | • hexapla n. A text presented in six parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Old Testament… • Hexapla prop.n. A Biblical hexapla: an edition of the Bible in six parallel versions or languages. • HEXAPLA n. (Greek) a book of six (especially Biblical) parallel texts. |
HEXAPLAR | • Hexaplar adj. Being or relating to a Hexapla. • HEXAPLAR adj. relating to a hexapla, an edition of the bible in six languages, also HEXAPLARIAN, HEXAPLARIC. |
HEXAPLARIAN | • HEXAPLARIAN adj. relating to a hexapla, an edition of the bible in six languages, also HEXAPLAR, HEXAPLARIC. |
HEXAPLARIC | • HEXAPLARIC adj. relating to a hexapla, an edition of the bible in six languages, also HEXAPLAR, HEXAPLARIAN. |
HEXAPLAS | • hexaplas n. Plural of hexapla. • Hexaplas n. Plural of Hexapla. • HEXAPLA n. (Greek) a book of six (especially Biblical) parallel texts. |
HEXAPLOID | • hexaploid adj. Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell. • hexaploid n. A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes. • HEXAPLOID n. a cell having six times the ordinary number of chromosomes. |
HEXAPLOIDIES | • HEXAPLOIDY n. the state of having six times the normal number of chromosomes. |
HEXAPLOIDS | • hexaploids n. Plural of hexaploid. • HEXAPLOID n. a cell having six times the ordinary number of chromosomes. |
HEXAPLOIDY | • hexaploidy n. The property of being hexaploid. • HEXAPLOIDY n. the state of having six times the normal number of chromosomes. |
HEXAPOD | • hexapod n. Any organism, being or robot with six legs. • hexapod n. An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda. • hexapod n. (Dated) An insect. |
HEXAPODAL | • hexapodal adj. Having six legs. • HEXAPODAL adj. relating to Hexapoda, insects. |
HEXAPODIC | • HEXAPODIC adj. of a line or verse, having six feet. |
HEXAPODIES | • hexapodies n. Plural of hexapody. • HEXAPODY n. a line of verse with six feet. |
HEXAPODS | • hexapods n. Plural of hexapod. • HEXAPOD n. an animal with six feet, an insect. |
HEXAPODY | • hexapody n. (Poetry, countable) Six metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure. • hexapody n. (Zoology, uncountable) The property of being a hexapod; six-leggedness. • HEXAPODY n. a line of verse with six feet. |