BRACHYPTERISMS | • BRACHYPTERISM n. the state of having abnormally short wings. |
CRYPTESTHESIAS | • CRYPTESTHESIA n. supernormal perception, e.g. clairvoyance, also CRYPTAESTHESIA. |
DIPTEROCARPOUS | • DIPTEROCARPOUS adj. of or like a dipterocarp. |
EPHEMEROPTERAN | • ephemeropteran n. (Zoology) Any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, the mayflies. • EPHEMEROPTERAN n. any insect of the mayfly family. |
INTUSSUSCEPTED | • intussuscepted adj. Received into some other thing or part, like a sword into a sheath. • INTUSSUSCEPT v. to take in by or cause to undergo intussusception. |
LEPIDOPTERISTS | • lepidopterists n. Plural of lepidopterist. • LEPIDOPTERIST n. a specialist in lepidopterology. |
ORTHOPTEROLOGY | • orthopterology n. The scientific study of the Orthoptera. • ORTHOPTEROLOGY n. the study of cockroaches. |
PTERIDOLOGICAL | • pteridological adj. Relating to pteridology. • PTERIDOLOGICAL adj. relating to pteridology, the study of ferns. |
PTERIDOLOGISTS | • pteridologists n. Plural of pteridologist. • PTERIDOLOGIST n. one who studies pteridology. |
PTERIDOPHILIST | • PTERIDOPHILIST n. a fern-lover. |
PTERIDOPHYTOUS | • PTERIDOPHYTOUS adj. of or like a pteridophyte, a fern, also PTERIDOPHYTIC. |
PTERYLOGRAPHIC | • pterylographic adj. Relating to pterylography. • PTERYLOGRAPHIC adj. relating to pterylography. |
SAUROPTERYGIAN | • sauropterygian n. A reptile of the extinct superorder Sauropterygia. • SAUROPTERYGIAN n. any carnivorous Mesozoic marine reptile of the group Sauropterygia, with paddle-like limbs. |
STREPSIPTEROUS | • strepsipterous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to Strepsiptera. • STREPSIPTEROUS adj. of, relating or belonging to a genus of insects parasitic in other insects. |
THYSANOPTEROUS | • thysanopterous adj. Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera. • THYSANOPTEROUS adj. belonging to the Thysanoptera, an order of insects with fringed wings, some of which are serious pests to fruit, such as thrips. |
TRACHYPTERUSES | • TRACHYPTERUS n. any member of the dealfish genus Trachypterus. |
TRICHOPTERISTS | • TRICHOPTERIST n. someone who studies the caddis flies. |
XANTHOPTERINES | • XANTHOPTERINE n. a yellow pigment obtainable from the wings of yellow butterflies and the urine of mammals, also XANTHOPTERIN. |