onchocercid

(zoology) Any nematode in the family Onchocercidae.


oreopithecid

(zoology) Any extinct hominid in the family Oreopithecidae, a synonym of the hominid subfamily Dryopithecinae.


orectolobid

(zoology) Any shark in the family Orectolobidae.


oreohelicid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Oreohelicidae.


oxynoticeratid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Oxynoticeratidae.


oxyruncid

(zoology) Any sharpbill in the family Oxyruncidae.


oriostomatid

(zoology) Any extinct sea snail in the family Oriostomatidae.


ophthalmosaurid

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(zoology) Any ichthyosaur of the family Ophthalmosauridae


oreasterid

(zoology) Any starfish in the family Oreasteridae.


oriolid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Oriolidae.


orneodid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Orneodidae, a synonym of the Alucitidae.


ornithodorid

(zoology) Any soft tick in the family Ornithodoridae, a synonym of the Argasidae.


ornithocheirid

(zoology) Any pterosaur in the family Ornithocheiridae.


orsolobid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Orsolobidae.


oreodontid

(zoology) Any extinct mammal in the family Oreodontidae, a synonym of the Merycoidodontidae.


ornithorhynchid

duck-billed platypus
duck-billed platypus

(zoology) A duck-billed platypus, or any of its extinct relatives in the family Ornithorhynchidae.


ornithosuchid

(zoology) Any pseudosuchian in the family Ornithosuchidae.


opisthognathid

From opistho- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -id.

(zoology) Any jawfish in the family Opistognathidae.


oxyopid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Oxyopidae (lynx spiders).


oromerycid

(zoology) Any member of the family †Oromerycidae, extinct relatives of camels.


octodontid

From Octodon + -id < Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”), according to the wear pattern of the teeth of these rodents, which resembles a figure 8.

(zoology) Any of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species


orthonychid

(zoology) Any logrunner in the family Orthonychidae.


orthoceratid

(zoology) Any extinct cephalopod in the family Orthoceratidae.


osmylid

(zoology) Any lacewing in the family Osmylidae.


osphronemid

(zoology) Any gourami in the family Osphronemidae.


ormyrid

(zoology) Any wasp in the family Ormyridae.


ortheziid

(zoology) Any scale insect of the family Ortheziidae.


ostraciid

(zoology) Any fish in the family the Ostraciidae.


otopheidomenid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Otopheidomenidae.


otodontid

(zoology) Any extinct shark in the family Otodontidae.


osteolepid

(zoology) Any osteolepidid fish in the family Osteolepidae


osteoglossid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Osteoglossidae, the arowanas.


orycteropodid

(zoology) Any member of the Orycteropodidae, the aardvark and its extinct relatives.


nosematid

(zoology) Any member of the family Nosematidae of organisms classified variously as in the taxonomic kingdoms Fungi or Protozoa.


pachyceratid

(zoology) Any member of the Pachyceratidae.


pachylaelapid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Pachylaelapidae.


ovulid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Ovulidae.


orodontid

(zoology) Any extinct cartilaginous fish in the family Orodontidae.


otoceratid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Otoceratidae.


otinid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Otinidae.


otoitid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Otoitidae.


pachychilid

(zoology) Any freshwater snail in the family Pachychilidae.


pachycephalosaurid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Pachycephalosauridae.


orussid

(zoology) Any wasp of the family Orussidae.


pachycormid

(zoology) Any extinct fish in the family Pachycormidae.


osteopeltid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Osteopeltidae.


pachydiscid

(zoology) Any in the family Pachydiscidae of extinct ammonites.


notosudid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Notosudidae, the waryfishes.


otitid

picture-winged flies
picture-winged fly#English

(zoology) Any species of the family Otitidae (now Ulidiidae) of picture-winged flies.


pachyophiid

(zoology) Any reptile in the family Pachyophiidae, now referred to as the Simoliophiidae.


pachypleurosaurid

(zoology) Any extinct sauropterygian reptile of the family Pachypleurosauridae.


palaelodid

(zoology) Any extinct flamingolike bird in the family Palaelodidae.


palaeoryctid

(zoology) Any extinct shrewlike mammal in the family Palaeoryctidae.


paliguanid

(zoology) Any lepidosauromorph in the family Paliguanidae.


palaeopropithecid

(zoology) Any extinct lemur in the family Palaeopropithecidae.


palaeontinid

(zoology) Any cicadomorph in the family Palaeontinidae.


paludomid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Paludomidae.


palaeozygopleurid

(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Palaeozygopleuridae.


palpimanid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Palpimanidae.


palaeosetid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Palaeosetidae.


palaemonid

(zoology) Any member of the species of family Palaemonidae.


pandalid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Pandalidae.


pandeid

(zoology) Any hydrozoan in the family Pandeidae.


pandorid

(zoology) Any pf the family Pandoridae of clams.


pamphiliid

(zoology) Any in the family Pamphiliidae of sawflies.


pandionid

(zoology) Any osprey in the family Pandionidae.


panopeid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Panopeidae.


pachytroctid

(zoology) Any barklouse of the family Pachytroctidae.


pantheid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Pantheidae, now considered to be the noctuid subfamily Pantheinae.


panorpodid

(zoology) Any scorpionfly in the family Panorpodidae.


palaeomerycid

(zoology) Alternative form of paleomerycid


pantodontid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Pantodontidae.


pangasiid

(zoology) Any catfish in the family Pangasiidae.


ostreid

(zoology) Any member of the family Ostreidae, the oysters.


panurid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Panuridae; a bearded reedling.


pantylid

(zoology) Any tetrapod in the family Pantylidae.


pantolestid

(zoology) Any extinct mammal in the family Pantolestidae.


palicid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Palicidae.


pantophthalmid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Pantophthalmidae.


ornithomimid

(zoology) Any of the family Ornithomimidae of dinosaurs.


pallopterid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Pallopteridae.


ornitholestid

E. H. Colbert (pers. commun. to Harshbarger, 1957) suggested that Segisaurus looks very much like an ornitholestid; Ornitholestes is found in the Morrison Formation (Jurassic).

1975, Dudley W. Bolyard, Deep drilling frontiers of the central Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, →OCLC, page 114:

In proportions, and especially in their uncompressed central metatarsal, Avisaurus retains the conservative condition seen in such basal theopods as Coelophysis and Ceratosaurus (Fig. 2), and thus retains a basal condition compared to derived theropods and Archaeopteryx, which have proximally pinched central metatarsi (eg, compsognathids, ornitholestids, allosaurids, tyrannosaurids, elmisaurids, ornithomimids, dromaeosaurs and saurornithoidids; Paul, 1984).

1985, MK Brett-Surman, “A new family of bird-like dinosaurs linking Laurasia and Gondwanaland”, in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, volume 5, number 2, page 133:

Aublysodonts and tyrannosaurs appear to have been the culmination of the ornitholestid-allosaur-tyrannosaur group.

1988, Gregory S. Paul, Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide, Simon & Schuster, →OCLC:

(zoology, very rare) Any member of the family †Ornitholestidae, now superseded by family †Compsognathidae.


paradoxidid

(zoology) Any member of the family Paradoxididae of trilobites.


palaeotheriid

Among them were the ancient palaeotheriids, early relatives of the rhinos, tapirs and horses.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 64:

(zoology) Any extinct hoofed mammal in the family Palaeotheriidae.


parabrotulid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Parabrotulidae.


paracalliopiid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Paracalliopiidae.


paralepidid

(zoology) Any barracudina in the family Paralepididae.


paramythiid

(zoology) Any member of the Paramythiidae.


parapithecid

(zoology) Any extinct primate in the family Parapithecidae.


paralichthyid

(zoology) Any flounder in the family Paralichthyidae.


pagurid

From translingual Paguridae (“family of right-handed hermit crabs”) or Pagurus (“type genus of hermit crabs”) + -id.

uder

(zoology) Any of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab.

(zoology) Any hermit crab, any member of superfamily Paguroidea.


parahoplitid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Parahoplitidae.


paragastrioceratid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Paragastrioceratidae.


paradoxosomatid

(zoology) Any millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae.


paraceltitid

(zoology) Any extinct cephalopod in the family Paraceltitidae.


pantherid

(zoology) Any member of family Pantheridae (now subfamily Pantherinae) of big cats.


paramelitid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Paramelitidae.


paradoxornithid

(zoology) Any in the family Paradoxornithidae, principally parrotbills.


parapagurid

(zoology) Any of the family Parapaguridae crab-like crustaceans.


parallelodontid

(zoology) Any clam in the family Parallelodontidae.


parastacid

(zoology) Any crayfish in the family Parastacidae.


parasuchid

(zoology) Any phytosaur in the family Parasuchidae.


parastenocaridid

(zoology) Any copepod in the family Parastenocarididae.


parathelphusid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Parathelphusidae.


parascylliid

(zoology) Any shark in the family Parascylliidae.


omalogyrid

(zoology) Any member of the Omalogyridae.


opisthocomid

Miller (1953) described an avian cranium from the Miocene of Colombia as an opisthocomid, Hoazinoides magdalenae.

1992, Kenneth E. Campbell, editor, Papers in Avian Paleontology: Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, page 135:

All other birds thought to be primitive [e.g. cuculiforms, opisthocomids, coraciiforms, musophagids, gruiforms (including the Cariarmidae), etc.] have definitive and often quite small feather tracts.

1995, Acta palaeornithologica: 3, Symposium SAPE: 5, Internationale Senckenberg-Konferenz, 22-26, Juni 1992, page 72:

Some of the other placements are so startling that Livezey and Zusi are unconvinced by their own results (e.g., opisthocomids [Hoatzin], steatornithids [Oilbirds] phoenicopterids [flamingos], and many of the smaller forest birds).

2007, Gary W. Kaiser, The Inner Bird: Anatomy and Evolution, page 177:

(zoology, ornithology) Any bird of the family Opisthocomidae, which comprises the hoazin and extinct relatives.


parasquillid

(zoology) Any mantis shrimp in the family Parasquillidae.


parmacellid

(zoology) Any slug in the family Parmacellidae.


parodontid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Parodontidae.


pardaliscid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Pardaliscidae.


pataecid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Pataecidae.


parthenopid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Parthenopidae.


paurodontid

(zoology) Any nematode in the family Paurodontidae.


parholaspidid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Parholaspididae.


passandrid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Passandridae.


passerid

(zoology) Any member of the family Passeridae of sparrows and their close relatives.


pauropodid

(zoology) Any pauropod in the family Pauropodidae.


partulid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Partulidae.


passalid

(zoology) Any member of the family Passalidae of beetles.


paussid

(zoology) Any beetle in the former family Paussidae, now considered to be the carabid subfamily Paussinae.


paratropidid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Paratropididae.


osmerid

Getting back to feeding, we found it convenient at Point Mugu to use two forms of fish: the smaller osmerids for training purposes (they are cleaner than cut fish), and mackerel.

1966, Kenneth Stafford Norris, Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises, page 663:

She proved the independence of the evolutionary development of osmerids and plecoglossids which form an independent suborder and clearly outlined main traits of similarity and difference of the Salmonoidei and the osmerids.

1997, Journal of Ichthyology, volume 37, page 207:

Osmerids are generally small, silvery, elongate fishes that swim in the water column.

2009, Gene Helfman, Bruce B. Collette, Douglas E. Facey, Brian W. Bowen, The Diversity of Fishes: Biology, Evolution, and Ecology, page 279:

(zoology) Any fish of the family Osmeridae, a smelt.


pectinid

(zoology) Any member of the Pectinidae; a scallop.


paulchoffatiid

(zoology) Any extinct mammal in the family Paulchoffatiidae.


pedilid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Pedilidae, now considered to be the pyrochroid subfamily Pedilinae.


pedetid

(zoology) Any in the family Pedetidae of springhares.


pectinariid

(zoology) Any polychaete worm of the family Pectinariidae.


pediculariid

(zoology) Any cowrie or related gastropod in the family Pediculariidae, now considered to be the ovulid subfamily Pediculariinae.


patellid

(zoology) Any limpet in the family Patellidae.


pectiniid

(zoology) Any stony coral in the family Pectiniidae, the members of which have recently been found to all belong to other families such as the Lobophylliidae and Merulinidae.


pedinid

(zoology) Any sea urchin in the family Pedinidae


peirosaurid

(zoology) Any archosaur in the family Peirosauridae.


pelagiid

(zoology) Any jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae


pedionomid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Pedionomidae; a plains-wanderer.


pelagiellid

(zoology) Any extinct mollusk in the family Pelagiellidae.


pelecanid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pelecanidae; a pelican.


nandid

(zoology) Any leaffish in the family Nandidae.


pelobatid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pelobatidae of spadefoot toads.


pelagothuriid

(zoology) Any sea cucumber in the family Pelagothuriidae


pelodytid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pelodytidae of parsley frogs.


pelecanoidid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Pelecanoididae; a diving petrel.


pediculid

(zoology) Any body louse in the family Pediculidae


pelecorhynchid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Pelecorhynchidae.


palaeochiropterygid

(zoology) Any member of the Palaeochiropterygidae.


pelagornithid

(zoology) Any extinct bird in the family Pelagornithidae.


peloridiid

(zoology) Any insect in the family Peloridiidae.


pelecinid

(zoology) Any wasp in the family Pelecinidae.


pelomyxid

(zoology) Any pelobiont in the family Pelomyxidae.


peltoperlid

(zoology) Any stonefly in the family Peltoperlidae.


peltospirid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Peltospiridae.


pempherid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pempheridae of fish called sweepers.


peramurid

(zoology) Any extinct zatherian mammal in the family Peramuridae.


pennellid

(zoology) Any copepod in the family Pennellidae.


pemphigid

(zoology) Any woolly aphid in the family Pemphigidae, now considered to be the tribe Pemphigini.


percichthyid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Percichthyidae.


pentacerotid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Pentacerotidae.


penthaleid

(zoology) Any mite of the family Penthaleidae.


peltogastrid

(zoology) Any member of the family Peltogastridae, parasitic barnacles in the superorder Rhizocephala.


peramelid

(zoology) Any member of the family Peramelidae of bandicoots; a typical bandicoot.


percid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Percidae, the perches and darters.


perimylopid

(zoology) Any member of the family Perimylopidae of beetles.


perilampid

(zoology) Any parasitic wasp of the family Perilampidae.


periplomatid

(zoology) Any spoonclam in the family Periplomatidae.


peripsocid

(zoology) Any barklouse in the family Peripsocidae.


phaethontid

(zoology) Any member of the Phaethontidae, a tropicbird.


pelomedusid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pelomedusidae of freshwater turtles,


peristediid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Peristediidae.


pentatomid

(zoology) Any shield bug in the family Pentatomidae


perissityid

(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Perissityidae.


petricolid

(zoology) Any member species of the family Petricolidae of clams.


paracalanid

(zoology) Any copepod in the family Paracalanidae.


perophorid

(zoology) Any tunicate in the family Perophoridae.


perrinitid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Perrinitidae.


periptychid

(zoology) Any extinct condylarthran in the family Periptychidae.


pasiphaeid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Pasiphaeidae.


perisphinctid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Perisphinctidae.


perlodid

(zoology) Any stonefly in the family Perlodidae.


petromurid

(zoology) Any rodent in the family Petromuridae.


petropedetid

(zoology) Any frog in the family Petropedetidae.


petromyzonid

(zoology) Alternative form of petromyzontid (family).


peroryctid

(zoology) Any member of the family Peroryctidae (now subfamily Peroryctinae of family Peramelidae) of bandicoots.


phaeomyiid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Phaeomyiidae.


palorchestid

(zoology) Any marsupial in the family Palorchestidae.


percrocutid

(zoology) Any extinct feliform carnivore in the family Percrocutidae.


phaennid

(zoology) Any copepod in the family Phaennidae.


phasianellid

(zoology) Any member of species of the family Phasianellidae of gastropods.


phasmatid

(zoology) Any stick insect in the family Phasmatidae.


phalaropodid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Phalaropodidae , now considered to be part of the Scolopacidae; a phalarope.


phalangodid

(zoology) Any member of the family Phalangodidae.


pharid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pharidae of clams.


parazoanthid

(zoology) Any zoanthid of the family Parazoanthidae.


pericyclid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Pericyclidae.


phalangiid

(zoology) Any member of species of the family Phalangiidae of harvestman spiders.


paramegistid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Paramegistidae.


phidoloporid

(zoology) Any bryozoan in the family Phidoloporidae.


phillipsiid

(zoology) Any trilobite in the family Phillipsiidae.


phascolarctid

(zoology) Any marsupial in the family Phascolarctidae, including the koala.


philomycid

(zoology) Any slug in the family Philomycidae.


philinid

(zoology) Any sea slug in the family Philinidae.


philosciid

(zoology) Any woodlouse in the family Philosciidae.


phaneropterid

(zoology) Any in the family Phaneropteridae of katydids, now considered to be the tettigoniid subfamily Phaneropterinae.


philobryid

(zoology) Any clam in the family Philobryidae.


phascolosomatid

(zoology) Any sipunculan worm of the family Phascolosomatidae.


philotarsid

(zoology) Any barklouse in the family Philotarsidae.


peripatopsid

One group, the peripatopsids, are found exclusively on the continents which once formed the southern supercontinent Gondwana.

2016 October 12, Susannah Lydon, “How did the velvet worm cross the world? The answer lies in amber”, in The Guardian:

(zoology) Any velvet worm of the family Peripatopsidae.


peripatid

Peripatids were already in South-East Asia in the early Cretaceous, and had made the journey the long, early way through Europe, rather than rafting in on India, and subsequently went extinct in the rest of Laurasia.

(zoology) A velvet worm of the family Peripatidae.


phenacolepadid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Phenacolepadidae.


phenacodontid

(zoology) Any member of the family †Phenacodontidae of extinct large herbivorous mammals.


percophid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Percophidae.


petaurid

Although domestic cats are notorious for bringing young Petaurus and Pseudocheirus home to their owners, comparatively little is known of the predators of petaurids.

1987, Fauna of Australia, vol. I.2, p. 673:

(zoology) A possum of the family Petauridae.


phliantid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Phliantidae.


phlegethontiid

(zoology) Any tetrapod in the family Phlegethontiidae.


phlebotomid

(zoology) Any sandfly in the family Phlebotomidae.


phiomyid

(zoology) Any extinct rodent in the family Phiomyidae.


phlyctaeniid

(zoology) Any placoderm in the family Phlyctaeniidae.


phlaeothripid

(zoology) Any thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae.


phalacrid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Phalacridae.


phocoenid

(zoology) Any member of the Phocoenidae; a porpoise.


pholadid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pholadidae of certain clam-like molluscs.


phoenicococcid

(zoology) Any scale insect in the family Phoenicococcidae.


phallostethid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Phallostethidae.


philepittid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Philepittidae.


pegasid

Latin Pegasus (“mythical white winged stallion of Medusa and Poseidon”)

(zoology) Any member of the family Pegasidae.


phoenicopterid

(zoology) Any member of the Phoenicopteridae; a flamingo.


philodromid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Philodromidae.


pholidichthyid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Pholidichthyidae.


philinoglossid

(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Philinoglossidae.


pholadomyid

(zoology) Any clam in the family Pholadomyidae.


phosichthyid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Phosichthyidae.


phoxichilidiid

(zoology) Any sea spider in the family Phoxichilidiidae.


phronimid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Phronimidae.


phractolaemid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Phractolaemidae.


phreatoicid

(zoology) Any isopod in the family Phreatoicidae.


phyllocnistid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Phyllocnistidae, now considered to be the gracillariid subfamily Phyllocnistinae.


phtisicid

(zoology) Any member of the Phtisicidae.


phrynosomatid

(zoology) Any lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.


phreatogammarid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Phreatogammaridae.


phylliid

(zoology) Any leaf insect in the family Phylliidae.


philopotamid

(zoology) Any caddis fly in the family Philopotamidae.


phragmoceratid

(zoology) Any extinct nautiloid cephalopod in the family Phragmoceratidae.


pholidosaurid

(zoology) Any crocodylomorph reptile in the family Pholidosauridae.


phalacrocoracid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Phalacrocoracidae; a cormorant or shag.


personid

In the personid genus Distorsio, varix formation is accompanied by a reorientation of the aperture.

1995, Geerat J. Vermeij, A Natural History of Shells, page 31:

Current research shows the personids to be more similar anatomically to the Ficidae than to the Ranellidae (Beu 1998).

2010, John Wesley Tunnell, Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells, page 183:

The genus name is a good descriptor of the shells of personids, most of which are moderately to severely distorted.

2014, M. G. Harasewych, The Book of Shells: A Life-Size Guide to Identifying and Classifying Six Hundred Seashells:

(zoology) Any member of the family Personidae of molluscs.


phyllophorid

(zoology) Any sea cucumber in the family Phyllophoridae


phyllidiid

(zoology) Any sea slug in the family Phyllidiidae.


phylloceratid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Phylloceratidae.


phyllostomatid

(zoology) Any member of the family Phyllostomidae (syn. Phyllostomatidae), of leaf-nosed bats.


physid

(zoology) Any freshwater snail of the family Physidae.


pholid

From Ancient Greek φολῐ́ς (pholís, “horny scale”).

(zoology) Any fish in the family Pholidae.


notoryctid

(zoology) A marsupial mole, of the family Notoryctidae.


picid

(zoology) Any member of the family Picidae, the woodpeckers.


phymatid

(zoology) Any ambush bug in the subfamily Phymatinae of the family Reduviidae, formerly considered to be an independent family, Phymatidae.


phytotomid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Phytotomidae, now considered part of the Cotingidae; a plantcutter.


phytosaurid

(zoology) Any member of the family Phytosauridae.


pimelodid

(zoology) Any catfish in the family Pimelodidae.


melarsomine

(veterinary medicine, pharmacology) melaminylthioarsenate, a trypanocidal agent


pimoid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Pimoidae.


piloceratid

(zoology) Any extinct nautiloid cephalopod in the family Piloceratidae.


pilekiid

(zoology) Any trilobite in the family Pilekiidae.


pinguipedid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Pinguipedidae.


pinnid

(zoology) Any pen shell in the family Pinnidae.


pergid

(zoology) Any sawfly in the family Pergidae.


pipid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pipidae, the tongueless frogs.


pinnotherid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Pinnotheridae.


piprid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Pipridae; a manakin.


piophilid

(zoology) Any member of the family Piophilidae of flies.


pilid

(zoology) Any member of the family Ampullariidae (syn. Pilidae) of apple snails.


percopsid

These are, the Etheostomids or stone-toters; the Centrarchids or sun-fishes, and kindred forms; the Hyodontids or gizzard-shads; the Percopsids; the Aphredoderids; the Amblyopsids, (blind and cave fishes;) the Amiids or bow-fins, and the Lepidosteids, or alligator gars.

1867, United States. Dept. of Agriculture, Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the Year 1866, page 405:

There are, in fact, with the exception of one Percopsid in the Columbia River, no representatives of most of the families which give the stamp of peculiarity to the Union's population; the Etheostomine and indeed all other Percids are wanting, and only a single species of Centrarchids--the Perch of the Sacramento (Archoplites interruptus)--has found its way across the mountains.

1903, George Brown Goode, American Fishes: A Popular Treatise Upon the Game and Food Fishes of North America:

The two Green River percopsids were described in detail in Rosen and Patterson (1969), and the placement of these two species in Percopsidae was verified more recently by Patterson and Rosen (1989).

2001, Gregg F. Gunnell, Eocene Biodiversity: Unusual Occurrences and Rarely Sampled Habitats, page 27:

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Percopsidae, including two living species containing trout-perches and sand rollers


pistosaurid

(zoology) Any sauropterygian reptile of the family Pistosauridae


pipunculid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Pipunculidae.


pitheciid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pitheciidae, New World monkeys such as the sakis, titis and uakaris.


placenticeratid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Placenticeratidae.


platacanthomyid

(zoology) Any rodent in the Platacanthomyidae.


pisidiid

(zoology) Any clam in the family Pisidiidae, now considered part of the family Sphaeriidae.


planaxid

(zoology) Any sea snail of the family Planaxidae.


plagiosaurid

(zoology) Any temnospondyl of the family Plagiosauridae.


planorbid

(zoology) Any freshwater snail in the family Planorbidae.


plagiaulacid

(zoology) Any extinct mammal in the family Plagiaulacidae.


placunid

(zoology) Any bivalve in the family Placunidae.


platanistoid

(zoology) Any river dolphin in the superfamily Platanistoidea.


planariid

(zoology) Any flatworm in the family Planariidae.


nothosaurid

(zoology) Any extinct reptile of the family Nothosauridae.


platanistid

(zoology) Any river dolphin in the Platanistidae.


plagusiid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Plagusiidae.


plasmodiid

(zoology) Any member of the Plasmodiidae.


pilumnid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Pilumnidae.


plataspid

(zoology) Any true bug in the family Plataspidae, which is sometimes known as the Plataspididae.


peraclid

(zoology) Any sea butterfly in the family Peraclidae.


phycosecid

Phycosecids occur on beaches and often feed on dead fish.

1994, John Francis Lawrence, Australian beetles, page 11:

Phycosecids live in sandy areas that border marine littoral zones.

2010, Richard A.B. Leschen, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim):

Phycosecids are small, ovate, convex beetles with a prognathous head, partly covered by a semicircular projection of the pronotum and a dorsal vestiture of whitish scales or scalelike setae.

2013, Adam Slipinski, Australian Beetles Volume 1: Morphology, Classification and Keys:

(zoology, rare) Any member of the Phycosecidae, a family of beetles.


anticoccidial

(veterinary medicine) That counteracts coccidiosis


anticoccidial

(veterinary medicine) Any substance that counteracts coccidiosis

anticoccidiano

any substance that counteracts coccidiosis


pisaurid

(zoology) Any member of the Pisauridae, nursery web spiders.


platystomatid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Platystomatidae.


plateosaurid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Plateosauridae.


platyceratid

(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Platyceratidae.


platypezid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Platypezidae.


pittid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Pittidae; a pitta.


platycnemidid

(zoology) Any damselfly of the family Platycnemididae.


plesiadapid

(zoology) Any extinct mammal in the family Plesiadapidae.


plectreurid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Plectreuridae.


platystictid

(zoology) Any damselfly in the family Platystictidae.


platysternid

(zoology) Any turtle in the family Platysternidae; a big-headed turtle.


platycephalid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.


platytroctid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Platytroctidae; the tubeshoulders.


plesiopid

(zoology) Any longfin in the family Plesiopidae.


plesiosaurid

(zoology) Any plesiosaur in the family †Plesiosauridae of extinct marine reptiles.


platyrhinid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Platyrhinidae.


platygastrid

(zoology) Any wasp in the family Platygastridae.


pleurotomariid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Pleurotomariidae.


pleurobranchid

(zoology) Any slug in the family Pleurobranchidae.


pleurodontid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Pleurodontidae.


plicatulid

(zoology) Any clam in the family Plicatulidae.


ophiothricid

From the taxonomic name Ophiothricidae, a misspelling of Ophiotrichidae, from the generic name Ophiothrix (from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”) + Ancient Greek θρῐ́ξ (thríx, “hair”)) + translingual -idae
Why Ophiothricidae is a misspelling
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, taxonomic family names are formed from the stem of the name of the type genus (Ophiothrix), which is the genitive singular form after the ending is removed.
The consonants in Ancient Greek θρῐ́ξ (thríx, “hair”) are due to the underlying χ (aspirated) in the stem becoming ξ (unaspirated) before the nominative singular ending, ς.
The genitive singular form is τρῐχός (trikhós) instead of *θρῐχός (*thrikhós), due to Grassman's Law, which deaspirates θ to τ when there is an aspirated consonant in the next syllable (the χ). The stem of Ophiothrix is thus "Ophiotrich-"

(zoology) Any brittle star in the family Ophiotrichidae.


pliomerid

(zoology) Any trilobite in the family Pliomeridae.


ploceid

(zoology) Any bird of the family Ploceidae.


platyischnopid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Platyischnopidae.


plotid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Plotidae, a synonym for the Anhingidae.


plotopterid

(zoology) Any extinct flightless seabird in the family Plotopteridae.


podargid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Podargidae; a frogmouth.


plotosid

(zoology) Any catfish in the family Plotosidae.


pneumodermatid

(zoology) Any sea angel in the family Pneumodermatidae.


pliopithecid

(zoology) Any extinct primate in the family Pliopithecidae.


plutellid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Plutellidae.


pleurosaurid

(zoology) Any extinct reptile of the family Pleurosauridae.


poecilid

(zoology) Alternative spelling of poeciliid.


pliosaurid

(zoology) Any member of the family †Pliosauridae of extinct aquatic reptiles.


podoctid

(zoology) Any harvestman of the family Podoctidae.


pollicipedid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pollicipedidae of barnacles in the order Pedunculata.


podocinid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Podocinidae.


podokesaurid

(zoology) Any theropod dinosaur of the family Podokesauridae, now considered to be a synonym of the superfamily Coelophysoidea.


polyaspidid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Polyaspididae.


pocilloporid

(zoology) Any coral of the family Pocilloporidae


podicipedid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Podicipedidae; a grebe.


polycentropodid

(zoology) Any caddis fly in the family Polycentropodidae.


pleurocerid

clipping

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Pleuroceridae</i>

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Pleuroceridae.


plecoglossid

1984, Excerpta Medica, Section 3: Endocrinology, Volume 51, page 251,
Furthermore, the antibody to sPRL reacted only with PRL cells in the pituitaries of three species of salmonids, a plecoglossid, eel, carp, goldfish, killifish, tilapia, and five species of marine fishes, […] .

1986, Southwest Fisheries Center (U.S.), Collected Reprints, Issue 1, page 370,
Iwai & Rosenthal (1981), and Watanabe (1984b) have observed ciliated cells and cilia movement that aid in the transport of food in the alimentary canals of some plecoglossid, osmerid, clupeid, and salangid larvae.

Families included here include prototroctids, most diadromous galaxiids, a plecoglossid, mugiloidid, and some eleotrids and gobiids.

1988, Robert Montgomery McDowall, Diadromy in Fishes, page 33:

(zoology) Any fish of the family Plecoglossidae (sometimes regarded as a subfamily, Plecoglossinae in Osmeridae); the ayu or sweetfish.


polycentrid

(zoology) Any leaffish in the family Polycentridae.


poeciliid

From translingual Poecilia, from ποικίλος (poikílos, “many-colored, variegated”) + -id, after translingual Poeciliidae.

(zoology) Any fish in the family Poeciliidae.


polacanthid

Derived from the informally named Polacanthidae family.

1993, J. I. Kirkland, “Polacanthid nodosaurs from the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of the east-central Colorado Plateau”, in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, volume 13, title, page 44A:

There were no large lateral spikes that are present in nodosaurids and polacanthids hut it did share fused half-rings of neck armour with polacanthids.

2008, Adam Yates, Guide to Wild Dinosaurs, page 121:

For example, premaxillary teeth are present in the primitive polacanthid Gargoyleosaurus, the primitive nodosaurid Silvisaurus, and the primitive ankylosaurid Cedarpelta.

2012, Michael K. Brett-Surman, The Complete Dinosaur, page 510:

(zoology) Any ankylosaurian of the nodosaurid or ankylosaurid subfamily Polacanthinae.


placodontid

(zoology) Any placodont in the family Placodontidae.


polyceratid

(zoology) Any sea slug in the family Polyceratidae.


polycerid

(zoology) Any sea slug in the family Polyceridae.


polychrotid

(zoology) Any lizard in the family Polychrotidae or subfamily Polychrotinae.


polycotylid

(zoology) Any plesiosaur in the family Polycotylidae.


polyclinid

(zoology) Any tunicate in the family Polyclinidae.


polyctenid

(zoology) Any bug in the family Polyctenidae.


podocerid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Podoceridae.


polycopid

(zoology) Any ostracod in the family Polycopidae.


polymorphid

(zoology) Any acanthocephalan in the family Polymorphidae.


polymixiid

(zoology) Any beardfish in the family Polymixiidae.


polygyrid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Polygyridae.


polyphemid

(zoology) Any water flea in the family Polyphemidae.


polytrichid

(zoology) Any member of the Polytrichidae.


pomacanthid

(zoology) Any marine angelfish in the family Pomacanthidae.


polyprionid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Polyprionidae.


polyodontid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Polyodontidae, the paddlefishes.


pomatiasid

(zoology) Any member of the Pomatiasidae.


pomadasyid

(zoology) Any grunt in the family Pomadasyidae, a synonym of the Haemulidae.


pontellid

(zoology) Any copepod in the family Pontellidae.


pontogeneiid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Pontogeneiidae.


pomphorhynchid

(zoology) Any acanthocephalan in the family Pomphorhynchidae.


polypterid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Polypteridae, the bichirs and reedfish.


popanoceratid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Popanoceratidae.


pontoporeiid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Pontoporeiidae.


polychelid

(zoology) Any crustacean in the family Polychelidae.


polyphagid

(zoology) Any member of the Polyphagidae, now the Corydiidae


pontoporiid

(zoology) Any dolphin of the family Pontoporiidae


polymastiid

(zoology) Any sponge in the family Polymastiidae.


pomatiid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Pomatiidae.


potamidid

(zoology) Any member of the family Potamididae of gastropods.


potamid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Potamidae.


porcellanid

(zoology) Any crablike crustacean in the Porcellanidaes.


poposaurid

(zoology) Any archosaur in the family Poposauridae.


porcelliid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Porcelliidae.


potoroid

(zoology) Any marsupial in the family Potoroidae; a potoroo or bettong.


pomatomid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Pomatomidae, which has only one living species, the bluefish.


potamonautid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Potamonautidae.


poromyid

(zoology) Any clam in the family Poromyidae.


potamotrygonid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Potamotrygonidae.


prayid

(zoology) Any siphonophore in the family Prayidae


poritid

(zoology) Any coral in the family Poritidae.


pratylenchid

(zoology) Any member of the Pratylenchidae.


prionoceratid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Prionoceratidae.


poteriid

(zoology) Any member of the family Poteriidae, now family Neocyclotidae, of snails.


presbyornithid

(zoology) Any extinct bird of the family Presbyornithidae.


prestosuchid

(zoology) Any archosaur in the family Prestosuchidae.


priacanthid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Priacanthidae.


pristiglomid

(zoology) Any member of the Pristiglomidae, certain saltwater clams.


pomatiopsid

Borrowed from translingual Pomatiopsidae.

(zoology) Any member of the family Pomatiopsidae of saline lake gastropods.


prionocerid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Prionoceridae.


pristigasterid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Pristigasteridae.


pristid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Pristidae; a sawfish.


probainognathid

(zoology) Any cynodont in the family Probainognathidae.


prionopid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Prionopidae; a helmetshrike.


polystoechotid

If L. lineata is considered a polystoechotid, then the position of the primary fork of MP does not necessarily indicate that the two specimens are forewings[…].

1987, Ronald Hamlyn-Harris, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, volume 25, page 446:

Polystoechotids, or giant lacewings, are among the largest of North American neuropterans, and among the least known.

1997, Walter Creighton Brown, Species of the Guentheri group of Platymantis (Amphibia: Ranidae) from the Philippines: Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, volume 50, page 87:

Many have been collected around camp fires. Polystoechotids are also taken at lights in remote areas.

2002, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, page 175:

(zoology) Any insect of the giant lacewing family, Polystoechotidae.


pristiophorid

(zoology) Any shark in the family Pristiophoridae.


pleuronectid

2006, Larry G. Allen, Daniel J. Pondella II, Chapter 4: Ecological Classification, Larry G. Allen, Michael H. Horn (editors), The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters, 105,
The rockfishes also dominated both the deep northern and southern habitats along with pleuronectids.

Two fish species were found in the diet, with juvenile pleuronectids the most common.

2008, M. Elliott, K. L. Hemingway, M. J. Costello, S. Duhamel, K. Hostens, M. Labropoulou, S. Marshall, H. Winkler, “Chapter 4: Links between Fish and Other Trophic Levels”, in M. Elliott, Krystal L. Hemingway, editors, Fishes in Estuaries, page 152:

The dynamics of those fishes that supported extensive multi-national fisheries in northern temperate and boreal waters (mainly gadids, clupeoids and pleuronectids) became a research priority (Beverton 1992).

2009, J. H. Choat, J. P. Kritzer, J. L. Ackerman, “2. Ageing in Coral Reef Fishes: Do We Need to Validate the Periodicity of Increment Formation for Every Species of Fish for which We Collect Age-based Demographic Data?”, in Bridget S. Geen, Bruce D. Mapstone, Gary Carlos, Gavin A. Begg, editors, Tropical Fish Otoliths, page 24:

(zoology, ichthyology) Any species of the family Pleuronectidae.


praenuculid

(zoology) Any extinct bivalve in the family Praenuculidae.


potamonid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Potamonidae.


proborhyaenid

(zoology) Any extinct marsupial in the family Proborhyaenidae.


proceratosaurid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Proceratosauridae.


prostomid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Prostomidae


prodoxid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Prodoxidae.


procerithiid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Procerithiidae.


proterosuchid

(zoology) Any member of the family †Proterosuchidae of archosaurs


procaridid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Procarididae.


prochaetodermatid

(zoology) Any mollusk in the family Prochaetodermatidae.


procellarid

(zoology) Alternative form of procellariid.


projapygid

(zoology) Any dipluran in the family Projapygidae.


procellariid

(zoology) Any seabird in the family Procellariidae, such as fulmars, petrels, prions and shearwaters.


prodromitid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Prodromitidae.


prodidomid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Prodidomidae, which is probably really a subfamily of the family Gnaphosidae.


propalticid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Propalticidae.


proteoceratid

(zoology) Any extinct cephalopod in the family Proteoceratidae.


proscylliid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Proscylliidae.


proterochampsid

(zoology) Any archosaur in the family Proterochampsidae.


profundulid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Profundulidae.


psammobiid

(zoology) Any clam in the family Psammobiidae.


procerodid

(zoology) Any flatworm in the family Procerodidae.


processid

(zoology) Any member of the Processidae.


procynosuchid

(zoology) Any cynodont in the family Procynosuchidae.


protentomid

(zoology) Any proturan in the family Protentomidae.


promeropid

(zoology) Any of the sugarbirds in the family Promeropidae.


protoceratopsid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Protoceratopsidae.


proterotheriid

(zoology) Any extinct ungulate in the family Proterotheriidae.


protocycloceratid

(zoology) Any extinct nautiloid cephalopod in the family Protocycloceratidae.


prosthogonimid

(zoology) Any trematode flatworm in the family Prosthogonimidae.


prorastomid

(zoology) Any mammal in the family Prorastomidae, extinct early relatives of the dugong and manatees.


procolophonid

(zoology) Any parareptile in the family †Procolophonidae


protoceratid

(zoology) Any extinct artiodactyl in the family Protoceratidae.


proterogyrinid

(zoology) Any embolomere in the family Proterogyrinidae.


protoneurid

(zoology) Any damselfly in the family Protoneuridae.


procaviid

(zoology) Any member of the Procaviidae; a hyrax.


protosirenid

(zoology) Any extinct mammal in the family Protosirenidae.


pselaphid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Pselaphidae, now treated as staphylinid subfamily Pselaphinae.


proserpinid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Proserpinidae.


protosuchid

(zoology) Any crocodylomorph in the family Protosuchidae.


pseudocheirid

(zoology) Any marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae; a ringtail possum.


psettodid

(zoology) Any flatfish in the family Psettodidae.


pseudolivid

(zoology) Any member of the Pseudolividae.


psittaculid

(zoology) Any parrot in the family Psittaculidae.


prolobitid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Prolobitidae.


pseudococculinid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Pseudococculinidae.


pseudocaeciliid

(zoology) Any barklouse in the family Pseudocaeciliidae.


pseudophorid

(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Pseudophoridae.


pseudanthessiid

(zoology) Any copepod in the family Pseudanthessiidae.


protopterid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Protopteridae, the African lungfishes.


psychocidarid

(zoology) Any sea urchin in the family Psychocidaridae.


protorothyridid

(zoology) Any extinct reptile in the family Protorothyrididae.


pseudocarchariid

(zoology) Any shark in the family Pseudocarchariidae.


prototheorid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Prototheoridae.


psilorhynchid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Psilorhynchidae.


pseudodiadematid

(zoology) Any member of the Pseudodiadematidae.


pseudopimelodid

(zoology) Any catfish in the family Pseudopimelodidae.


pseudopomyzid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Pseudopomyzidae, now considered to be the cypselosomatid subfamily Pseudopomyzinae.


psoroptid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Psoroptidae.


pseudotriakid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pseudotriakidae of false catsharks.


pseudohaloritid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Pseudohaloritidae.


pseudomelaniid

(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Pseudomelaniidae.


psychomyiid

(zoology) Any caddis fly in the family Psychomyiidae.


pseudotrichonotid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Pseudotrichonotidae, the sand-diving lizardfishes.


pseudococcid

(zoology) Any mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae.


psychroteuthid

(zoology) Any squid in the family Psychroteuthidae.


pteranodontid

(zoology) Any pterosaur in the family Pteranodontidae.


protostegid

Loss of scutes (and corresponding loss of sucli^([sic]) on the underlying shell plates) is widely regarded as a derived condition that has occurred independently in trionychids, advanced carettochelyids (Carettochelyidae), and derived sea turtles such as dermochelyids and protostegids (e.g., Meylan 1988; Hirayama and Chitoku 1996).

2012, Donald B. Brinkman, editor, Morphology and Evolution of Turtles:

(zoology) Any turtle in the family Protostegidae.


pseudomugilid

(zoology) Any member of the Pseudomugilidae.


psolid

(zoology) Any member of the family Psolidae of sea cucumbers.


pseudogarypid

(zoology) Any pseudoscorpion in the family Pseudogarypidae.


psychrolutid

(zoology) Any member of the family Psychrolutidae; toadfishes.


psilostomatid

(zoology) Any trematode in the family Psilostomatidae.


pseudochromid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Pseudochromidae; a dottyback.


pteroptochid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Pteroptochidae, a synonym of the Rhinocryptidae; a tapaculo.


pteriid

(zoology) Any clam of the family Pteriidae.


ptereleotrid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Ptereleotridae, the dartfishes.


pterodactylid

(zoology) Any pterosaur in the family Pterodactylidae.


pteronarcyid

(zoology) Any stonefly in the family Pteronarcyidae.


psychodid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Psychodidae


pterothecid

(zoology) Any extinct mollusk in the family Pterothecidae.


proctophyllodid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Proctophyllodidae.


pteroclid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Pteroclidae; a sandgrouse.


pteronyssid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Pteronyssidae.


propeamussiid

(zoology) Any mollusk in the family Propeamussiidae.


prochilodontid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Prochilodontidae.


proconsulid

(zoology) Any extinct ape-like primate in the family Proconsulidae.


pterotracheid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Pterotracheidae.


ptilogonatid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Ptilogonatidae, the silky flycatchers.


ptychodontid

(zoology) Any shark in the family Ptychodontidae.


ptilichthyid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Ptilichthyidae.


ptychopterid

(zoology) Any member of the Ptychopteridae.


pterygometopid

(zoology) Any trilobite in the family Pterygometopidae.


purgatoriid

(zoology) Any extinct mammal in the family Purgatoriidae.


pulvinitid

(zoology) Any bivalve in the family Pulvinitidae.


ptychitid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Ptychitidae.


pycnonotid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Pycnonotidae, the bulbuls.


pygidicranid

(zoology) Any earwig in the family Pygidicranidae.


pupinid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Pupinidae.


ptinid

(zoology) Any in the family Ptinidae of beetles.


ptiliid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Ptiliidae.


punctid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Punctidae.


pterygotid

(zoology) Any eurypterid in the family Pterygotidae.


purpurinid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Purpurinidae.


pugnellid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Pugnellidae, synonym of family Aporrhaidae.


pterophorid

Clipping of translingual Pterophoridae, from ptero- + -phore + -idae.

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Pterophoridae</i>

No kinematic adaptations particular to the extraordinary wing structure of pterophorids are evident, and adjacent wing lobes appear to form a continuous surface (Norberg, 1972b).

2018, Robert Dudley, The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution:

(lepidopterology, entomology) Any moth of the family Pterophoridae.


pupillid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Pupillidae.


ptychaspidid

(zoology) Any trilobite in the family Ptychaspididae.


pseudostigmatid

(zoology) Any damselfly in the family Pseudostigmatidae.


pseudotirolitid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Pseudotirolitidae.


pseudocyclopiid

(zoology) Any copepod of the family Pseudocyclopiidae.


ptilodontid

(zoology) Any primitive mammal in the family Ptilodontidae.


putoid

(zoology) Any scale insect in the family Putoidae.


pteromalid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pteromalidae of parasitic wasps.


pseudocerotid

(zoology) Any flatworm in the family Pseudocerotidae.


psychopsid

Some of the Australian specimens are classified with the psychopsids (family Psychopsidae), an alder fly group occurring solely in Australia, where it is known as the silky lace-wing due to the brilliantly colored wings and the long, silky hair.

1976, Bernhard Grzimek, Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Evolution, page 265:

As will be repeatedly seen in many Neuroptera families, psychopsids had a wider distribution during the Mesozoic and Tertiary.

2005, David Grimaldi, Evolution of the Insects, page 342:

While many fossil psychopsids were recorded from the Mesozoic, few representatives have been described from the Tertiary.

2011, Yuanyuan Peng, Vladimir N. Makarkin, Xiaodong Wang, Dong Ren, “A new fossil silky lacewing genus (Neuroptera, Psychopsidae) from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China”, in Dmitry Shcherbakov, editor, Advances in the Systematics of Fossil and Modern Insects, page 218:

(zoology) Any insect of the silky lacewing family, Psychopsidae.


pseudozygopleurid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Pseudozygopleuridae.


psechrid

(zoology) Any member of the family Psechridae of spiders.


pseudorthoceratid

(zoology) Any extinct cephalopod in the family Pseudorthoceratidae.


pseudothelphusid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae.


ptychoderid

(zoology) Any acorn worm in the family Ptychoderidae.


pulicid

We do not question the corollaries of Jordan's postulate, namely that vermipsyllid fleas never had ctenidia whereas comb-less pulicids and hystrichopsyllids are the descendants of comb-bearing fleas (Holland 1959).

1967, Bernice P. Bishop Museum Entomology Department, Pacific Insects, page 643:

These introduced pulicid fleas are cosmopolitan, having also been introduced by human transport to all continents except Antarctica (Lewis 1995).

2001, Diego P. Vázquez, Daniel Simberloff, “Chapter 6: Taxonomic Selectivity in Surviving Introduced Insects in the United States”, in Julie L. Lockwood, Michael L. McKinney, editors, Biotic Homogenization, page 114:

Two possible, not mutually exclusive, scenarios can be suggested. In the first, ancestors of the dipodine genus Jaculus dispersed to Africa (Black & Krishtalka, 1986) where they were presumably colonized by pulicids. In the second scenario, pulicids colonized jerboas switching from Gerbillinae which originated in Africa and dispersed to Asia no later than in the Miocene (Wessels, 1998).

2008, Boris R. Krasnov, Functional and Evolutionary Ecology of Fleas, page 40:

(zoology) Any flea of the family Pulicidae.


pyramidellid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Pyramidellidae.


pyrgotid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Pyrgotidae.


pyropeltid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Pyropeltidae.


pyroglyphid

(zoology) Any member of the family Pyroglyphidae of mites.


pyroteuthid

(zoology) Any member of the Pyroteuthidae.


pyrotheriid

(zoology) Any member of the Pyrotheriidae.


rachycentrid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Rachycentridae.


pylochelid

(zoology) Any of the crab-like crustaceans in the family Pylochelidae.


pyurid

(zoology) Any tunicate in the family Pyuridae.


ramphastid

(zoology) Any member of the Ramphastidae; a toucan.


ranicipitid

(zoology) Any fish in the species Raniceps raninus, formerly classified as the separate family Ranicipitidae, but now considered to be part of the Gadidae.


pyrochroid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Pyrochroidae.


raphistomatid

(zoology) Any extinct gastropod of the family Raphistomatidae.


raninid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Raninidae.


rapismatid

(zoology) Any insect in the family Rapismatidaea, a synonym of the Ithonidae.


rajid

Pristis is no longer indicated to be sister to all extant batoids except torpediniforms and may be a member of a clade including guitarfishes and rajids.

2012, Jeffrey C. Carrier, Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives, CRC Press, page 80:

(zoology) Any fish in the family Rajidae; a skate.


rauisuchid

(zoology) Any archosaur in the family Rauisuchidae.


rathouisiid

(zoology) Any slug in the family Rathouisiidae.


ranellid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Ranellidae; a triton.


remizid

(zoology) Any bird in the Remizidae, the penduline tits.


reticuloceratid

(zoology) Any member of the Reticuloceratidae.


regalecid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Regalecidae, the oarfishes.


regulid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Regulidae, the goldcrests and kinglets.


rhabdodontid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Rhabdodontidae.


retroplumid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Retroplumidae.


retropinnid

(zoology) Any member of the family Retropinnidae; smelts of Australia and New Zealand.


remingtonocetid

(zoology) Any member of the family Remingtonocetidae.


rastodentid

(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Rastodentidae.


rhacophorid

(zoology) Any frog in the family Rhacophoridae.


retusid

(zoology) Any member of the family Retusidae of gastropods.


rallid

(zoology) Any member of the family Rallidae of birds: rails, crakes, and coots.


rhadinorhynchid

(zoology) Any acanthocephalan worm in the family Rhadinorhynchidae.


rhabdopleurid

(zoology) Any hemichordate in the family Rhabdopleuridae.


rhachiberothid

(zoology) Any neuropteran insect in the family Rhachiberothidae.


rhamphorhynchid

(zoology) Any pterosaur in the family Rhamphorhynchidae.


rhinobatid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Rhinobatidae.


rhinatrematid

(zoology) Any caecilian in the family Rhinatrematidae.


rhinesuchid

(zoology) Any temnospondyl in the family Rhinesuchidae.


rhineurid

(zoology) Any lizard in the family Rhineuridae.


rhamphichthyid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Rhamphichthyidae.


rhinid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Rhinidae.


rhinonyssid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Rhinonyssidae.


rhincodontid

(zoology) Any whale shark in the family Rhincodontidae.


rhinodermatid

(zoology) Any frog in the family Rhinodermatidae.


rhinochimaerid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Rhinochimaeridae.


rhinophrynid

(zoology) Any toad in the family Rhinophrynidae.


rhagionid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Rhagionidae.


rhinophorid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Rhinophoridae.


rhinophid

(zoology) Any snake in the family Rhinophidae, a synonym of the Uropeltidae.


rhinocerotid

(zoology) Any member of the family Rhinocerotidae, the rhinoceroses.


rhinopomatid

(zoology) Any member of the family Rhinopomatidae of bats; mouse-tailed bats.


rhyacichthyid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Rhyacichthyidae.


rhinotermitid

(zoology) Any termite in the family Rhinotermitidae.


rhinotorid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Rhinotoridae, now considered to be the heleomyzid subfamily Rhinotorinae.


rhipiphorid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Ripiphoridae.


rhopalid

(zoology) Any bug in the family Rhopalidae.


rhodopid

(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Rhodopidae.


rhopalosomatid

(zoology) Any wasp in the family Rhopalosomatidae.


rhodacarid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Rhodacaridae.


rhyacotritonid

(zoology) Any salamander in the family Rhyacotritonidae.


rhyacophilid

(zoology) Any caddis fly in the family Rhyacophilidae.


rhomalaeosaurid

(zoology) Any pliosauroid plesiosaur of the family Rhomaleosauridae


rhizodontid

(zoology)Any extinct fish in the family Rhizodontidae.

(zoology) Any fish in the order Rhizodontida, more commonly known as rhizodonts.


rhynchopid

(zoology) Any skimmer in the family Rynchopidae.


rhynchodipterid

(zoology) Any extinct lungfish in the family Rhynchodipteridae.


rhynchocinetid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Rhynchocinetidae.


rhynchosaurid

(zoology) Any extinct rhynchosaur in the family Rhynchosauridae.


rhytidid

(zoology) Any predatory snail in the family Rhytididae.


rhyphid

(zoology) Any gnat in the family Rhyphidae, a synonym for the Anisopodidae.


ricaniid

(zoology) Any member of the family Ricaniidae of planthoppers.


richardiid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Richardiidae.


rhysodid

(zoology) Any member of the family Rhysodidae of wrinkled bark beetles, sometimes Rhysodini in family Carabidae.


ringiculid

(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Ringiculidae.


ripiphorid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Ripiphoridae.


rhynchobatid

(zoology) Any wedgefish in the family Rhynchobatidae, a synonym of the Rhinidae.


rondeletiid

(zoology) Any whalefish in the family Rondeletiidae.


rissoellid

(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Rissoellidae.


rotulid

(zoology) Any sand dollar in the family Rotulidae


rivulid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Rivulidae.


roeslerstammiid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Roeslerstammiidae.


rzehakinid

Named after the Moravian palaeontologist Anton Rzehak.

(zoology) Any member of the Rzehakinidae family of foraminifera.


runcinid

(zoology) Any sea slug in the family Runcinidae.


saccopharyngid

(ichthyology) Any in the family Saccopharyngidae of gulper eels.


ropalomerid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Ropalomeridae.


sabaconid

(zoology) Any member of the family Sabaconidae of harvestmen.


sabellariid

(zoology) Any polychaete worm of the family Sabellariidae.


rhytidosteid

(zoology) Any extinct temnospondyl in the family Rhytidosteidae.


rhyparochromid

(zoology) Any seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae.


rheid

(zoology) Any member of the Rheidae; a rhea.


saccocirrid

(zoology) Any polychaete worm in the family Saccocirridae.


pythid

Sphalma quadricollis was originally described as a pythid by Horn (1872), contrary to Watt (1987) who states that S. quadricollis was originally placed in Melandryidae.

1990, Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, numbers 151-155, page 5:

When the lower lethal temperatures of the chrysomelid beetle Phyllodecta laticollis or of the pythid beetle Pytho depressus is plotted against the concentrations of solutes in their hemolymph, a steep regression line appears.

1999, L. Somme, “Cold adaptations in terrestrial invertebrates”, in Rosa Margesin, Franz Schinner, editors, Cold-Adapted Organisms: Ecology, Physiology, Enzymology and Molecular Biology, page 151:

Finally, pythids and belids are Batesian mimics, apparently lacking any chemical defenses.

2005, P. J. Gullan, Peter Cranston, The Insects: An Outline of Entomology, page 369:

(zoology) Any beetle of the family Pythidae.


rutoceratid

(zoology) Any extinct nautiloid cephalopod in the family Rutoceratidae.


sagartiid

(zoology) Any sea anemone in the family Sagartiidae.


rachicerid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Rachiceridae, now considered to be the xylophagid subfamily Rachicerinae.


sagittariid

(zoology) Any secretary bird in the family Sagittariidae.


salangid

(zoology) Any member of the family Salangidae of icefishes and noodlefishes.


sagittarid

(zoology) Alternative form of sagittariid.


salpid

(zoology) Any member of the family Salpidae of salps.


samoid

(zoology) Any member of the family Samoidae of harvestmen.


psephenid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Psephenidae.


sarcophagid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Sarcophagidae, the flesh flies.


sapphirinid

(zoology) Any copepod in the family Sapphirinidae.


saltasaurid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Saltasauridae.


samarid

(zoology) Any member of the family Samaridae of certain flatfishes.


salpingid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Salpingidae.


sapygid

(zoology) Any wasp in the family Sapygidae.


romeriid

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Romeriida</i>

(zoology) Any extinct primitive reptile in the family Romeriidae.


sapromyzid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Sapromyzidae, a synonym of the Lauxaniidae.


saurichthyid

(zoology) Any extinct fish in the family Saurichthyidae.


sarcocystid

(zoology) Any apicomplexan in the family Sarcocystidae


sarcopsyllid

(zoology) Any flea in the family Sarcopsyllidae, a synonym of the Hectopsyllidae in some classifications, or of the Tungidae in others.


saurornithoidid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Saurornithoididae, a synonym of the Troodontidae.


rhinocryptid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Rhinocryptidae; a tapaculo.


rebbachisaurid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Rebbachisauridae.


scaloposaurid

(zoology) Any therocephalian therapsid in the obsolete family Scaloposauridae.


scaphandrid

(zoology) Any in the family Scaphandridae of sea snails.


scaphiopodid

(zoology) Any in the family Scaphiopodidae of toads.


schilbeid

(zoology) Any member of the Schilbeidae.


scathophagid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Scathophagidae.


scaphognathid

(zoology) Any pterosaur in the family Scaphognathidae, now considered to be the rhamphorhynchid subfamily Scaphognathinae.


scatopsid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Scatopsidae.


scelidosaurid

(zoology) Any dinosaur of the family Scelidosauridae.


schistoceratid

(zoology) Any member of the Schistoceratidae.


scenellid

(zoology) Any extinct mollusk in the family Scenellidae.


schistosomatid

(zoology) Any parasitic flatworm in the family Schistosomatidae.


schindleriid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Schindleriidae.


upogebiid

(zoology) Any member of the Upogebiidae.


uintatheriid

(zoology) Any member of the family †Uintatheriidae of extinct ungulates.


scelionid

(zoology) Any wasp in the family Scelionidae.


ulodid

(zoology) Any beetle of the family Ulodidae.


umbrid

(zoology) Any member of the family Umbridae of mudminnows and close relatives.


schizoporellid

(zoology) Any bryozoan in the family Schizoporellidae.


uloborid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Uloboridae.


umbraculid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Umbraculidae.


uranoscopid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Uranoscopidae.


schloenbachiid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Schloenbachiidae.


urocoptid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Urocoptidae.


urocyclid

(zoology) Any slug or snail in the family Urocyclidae.


ungulinid

(zoology) Any bivalve mollusk in the family Ungulinidae.


urolophid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Urolophidae.


uraeotyphlid

(zoology) Any caecilian in the family Uraeotyphlidae, now considered to be part of the Ichthyophiidae.


urothoid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the Urothoidae.


ussuritid

(zoology) Any of the extinct ammonites in the family Ussuritidae.


urocordylid

(zoology) Any tetrapod in the family Urocordylidae.


unionid

(zoology) Any member of the family Unionidae of bivalves


uropeltid

(zoology) Any member of the family Uropeltidae of shield-tail snakes.


urodid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Urodidae.


sciarid

(zoology) Any in the family Sciaridae of fungus gnats.


valvatid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Valvatidae.


vahlkampfiid

(zoology) Any member of the family Vahlkampfiidae of protozoans.


valloniid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Valloniidae.


vaejovid

This character persisted in the literature despite the knowledge of chactids that do not have two pairs of lateral eyes and of vaejovids that do not have three pairs.

1990, Gary A. Polis, The Biology of Scorpions, page 103:

(zoology) Any scorpion in the family Vaejovidae


vanikorid

(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Vanikoridae.


varunid

(zoology) Any crab in the family Varunidae.


veigaiaid

(zoology) Any member of the Veigaiaidae.


rhabditid

Many rhabditids are able to form a third stage resistant juvenile (dauer) which also may serve as an infective stage.

1975, George O. Poinar, Jr., Entomogenous Nematodes: A Manual and Host List of Insect-Nematode Associations, page 59:

The phylogenetic relationship of C. elegans and other rhabditids reviews what is known so far about the closer relationships within the rhabditids and within genus Caenorhabditis in particular.

2014, N. G. Ravichandra, Horticultural Nematology, Springer India, page 17:

However, the small rhabditids are actually much more prolific because of the speed at which they complete their life cycles.

2012, Alan F. Bird, Jean Bird, The Structure of Nematodes, page 230:

(zoology) nematode in the family Rhabditidae.

Reptiles are known to harbor three important genera of rhabditids: Entomelas, Rhabdias, and Strongyloides.

2007, David G. Baker, editor, Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals, 2nd edition, page 187:

(zoology) Any nematode in the order Rhabditida.


vascoceratid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Vascoceratidae.


vampyrellid

(zoology) Any cercozoan in the family Vampyrellidae.


veigaiid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Veigaiidae.


veliferid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Veliferidae, the velifers or sailfin moonfish.


vertiginid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Vertiginidae.


vasid

(zoology) Any member of family Vasidae of snails.


verticordiid

(zoology) Any clam in the family Verticordiidae.


vaginulid

(zoology) Any slug in the family Vaginulidae, a synonym of the Veronicellidae.


vermileonid

(zoology) Any insect of the family Vermileonidae.


velutinid

(zoology) Any of the gastropods in the family Velutinidae.


varroid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Varroidae.


scenopinid

(zoology) Any of the family Scenopinidae of flies.


vannellid

(zoology) Any amoebozoan in the family Vannellidae.


scatophagid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Scatophagidae.


viduid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Viduidae.


vexilliferid

(zoology) Any amoebozoan in the family Vexilliferidae.


scincid

(zoology) Any member of the family Scincidae, the skinks.


vampyroteuthid

(zoology) Any member of the family Vampyroteuthidae. the vampire squids.


rhizomyid

(zoology) Any rodent in the family Rhizomyidae, now considered to be the spalacid subfamily Rhizomyinae, comprising the bamboo rats and mole rats (as opposed to the naked mole rats in the subfamily Spalacinae).


viverravid

(zoology) Any of the extinct mammals in the family Viverravidae.


volutomitrid

(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Volutomitridae.


vitrinid

(zoology) Any member of the family Vitrinidae of land snails and slugs.


volborthellid

(zoology) Any extinct animal in the family Volborthellidae.


vireonid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Vireonidae.


volutid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Volutidae, the volutes.


scolecomorphid

(zoology) Any in the family Scolecomorphidae of caecilians.


sciomyzid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Sciomyzidae.


sclerorhynchid

(zoology) Any extinct cartilaginous fish in the family Sclerorhynchidae.


volvatellid

(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Volvatellidae.


scincosaurid

(zoology) Any tetrapod in the family Scincosauridae.


vulcanodontid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Vulcanodontidae.


scissurellid

(zoology) Any in the family Scissurellidae of gastropods.


sclerosomatid

(zoology) Any harvestman of the family Sclerosomatidae.


scirtid

(zoology) Any beetle of the family Scirtidae.


scopid

(zoology) Any member of the family Scopidae, the hammerkop, an African wading bird.


scomberesocid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Scomberesocidae of sauries.


scophthalmid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Scophthalmidae, the turbots.


vombatid

(zoology) Any wombat of the family Vombatidae


scombropid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Scombropidae, the gnomefish.


scolopendrid

(zoology) Any of the family Scolopendridae of centipedes.


scydmaenid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Scydmaenidae.


scombrolabracid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Scombrolabracidae. which consists only of the species Scombrolabrax heterolepis.


scutigerid

(zoology) Any centipede in the family Scutigeridae.


scythridid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Scythrididae.


scraptiid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Scraptiidae.


scutellerid

(zoology) Any member of the family Scutelleridae of shield-backed bugs.


scyllaeid

(zoology) Any in the family Scyllaeidae of sea slugs.


scopelarchid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Scopelarchidae, the pearleyes.


sciurid

(zoology) Any rodent of the Sciuridae; a squirrel


scytalinid

(zoology) Any member of the family Scytalinidae of very slender burrowing fish called graveldivers.


scorpaenid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Scorpaenidae, a scorpionfish.


scoloplacid

(zoology) Any catfish in the family Scoloplacidae.


viviparid

(zoology) Any member of the family Viviparidae of river snails.


schizopodid

The body of adult schizopodids is somewhat to very stout and strongly convex.

2002, G. H. Nelson, C. L. Bellamy, “40. Schizopodidae LeConte 1861”, in Ross H. Arnett, Jr., Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, J. Howard Frank, editors, American Beetles, Volume 2, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), page 95:

Schizopodid beetles or false jewel beetles are similar to metallic wood-boring beetles or jewel beetles (Buprestidae) but are distinguished by the deeply bilobed fourth tarsal segment of the adults.

2006, Arthur V. Evans, James N. Hogue, Field Guide to Beetles of California, University of California Press, page 123:

2021, Arthur V. Evans, Beetles of Western North America, Princeton University Press, unnumbered page,
Schizopodids are typically found feeding on spring-blooming desert flowers, clinging to dry grasses (Schizopus) or on foliage of oaks (Dystaxia) and junipers (Glyptoscelimorpha).

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Schizopodidae; a false jewel beetle.


scylacosaurid

(zoology) Any therapsid in the family Scylacosauridae.


ulidiid

Unlike ulidiids, a few species are predaceous;[…].

2001, John Sivinski, “2: Breeding Habits and Sex in Families Closely Related to the Tephritidae: Opportunities for Comparstive Studies of Fruit Fly Behavior”, in Martin Aluja, Allen Norrbom, editors, Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior, page 27:

Decomposing plant fragments can be an important food resource in aquatic habitats, where it is consumed by the larvae of tipulids, ephydrids, ulidiids, and other groups.

2006, Richard W. Merritt, Gregory W. Courtney, Joe B. Keiper, “Diptera”, in Timothy D. Schowalter, editor, Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, 2nd edition, page 288:

Two orbital setae distinguish ulidiids.

2010, E. Geoffrey Hancock, “65: Richardiidae (Richardiid Flies)”, in B. V. Brown, A. Borkent, J. M. Cumming, D. M. Wood, N. E. Woodley, M. A. Zumbado, editors, Manual of Central American Diptera, volume 2, page 871:

(zoology) Any species of the family Ulidiidae, picture-winged flies.


scytodid

(zoology) Any spider of the family Scytodidae, the spitting spiders.


scoliid

(zoology) Any wasp in the family Scoliidae.


vetulicolid

(zoology) Any early Cambrian animal in the family Vetulicolidae.


veronicellid

(zoology) Any slug in the family Veronicellidae.


varanopid

(zoology) Any of the extinct tetrapods in the family Varanopidae.


scyliorhinid

(zoology) Any shark in the family Scyliorhinidae.


raphid

(zoology) Any member of the family Raphidae of doves, now subfamily Raphinae in family Columbidae.


sebecid

(zoology) Any crocodylomorph in the family Sebecidae.


sebid

(zoology) Any member of the family Sebidae of crustaceans.


sematurid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Sematuridae.


segnosaurid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Segnosauridae, a synonym for the Therizinosauridae.


senoculid

(zoology) Any member of family Senoculidae of spiders.


seisonid

(zoology) Any member of the family Seisonidae of rotifers.


seguenziid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Seguenziidae.


selenopid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Selenopidae.


sejid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Sejidae.


sepsid

(zoology) Any member of the family Sepsidae of black scavenger flies.


sepiadariid

(zoology) Any cuttlefish in the family Sepiadariidae.


selenosteid

(zoology) Any placoderm in the family Selenosteidae.


segestriid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Segestriidae.


sesarmid

(zoology) Any member of the family Sesarmidae of crabs.


serrasalmid

(zoology) Any characin in the family Serrasalmidae.


serolid

(zoology) Any member of the family Serolidae of certain isopod crustaceans.


sergestid

(zoology) Any member of the family Sergestidae of decapods.


semelid

(zoology) Any member of the family Semelidae of venus shells.


serpulid

(zoology) Any of the family Serpulidae of annelid worms.


shuvosaurid

(zoology) Any archosaur in the family Shuvosauridae.


shartegosuchid

(zoology) Any crocodylomorph in the family Shartegosuchidae.


seymouriid

(zoology) Any tetrapod in the family Seymouriidae.


siganid

(ichthyology) Any of the family Siganidae of rabbitfishes.


siderastreid

(zoology) Any stony coral in the family Siderastreidae.


silesaurid

(zoology) Any extinct reptile in the family Silesauridae.


sierolomorphid

(zoology) Any wasp in the family Sierolomorphidae.


sicyoniid

(zoology) Any prawn in the family Sicyoniidae.


serrivomerid

(zoology) Any eel in the family Serrivomeridae.


signiphorid

In most chalcidoids, the mesopleura have a groove for the femora, but encyrtids lack this groove (as do the signiphorids, tanaostigmatids, some aphelinids, and some eupelmids).

2005, Norman F. Johnson, Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, page 531:

(zoology) Any member of the Signiphoridae of parasitic wasps.


sepiid

(zoology) Any member of the family Sepiidae of certain cuttlefish.


sillaginid

(zoology) Any in the family Sillaginidae of fishes.


shinisaurid

Although present in most closely related anguids, this character is absent in platynotans with the exception of all shinisaurids, the monstersaurid Primaderma and the mosasaurid Dolichosaurus.

2015 July 16, “Evidence of Egg Diversity in Squamate Evolution from Cretaceous Anguimorph Embryos”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(zoology) Any lizard in the family Shinisauridae.


siliquariid

(zoology) Any of the family Siliquariidae of sea snails.


silvanid

(zoology) Any member of the family Silvanidae of flat bark beetles.


sinentomid

(zoology) Any proturan in the family Sinentomidae.


sisyrid

(zoology) Any spongillafly in the family Sisyridae.


sivaladapid

(zoology) Any prosimian in the family Sivaladapidae.


sirenid

(zoology) Any member of the family Sirenidae of salamanders.


sinraptorid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Sinraptoridae.


sironid

(zoology) Any harvestman of the family Sironidae.


sinuopeid

(zoology) Any extinct sea snail in the family Sinuopeidae.


sinuitid

(zoology) Any mollusk in the family Sinuitidae.


simenchelyid

(zoology) Any member of the Simenchelyidae.


simuliid

(zoology) Any blackfly in the family Simuliidae.


skeneid

(zoology) Any member of the family Skeneidae of marine snails.


solenid

(zoology) Any mollusk in the bivalve family Solenidae, the razor shells.


solenopleurid

(zoology) Any trilobite in the family Solenopleuridae.


solemyid

(zoology) Any clam in the family Solemyidae.


smaridid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Smarididae.


solecurtid

(zoology) Any clam in the family Solecurtidae.


smittinid

(zoology) Any bryozoan in the family Smittinidae.


somoholitid

(zoology) Any member of the Somoholitidae.


solenodontid

(zoology) Any solenodon in the family Solenodontidae.


sphagnid

(zoology) Any sphagnum moss in the subclass Sphagnidae.


solasterid

(zoology) Any member of the family Solasteridae of sea stars.


sphaerocerid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Sphaeroceridae.


solenostomid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Solenostomidae.


spatangid

(zoology) Any sea urchin in the family Spatangidae.


sipunculid

(zoology) Any member of the clade Sipuncula.

(zoology, uncommon) Any member of the family Sipunculidae, the peanut worms.


somniosid

(zoology) Any shark in the family Somniosidae.


sphaeritid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Sphaeritidae.


spheniscid

(zoology) Any member of the Spheniscidae; a penguin.


sparassid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Sparassidae.


soricid

(zoology) Any shrew in the family Soricidae.


speleonectid

(zoology) Any remipede in the family Speleonectidae.


sphaerodactylid

(zoology) Any lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae.


sphenosuchid

(zoology) Any extinct crocodylomorph in the family Sphenosuchidae.


sooglossid

(zoology) Any frog in the family Sooglossidae.


sicariid

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Sicariidae</i>

The spider family Sicariidae, commonly known as Six-eyed Sicariid Spiders, have been sighted 124 times by contributing members.

(Can we date this quote?), “Sicariidae (Six-eyed Sicariid Spiders)”, in SpiderID:

(zoology) Any spider in the family Sicariidae.


sphaerotheriid

(zoology) Any millipede in the family Sphaerotheriidae.


sphaeromatid

(zoology) Any isopod in the family Sphaeromatidae.


sphaeropsocid

(zoology)Any barklouse in the family Sphaeropsocidae.


sphyraenid

(zoology) Any barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae.


sphaeriid

(zoology) Any in the family Sphaeriidae of clams.


solenofilomorphid

(zoology) Any member of the Solenofilomorphidae.


sphargid

(zoology) Any turtle in the family Sphargidae, a synonym for the Dermochelyidae.


spintherid

(zoology) Any polychaete worm of the family Spintheridae.


spondylid

(zoology) Any member of the family Spondylidae of spiny oysters.


spirorchiid

(zoology) Any trematode in the family Spirorchiidae.


sphenodontid

(zoology) Any member of the order Sphenodontida or of the Sphenodontidae, the only family in the order with living species (tuataras in the genus Sphenodon).


sphenopid

(zoology) Any zoanthid in the family Sphenopidae.


spiroceratid

(zoology) Any extinct cephalopod in the family Spiroceratidae.


spiraxid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Spiraxidae.


spionid

(zoology) Any of the family Spionidae of polychaete worms.


sphenacodontid

(zoology) Any synapsid in the family Sphenacodontidae.


spongodiscid

(zoology) Any radiolarian in the family Spongodiscidae.


splanchnotrophid

(zoology) Any copepod in the family Splanchnotrophidae.


spalacid

(mammalogy) Any member of the Spalacidae: the mole rats, bamboo rats and zokors.


skeneopsid

(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Skeneopsidae.


spinturnicid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Spinturnicidae.


spirostreptid

(zoology) Any millipede in the order Spirostreptida.

(zoology) Any millipede in the family Spirostreptidae.


spirobolid

(zoology) Any millipede in the order Spirobolida.

(zoology) Any millipede in the family Spirobolidae.


spinosaurid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Spinosauridae.


spirurid

Representatives of the Mermithidae are the most common nematode parasites of tettigoniids, however spirurids and more rarely, subulurids and thelastomatids, also occur in some members of this family.

1975, George O. Poinar, Entomogenous Nematodes: A Manual and Host List of Insect-nematode Associations:

(zoology) Any nematode in the family Spiruridae.


spongillid

(zoology) Any in the family Spongillidae of sponges.


serranid

The groupers, hinds and many related serranids are well-known for their rather unusual reproductive styles.

2000, Yvonne Sadovy, Andrew S. Cornish, Reef Fishes of Hong Kong, page 46:

Conservation measures that are targeted specifically at protecting serranids and take into account their reproductive traits have proven successful.

2007, Gene S. Helfman, Fish Conservation, page 46:

As noted above, the serranids are the largest group in terms of species numbers.

2008, J. S. Kenny, The Biological Diversity of Trinidad and Tobago: A Naturalist's Notes, page 72:

(zoology) Any fish of the family Serranidae.


shumarditid

(zoology) Any member of the †Shumarditidae, extinct shelled cephalopods.


sphindid

(zoology) Any in the family Sphindidae of beetles.


soleid

A similar character also appears in the Soleidae, but is never covered by lower lip in that family; soleids do not occur in the Neotropics.

2003, Roberto E. Reis, Sven O. Kullander, Carl J. Ferraris, Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America, page 666:

Larvae of the flatfish family Soleidae most closely resemble tonguefish larvae but the smaller jaws and more attenuated body shape in cynoglossids serves to distinguish them from larval soleids.

2005, T. W. Farooqi, R. F. Shaw, J. G. Ditty, J. Lyczkowski-Shultz, “Chapter 207: Cynoglossidae: Tongue fishes”, in William J. Richards, editor, Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes, page 2368:

The oldest soleids, Eobuglossus eocenicus and Turahbuglossus cuvillieri, both known from single specimens from the Upper Lutetian of Egypt (Chabanaud 1937; Chanet 1994, 1997), are also among the first known flatfish fossils and they are identical to skeletons of recent soleids.

2008, Thomas A. Monroe, “Chapter 2: Systematic diversity of the Pleuronectiformes”, in Robin N. Gibson, editor, Flatfishes: Biology and Exploitation, page 14:

(zoology) Any species of the family Soleidae.


sportellid

(zoology) Any bivalve mollusk in the family Sportellidae.


squalodontid

(zoology) Any in the family Squalodontidae of extinct toothed whales.


velellid

(zoology) Any hydrozoan in the family Velellidae, synonym for the Porpitidae.


squalorajid

(zoology) Any extinct chimaera in the family Squalorajidae.


staurikosaurid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Staurikosauridae, a synonym of the Herrerasauridae.


stegocephalid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Stegocephalidae.


stegodontid

(zoology) Any extinct elephant in the family Stegodontidae.


squatinid

(zoology) Any in the family Squatinidae of sharks.


stahleckeriid

(zoology) Any therapsid in the family Stahleckeriidae.


stenopodid

(zoology) Any shrimp in the family Stenopodidae.


stenoplesictid

(zoology) Any extinct civet-like mammal in the family Stenoplesictidae.


stenochilid

(zoology) Any spider of the family Stenochilidae.


steatornithid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Steatornithidae.


stegosaurid

(zoology) Any member of the family Stegosauridae of dinosaurs.


stenopsychid

(zoology) Any caddis fly in the family Stenopsychidae.


stenothecid

(zoology) Any extinct mollusk in the family Stenothecidae.


stenothyrid

(zoology) Any freshwater snail in the family Stenothyridae.


stenostirid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Stenostiridae.


stercorarid

(zoology) Alternative form of stercorariid.


stephanoberycid

(zoology) Any pricklefish in the family Stephanoberycidae.


stephanocircid

(zoology) Any flea in the family Stephanocircidae.


sternophorid

(zoology) Any pseudoscorpion in the family Sternophoridae.


stephanoceratid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Stephanoceratidae.


stichaeid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Stichaeidae; a prickleback or a shanny.


stictococcid

(zoology) Any scale insect in the family Stictococcidae.


sternoptychid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Sternoptychidae (marine hatchetfishes).


stenotritid

(zoology) Any bee in the family Stenotritidae (now subfamily Stenotritinae in Colletidae).


stethacanthid

(zoology) Any holocephalan fish in the family Stethacanthidae.


stichopodid

(zoology) Any sea cucumber in the family Stichopodidae


stiliferid

(zoology) Any parasitic sea snail in the family Stiliferidae, a synonym of the Eulimidae.


stichodactylid

(zoology) Any sea anemone of the family Stichodactylidae.


sternopygid

(zoology) Any knifefish in the family Sternopygidae.


stephanid

(zoology) Any wasp in the family Stephanidae.


stiphidiid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Stiphidiidae.


stomatellid

(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Stomatellidae, now considered to be the trochid subfamily Stomatellinae.


strigid

(zoology) Any member of the Strigidae (i.e. owls).


streptocephalid

(zoology) Any fairy shrimp in the family Streptocephalidae.


strobilopsid

(zoology)Any snail in the family Strobilopsidae.


streblid

(zoology) Any member of the family Streblidae (now in Hippoboscidae) similar to botflies.


strombid

(zoology) Any conch in the family Strombidae.


stromateid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Stromateidae, the butterfishes.


stigmellid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Stigmellidae, a synonym of the Nepticulidae.


stratiomyiid

(zoology) Alternative form of stratiomyid.


strongylophthalmyiid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Strongylophthalmyiidae.


strongylocentrotid

(zoology) Any sea urchin in the family Strongylocentrotidae


struthionid

(zoology) Any member of the Struthionidae; an ostrich.


stercorariid

(zoology) Any seabird in the family Stercorariidae; a skua.


strigoceratid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Strigoceratidae.


styelid

(zoology) Any tunicate in the family Styelidae.


streptaxid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Streptaxidae.


struthiolariid

(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Struthiolariidae.


sturnid

(zoology) Any Any bird in the family Sturnidae; a mynah or starling


stratiomyid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Stratiomyidae.


stenostomid

AN-DER-LAN (1939), however, thinks that this is not the case of a new genus, but rather of a new species belonging to the stenostomid group, where the same method of feeding is observed.

1960, Siniša Stanković, The Balkan Lake Ohrid and Its Living World, page 174:

The brain lies a little farther forward than in stenostomids but not so far forward as in Chordarium.

1982, Sybil P. Parker, Synopsis and classification of living organisms, volume 1, page 721:

I have found no definite reports of apomictic turbellarians, although the stenostomid Rhynchoscolex is said neither to reproduce by fission (but see Pennak, 1978) nor to possess a male system (Sterrer and Rieger, 1974).

1982, Graham Bell, The Masterpiece of Nature: The Evolution and Genetics of Sexuality:

(zoology) Any member of the family Stenostomidae of flatworms.


stylephorid

(zoology) Any deep-sea fish in the family Stylephoridae.


stylodactylid

(zoology) Any member of the family Stylodactylidae.


stylonurid

(zoology) Any eurypterid of the family †Stylonuridae.


stylopid

(zoology) Any insect in the family Stylopidae.


stylocellid

(zoology) Any harvestman of the family Stylocellidae.


styloniscid

(zoology) Any isopod in the family Styloniscidae.


stylinodontid

(zoology) Any extinct taeniodont mammal in the family Stylinodontidae.


sycettid

(zoology) Any sponge in the family Sycettidae.


sudamericid

(zoology) Any extinct gondwanatherian mammal in the family Sudamericidae.


suberitid

(zoology) Any sponge in the family Suberitidae.


strophocheilid

(zoology)Any snail in the family Strophocheilidae.


subergorgiid

(zoology) Any soft coral in the family Subergorgiidae


subulitid

(zoology) Any extinct sea snail in the family Subulitidae.


subulinid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Subulinidae, which may be instead the achatinid subfamily Subulininae.


succineid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Succineidae.


synanceiid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Synanceiidae.


symmoriid

(zoology) Any extinct cartilaginous fish in the family Symmoriidae.


synaptid

(zoology) Any sea cucumber in the family Synaptidae.


symmocid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Symmocidae.


stiligerid

(zoology) Any sea slug in the family Stiligeridae, a synonym of the Limapontiidae.


syngamid

(zoology) Any in the family Syngamidae of nematodes.


synbranchid

(zoology) Any eel-like fish in the family Synbranchidae.


synthemistid

(zoology) Any dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae.


subulurid

(zoology) Any member of the family Subuluridae of nematodes.


synaxid

(zoology) Any furry lobster in the family Synaxidae, a synonym for the Palinuridae.


syringogastrid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Syringogastridae.


synchroid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Synchroidae.


synlestid

(zoology) Any damselfly in the family Synlestidae.


synodontid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Synodontidae, the lizardfishes.


taeniacanthid

(zoology) Any copepod in the family Taeniacanthidae.


systrophiid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Systrophiidae, now considered to be part of the Scolodontidae.


taeniid

(zoology) Any tapeworm in the family Taeniidae.


synaphobranchid

(zoology) Any eel in the family Synaphobranchidae.


tanyderid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Tanyderidae.


synotaxid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Synotaxidae.


synthemid

(zoology) Alternative form of synthemistid.


tainoceratid

(zoology) Any in the family Tainoceratidae of extinct nautiloid cephalopods.


synteliid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Synteliidae.


tangasaurid

(zoology) Any diapsid in the family Tangasauridae.


tarphyceratid

(zoology) Any extinct nautiloid cephalopod in the family Tarphyceratidae.


tapinocephalid

(zoology) Any therapsid in the family Tapinocephalidae.


symphytognathid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Symphytognathidae.


tarsiid

(zoology) Any primate in the family Tarsiidae.


tarsipedid

(zoology) Any member of the Tarsipedidae, which is currently considered to consist of one species, Tarsipes rostratus, the honey possum.


squillid

(zoology) Any in the family Squillidae of mantis shrimps.


symphysanodontid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Symphysanodontidae.


tegastid

(zoology) Any copepod in the family Tegastidae.


tanypezid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Tanypezidae.


syrnolid

(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Syrnolidae, now considered to be the pyramidellid subfamily Syrnolinae.


tengellid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Tengellidae.


tenthredinid

(zoology) Any sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae.


telmatherinid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Telmatherinidae.


teraponid

(zoology) Alternative spelling of terapontid.


temorid

(zoology) Any copepod in the family Temoridae.


temnodontosaurid

(zoology) Any ichthyosaur in the family Temnodontosauridae.


terapontid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Terapontidae.


tachyglossid

(zoology) Any member of the family Tachyglossidae, the echidnas or spiny anteaters


tergipedid

(zoology) Any nudibranch in the family Tergipedidae.


telsid

(zoology) Any member of family Telsidae of crustaceans.


tellinid

(zoology) Any bivalve mollusc of the family Tellinidae


tenuipalpid

(zoology) Any mite in the family Tenuipalpidae.


teredinid

(zoology) Any shipworm in the family Teredinidae.


sylvicolid

(zoology) Any gnat in the family Sylvicolidae, now considered to be part of the Anisopodidae.


teratembiid

(zoology) Any webspinner in the family Teratembiidae.


terebellid

(zoology) Any member of the Terebellidae.


talitrid

To cope with daily variation of environmental parameters, talitrids evolved a migratory behaviour, synchronized with tidal and nictemeral cycles, that enable them to locate the suitable patches of habitat on the shore (Pardi and Ercolini 1986).

2012, F.M. Faranda, Mediterranean Ecosystems: Structures and Processes, page 392:

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Talitridae.


terebrid

(zoology) Any auger shell of the family Terebridae.


tetillid

(zoology) Any sponge in the family Tetillidae.


tethinid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Tethinidae, now considered to be the canacid subfamily Tethininae.


teratornithid

(zoology) Any extinct bird of prey in the family Teratornithidae.


tessaratomid

(zoology) Any bug in the family Tessaratomidae.


tethyid

(zoology) Any sponge in the family Tethyidae.


tetanocerid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Tetanoceridae, now considered to be the sciomyzid tribe Tetanocerini.


tetranychid

(zoology) Any spider mite in the family Tetranychidae.


tetragnathid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Tetragnathidae.


testacellid

(zoology) Any slug in the family Testacellidae.


tetrasquillid

(zoology) Any mantis shrimp in the family Tetrasquillidae.


termopsid

(zoology) Any termite in the family Termopsidae.


tenebrionid

(zoology) Any member of family Tenebrionidae of darkling beetles.


tetragonurid

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Tetragonuridae, the squaretails.


tetraphid

(zoology) Any moss in the family Tetraphidaceae.


tetramerid

(zoology) Any nematode in the family Tetrameridae.


tetraodontid

(zoology) Any fish of the family Tetraodontidae.


tetracampid

(zoology) Any wasp in the family Tetracampidae.


thalassinid

(zoology) Any mud lobster in the family Thalassina.


tetragonitid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Tetragonitidae.


tetratomid

(zoology) Any beetle in the family Tetratomidae.


tetrarogid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Tetrarogidae.


thalattosaurid

(zoology) Any thalattosaur in the family Thalattosauridae.


tetrablemmid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Tetrablemmidae.


stenopsocid

(zoology) Any barklouse in the family Stenopsocidae.


taeniopterygid

Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band,ribbon”) + pterygo- + -id

uder

(zoology) Any member of the Taeniopterygidae of willowflies or winter stoneflies.


thaumaleid

(zoology) Any midge in the family Thaumaleidae.


theraphosid

(zoology) Any member of the family Theraphosidae of tarantulas.


theraponid

(zoology) Alternative form of terapontid.


thamnocephalid

(zoology) Any fairy shrimp in the family Thamnocephalidae.


thaumetopoeid

(zoology) Any member of the family Thaumetopoeidae of moths and caterpillars.


thaumatichthyid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Thaumatichthyidae.


tettigarctid

(zoology) Any member of the Tettigarctidae, the hairy cicadas.


themistid

(zoology) Any sipunculan worm of the family Themistidae.


thecamoebid

(zoology) Any amoebozoan in the family Thecamoebidae.


theridiid

(zoology) Any member of the family Theridiidae, the cobweb spiders.


thalassoceratid

(zoology) Any ammonite in the family Thalassoceratidae.


thespid

(zoology) Any mantis in the family Thespidae.


tettigonid

(zoology) Alternative spelling of tettigoniid.


termitid

(zoology) Any termite in the family Termitidae


thelaziid

(zoology) Any nematode in the family Thelaziidae.


thecodontosaurid

(zoology) Any member of the family Thecodontosauridae, but specifically of the genus Thecodontosaurus


therevid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Therevidae.


theridiosomatid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Theridiosomatidae.


thinozerconid

(zoology) Any member of the Thinozerconidae.


testudinid

By surface analysis, Latin testūdō + -in- + -id.

surf

(zoology) Any member of the Testudinidae, the tortoises.


thescelosaurid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Thescelosauridae, believed to be a synonym of the Parksosauridae or the Hypsilophodontidae .


thraupid

(zoology) Any of the tanagers and related birds in the family Thraupidae.


thrinaxodontid

(zoology) Any cynodont in the family Thrinaxodontidae.


tanaostigmatid

Galls on tamboti branches are caused by the larvae of a wasp of the tanaostigmatid family, which bores into the wood to lay her eggs.

1993, Braam Van Wyk, Bushveld Trees: Lifeblood of the Transvaal Lowveld, page 70:

We have indirect evidence that at least a couple species of Tanaostigmatidae (Tanaoneura hirticoxa and a species of Tanaostigmodes in the gracilis group) feed as inquilines in various leaf galls on Inga (influding morphospecies 21) and modify gall morphology, as has been reported in another tanaostigmatid species (Fernandes et al. 1987) and cynipid gall wasps (Brooks and Shorthouse 1998).

2014, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Neotropical Insect Galls, page 159:

(zoology) Any member of the family Tanaostigmatidae of parasitic wasps.


thraciid

(zoology) Any clam in the family Thraciidae.


thryonomyid

(zoology) Any cane rat in the family Thryonomyidae.


thunnid

(zoology) Any member of the family Thynnidae.


thylacoleonid

(zoology) Any member of the Thylacoleonidae.


thyatirid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Thyatiridae, now considered to be the drepanid subfamilyThyatirinae.


thomisid

(zoology) Any member of the Thomisidae; a crab spider.


thripid

(zoology) Any thrips in the family Thripidae.


threskiornithid

(zoology) Any bird in the family Threskiornithidae; an ibis or spoonbill.


tapirid

(zoology) Any tapir of the family Tapiridae


thyreocorid

(zoology) Any shield bug in the family Thyreocoridae.


thylacinid

(zoology) Any member of the family Thylacinidae of extinct carnivorous marsupials.


stilipedid

(zoology) Any amphipod in the family Stilipedidae.


telemid

(zoology) Any spider in the family Telemidae.


therioherpetid

(zoology) Any cynodont in the family Therioherpetidae.


talpid

From scientific Latin Talpidae (family name), ultimately from Latin talpa (“mole”).

The several species of small mammals found at Tagay, such as dormice, talpids and hedgehogs, show close affinities to European taxa.

2016 November 16, Hanneke Meijer, “Sunny steppes? A tiny parrot fossil suggests Siberia was once subtropical”, in The Guardian:

(zoology) A member of the family Talpidae, comprising moles and related insectivorous mammals.


thylacosmilid

(zoology) Any extinct sparassodont in the family Thylacosmilidae.


thyreophorid

(zoology) Any fly in the family Thyreophoridae, a synonym of the Piophilidae.


thysanid

(zoology) Any chalcidoid in the family Thysanidae, a synonym of the Signiphoridae.


thysanoteuthid

(zoology) Any squid in the family Thysanoteuthidae.


thyropterid

(zoology) Any member of the family Thyropteridae of bats; disc-winged bats.


tinodontid

(zoology) Any extinct early mammal in the family Tinodontidae.


tineodid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Tineodidae.


titanosaurid

(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Titanosauridae.


thyridid

(zoology) Any moth in the family Thyrididae.


tiphiid

(zoology) Any wasp in the family Tiphiidae.


titanichthyid

(zoology) Any placoderm in the family Titanichthyidae.