pseudocardinal

Right valve with three pseudocardinal teeth, the front one being strongest, high and triangular, the second low and longer, the posterior one indistinctly differentiated from the hinge plate.

1922, WB Marshall, “New pearly fresh water mussels from South America”, in Proceedings of the US National Museum, volume 61, number 2437:

True clams are said to have "cardinal" teeth, so named because of their proximity to the heart (the Greek kardia means "heart"); freshwater mussel pseudocardinals are not so positioned.

1997, SM Martin, “Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida) of Maine”, in Northeastern Naturalist:

(malacology) A type of tooth found on the shells of some bivalve molluscs.


brood cocoon

(biology, arachnology) A cocoon-like structure made of web in which a female spider lays her eggs.


aschizan

en-adj

aschizan (comparative more aschizan, superlative most aschizan)

more aschizan (comparative)
most aschizan (superlative)

(entomology) Of or pertaining to the dipteran section Aschiza.


LBK

From German LBK, from Linearbandkeramische or Linienbandkeramische (used alongside Kultur).

A number of authors have pointed out that while these pots are dissimilar from LBK wares, they may have a generalised affinity with the Cardial pottery of the Mediterranean (Lüning et al. 1989).

1996, Julian Thomas, Time, Culture, and Identity: An Interpretative Archaeology, Routledge, page 114:

1996 [Routledge], I. J. Thorpe, The Origins of Agriculture in Europe, 2005, Taylor & Francis e-Library, page 41,
The LBK was succeeded by a variety of regional pottery traditions (Bogucki and Grygiel 1993).

However, in the northern areas and in central Europe sedentary life can be linked to the central European Linear Pottery culture (LBK), emerging around 5550 cal BC (Bánffy and Oross 2010, pp. 260–268). The LBK longhouse of the Neolithic evolved south of the upper reaches of the Danube and spread to Austria, Moravia, Bohemia, Poland and Germany in its fully developed form with the earliest LBK groups.

2013, Eszter Bánffy, “Chapter 6: Tracing the Beginning of Sedentary Life in the Carpathian Basin: The Formation of the LBK House”, in Daniela Hofmann, Jessica Smyth, editors, Tracking the Neolithic House in Europe: Sedentism, Architecture and Practice, Springer, page 117:

(archaeology) Linear Pottery culture; often used attributively.


fairy dart

Hence, by having a fairy dart in your possession, you can defy the fairies, or can even turn them from active enemies into powerful friends and personal patrons. This curious property makes the stone arrowhead a most valuable charm ...

The shape is believed to have been derived from its being originally the mounting of an elf-shot or fairy dart, i.e. flint arrowhead. An old man in Kincardineshire […]

1969, Joseph Jacobs, Alfred Trübner Nutt, Arthur Robinson Wright, William Crooke, Folklore:

Cattle are shot with stones and can only be cured by a "fairy dart" or ancient stone arrowhead. These objects are kept in numerous wrappings by every properly qualified "fairy doctor," who rub[s] them on the sick beasts with appropriate charms ...

1918, Folklore Society (Great Britain), Publications:

(archaeology) A prehistoric stone arrowhead; an elf arrow.


mobiliary art

(archaeology) Small pieces of prehistoric art that could be carried, as opposed to art applied to walls or cliffs, for example.


osteodontokeratic

(archaeology) Relating to any culture in which tools were made from bone, tooth and horn


calceology

A classical compound (modern coinage), with components derived from Latin calcei ("shoes") + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, "-logy, branch of study, to speak").

Such is the gist of the laborious Benedict's researches in Calceology, which are valuable in so far as they are based on passages from writers contemporary, or nearly so, with the shoes and shoe-customs which they describe.

1888 September, “Calceolaria Quædam”, in The Antiquary, volume 18, page 96:

Having introduced myself, and having learned that Lyubomir's name was Lyubomir and that his shoes and his good self were Bulgarian (as a science, calceology is still in its infancy), I ascertained that he was a twenty-four-year-old film student from Sofia.

1999, Philippe Meyer, A Parisian's Paris: Chronicle for the Millennium, page 159:

(fashion, anthropology) The study of footwear, especially historical footwear.

Ancient Greek
Latin
calceology
classical compound


track and bowl system

en-noun

track and bowl system (plural track and bowl systems)

(zoology) A saucer-shaped depression surrounded by tracks, dug by the male kakapo to enhance its booming mating call.


semicaptivity

(zoology) The condition of being kept partially in captivity.


cryptozoic

(zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.

(parasitology) Relating to a cryptozoite.


ambush predator

ambush predator (plural ambush predators)

For 10 million years after they arrived in Europe, despite the great numbers of small rodents present, cats showed no sign of prospering, let alone attaining the dominance among ambush predators they have today.

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 89:

(biology, ethology) A carnivorous animal that prefers to capture or trap prey by stealth or strategy, rather than by speed or strength.


roofspall

roofspall (countable and uncountable, plural roofspalls)

(archaeology) debris from the roof (and walls) of a cave or similar shelter


lirula

From Latin lirula, from lira (“ridge of soil between furrows”) + -ulus (“diminutive suffix”).

314. Seila assimilata C. B. Adams.
Plate IV, Fig. 8
Cerithiopsis assimilata C. B. Ad., […] Shell small, thin, turreted; nuclear whorls sinistral; whorls ten, ornamented with three prominent, sharp, equal, equidistant, raised spiral lines; interspaces between ridges crossed by numerous fine lirulas; suture indistinct; […]

1903, Ralph Arnold, The Paleontology and Stratigraphy of the Marine Pliocene and Pleistocene of San Pedro, California, page 290:

(malacology) A fine raised line on a mollusk shell.

(zoology) A tooth in the opercula of some bryozoans.


megalodontesid

(zoology) Any of the wood wasps in the family Megalodontesidae

megalodontid

technically invalid name in use before the family was renamed in 1996


ferret-badger

(zoology) Any of several small mustelid omnivores of the genus Melogale, of southern and eastern Asia, having a bushy tail and distinctive white or yellow markings on a black face.


deuteroconch

deuteroconch (plural deuteroconches or protoconchs)

deuteroconches (plural)
protoconchs (plural)

A microspheric nucleoconch does not have an obvious deuteroconch, and is followed by a spiral nepionic stage, no matter what the adult chamber arrangement may be.

1954, Alan Hilder Smout, Lower Tertiary Foraminifera of the Qatar Peninsula, British Museum (Natural History), page 25:

(zoology) The second chamber of ammonites and other cephalopods


telogonic

From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “degree of completion, end; telo-”) + Ancient Greek γόνος (gónos, “offspring; seed, genitals”) + -ic.

af

degree of completion, end; <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">telo-</i>

(zoology) Referring to nematodes in which new germ cells originate only at the distal end of the gonad.


hologonic

/ˌhɒl.əʊˈɡɒn.ɪk/

From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole, entire; holo-”) + Ancient Greek γόνος (gónos, “offspring; seed, genitals”) + -ic.

whole, entire; <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">holo-</i>

(zoology) Referring to nematodes in which the germinal area extends the whole length of the gonad.


Batsquatch

The closest thing to what the caller describes is a creature called the Batsquatch. Batsquatch is seen at Mount St. Helens. Some people theorize that when Mount St. Helens erupted it also opened up a dimensional portal, ...

2011, Paul Dale Roberts, Shannon McCabe, H.P.I. Chronicles, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 337:

page 58: Unlike the sugar glider, however, this creature displayed the trademark glowing red eyes of a Batsquatch, and was the size of a human.
page 61: Batsquatches never need feel lonely in the Texas sky; apparently a wide variety of anomalous flying creatures patrol the state from the Panhandle to the Mexican border.

2014, Linda S. Godfrey, American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America, Penguin, →ISBN:

Looking around the woods, Gabe wondered if their bear encounter ruined their chances of seeing a Batsquatch. Then, he spotted something high in one of the half-burned trees. For a second, he wondered if it might be a bear cub […]

2014, Jan Fields, Hunt for Sewer Gators, ABDO, →ISBN, page 11:

"Perhaps it's the Batsquatch," she said, laughing at her joke. Sadie didn't laugh. She knew very well what it was. The creature drew closer, giving both girls a true impression of its size. "It can't be," said Candice. "It's the Batsquatch, isn't it?"

2018, Steve Wilson, Around the World in 366 Tales - February Frights, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 17:

Batsquatch, pterosaurs and the River Man. She had three weeks in Washington State tracking down the local legends. There was nothing ordinary about her job as the biologist on the television show Cryptid or Hoax?

2020, Shona Husk, Close to the Truth, HarperCollins Australia, →ISBN:

A mythical flying creature (cryptid) supposedly sighted around Mount St. Helens in the United States, resembling a flying, bat-winged (sometimes bat-eared) primate (either considered one specific creature, or a species).


Altamaha-ha

"That Altamaha-ha has nothing to do with anything." Troy almost laughed because Keven was pointing to the Ha-ha even in the midst of his denials. "If we didn't have Altamaha-has and unicorns and dreams of flying we'd never come up with […]"

1987, Doris Buchanan Smith, Karate Dancer, Putnam Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 62:

The Altamaha-ha, as the serpent has been named, is said to be from twelve to twenty feet long, about two feet in diameter, and gunmetal gray on top with a creamy underside. Most descriptions suggest a creature that is part eel, part alligator, ...
[…] Despite many sightings since 1969, no one has yet landed an Altamaha-ha, but the marshes around Darien still roil at high tide.

2005, Emily Ellison, Chuck Perry, Liars and Legends, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN:

Some reports suggest the monster, dubbed Altamaha-ha, first surfaced along the river in the 1960s. But according to Southern author D. L. Tanner, the Altamaha River monster has a much longer history. “This thing has been reported for more than two hundred years," says Tanner [in 2003. ...] Although dozens of other ordinary people swear they've also seen Altamaha-ha, experts […] insist there is no such thing. [...A] juvenile Altamaha-ha model is on display in the Rock Eagle Museum […]

2006, Kelly Milner Halls, Rick Spears, Roxyanne Young, Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May Or May Not Exist, Millbrook Press, →ISBN, page 31:

The most famous one, Altamaha-ha, is said to make his home in the Altamaha River, a vast tidal estuary of rivers, creeks, and marshes affected by the tides of the Atlantic. Altamaha-ha, fondly known as Altie, is reported to be twenty to thirty feet [long...]

2006, Jim Miles, Mark Sceurman, Weird Georgia: Your Travel Guide to Georgia's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 77:

A mythical aquatic creature (cryptid) supposed to inhabit the Altamaha River and connected streams and marshes in Georgia in the United States (either considered one specific creature, or a species).


Adlet

(cryptozoology, mythology) Alternative letter-case form of adlet (“half-human, half-dog cryptid”)


schizodactylous

(zoology) Having some toes facing forward and some facing backwards


ethnographize

en-verb

ethnographize (third-person singular simple present ethnographizes, present participle ethnographizing, simple past and past participle ethnographized)

ethnographizes (present singular third-person)
ethnographizing (participle present)
ethnographized (participle past)
ethnographized (past)

(anthropology) To carry out ethnography.


archaeoinformatics

(archaeology, computer science) The application of informatics to archaeology


resilifer

(zoology) A recess or a process for the attachment of the resilium.


resilium

(zoology) An internal ligament that holds together the two valves of certain bivalve mollusks.


anodont

(zoology) Having a strong ligament, or a series of transverse ligamental grooves, instead of true hinge teeth.


schizodont

The schizodont arrangement is found in most unionids.

(zoology) Having reverse V-shaped scissurate hinge teeth, and often an elongated lateral tooth.


schizodont

(zoology) An organism having hinge teeth of this kind.


jewel box

(zoology) Any of the Chamidae, a family of bivalves.


protandrogonous

Probably from prot- + andro- + Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “offspring; genitals”) + -ous, from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first, earliest”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man, male”).

af

Strongyloides stercoralis
Strongyloides stercoralis#Translingual

(nematology) Referring to female forms of certain nematodes (Strongyloides stercoralis), in which male reproductive organs develop and disappear before female reproductive organs develop.


procrusculum

From pro- (“before”) + Latin crusculum (“small leg or shank”), from diminutive of crūs (“leg, shank, shin”).

(zoology) The ambulatory buds of rediae.


Lomekwian

From Lomekwi + -an, after the archaeological site Lomekwi 3 in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. From no earlier than 2015, the year of publication of the discovery.

Makers of Lomekwian tools show less of an understanding of stone fracture mechanics and a reduced reliance on a free-hand technique than makers of Oldowan tools, the next oldest stone tool industry.

2017, Margaret E. Lewis, “Chapter 2: Carnivore Guilds and the Impact of Hominin Dispersals”, in Nicole Boivin, Rémy Crassard, Michael Petraglia, editors, Human Dispersal and Species Movement: From Prehistory to the Present, Cambridge University Press, page 31:

These Lomekwian tools, such as the one illustrated in Fig. 3.1, were an earth-shattering find. They are hundreds of thousands of years older than the previously oldest stone tools found and they absolutely and unquestionably could not have been made by any human being (if your definition of human restricts itself to members of genus Homo, which did not come about until about half a million years later). Finally, these Lomekwian stone tools are of a different style than all previously known stone tools.

2017, Christina De La Rocha, Daniel J. Conley, Silica Stories, Springer, page 31:

(archaeology) Of or pertaining to the period when certain stone artefacts, found at the archaeological site Lomekwi 3 in Kenya, were manufactured and used, apparently by hominins prior to the emergence of genus Homo.


Lomekwian

(archaeology) A loosely defined period, approximately 3.3 million years ago, characterised by the manufacture and use of the tools found at Lomekwi 3.


typochronology

(archaeology) The chronological variation in the type of a class of objects


typochronological

(archaeology) Relating to typochronology


kackle

With mated birds, however, the preening bird was not aggressive and approached the partner with appeasement displays such as Head Jerks, Kackles and ambivalent movements.

Females never revealed their sex during greetings; no females solicited copulations or produced calls other than 'kackles'.

1999, Proceedings: Biological sciences, page 546:

Black-throated Finches give 'kackles' in the same situations as do Long-tailed Finches, and they appear to have the same appeasement function.

2012, Joseph Michael Forshaw, Mark Shephard, Grassfinches in Australia, page 181:

(ornithology) A low raspy noise accompanied by head jerks, used to signal appeasement in some species.


kackle

en-verb

kackle (third-person singular simple present kackles, present participle kackling, simple past and past participle kackled)

kackles (present singular third-person)
kackling (participle present)
kackled (participle past)
kackled (past)

A bird 'kackling' while alighting may be ignored or greeted in return with weak 'kackles' and headjerks.

2012, Joseph Michael Forshaw, Mark Shephard, Grassfinches in Australia, page 167:

(ornithology) To make a kackle while jerking the head, signalling appeasement.


sparrows' wedding

en-noun

sparrows' wedding (plural sparrows' weddings)

(ornithology) a group of chirping sparrows (often males around a single female) usually occurring in the spring and early summer


theromorph

This functional configuration is as different from that of monkeys as the monkeys' is from that of the theromorphs. Monkeys share with certain theromorphs the possibility of having a free hand when seated […]

1993, André Leroi-Gourhan, Gesture and Speech, page 61:

(zoology) Any member of the Theromorpha.


vagrate

en-verb

vagrate (third-person singular simple present vagrates, present participle vagrating, simple past and past participle vagrated)

vagrates (present singular third-person)
vagrating (participle present)
vagrated (participle past)
vagrated (past)

There is scarcely any doubt, however, that a few do breed in the Carn districts, and that they vagrate out to surrounding hills.

1895, John Alexander Harvie-Brown, Thomas E. Buckley, A Fauna of the Moray Basin - Volume 2, page 156:

A moth that is possessed by the instinct to migrate (which is the wrong word; moths do not "migrate" as the zoologist knows migration; they "vagrate"), soars almost as soon as its wings are dry; the very first flight that it makes is the flight that carries it across the sea.

1940, The Entomologist; Volumes 73-75, page 205:

The neonate larvae appear from mid-June to early July and vagrate to the leaves, where they settle, preferably on the lower side.

1953, İstanbul Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Mecmuası:

Most western vagrants involve species that frequently vagrate to the East; the only exceptions are all from the Southwest: Broad-billed Hummingbird, Tropical/ Couch's Kingbird, and Cassin's Sparrow (DeSante & Pyle, 1986).

2006, Laurence Charles Binford, Birds of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, page 220:

(zoology) To wander randomly before settling in a new place to live.


furcasternum

(entomology) The posterior part of an insect sternum bearing the furca


epiproct

(entomology) Either of the lateral lobes of the proctiger.


proctiger

(entomology) The terminal segment of an insect's abdomen, containing the anus.


Magdalenian

From French Magdalénien, Magdalene + -ian, after the Magdalene Shelter, an archaeological site in the Dordogne département of South-Western France.

Whether or not we believe in astrology is irrelevant; the question is, did the Magdalenians?

1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 130:

The Magdalenians hunted a wide variety of prey, including horses, aurochs and fish, and are known for their highly sophisticated bone artefacts […].

2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 221:


spiritual midden

en-noun

spiritual midden (plural spiritual middens)

(archaeology) A hidden cache of objects (e.g. within the walls of a building) having some magical purpose.


tophet

They are an important factor indicating a corpus of beliefs common to the important central colonies (Carthage, Sousse, Motya, Sulcis, Nora, Tharros), where tophets and accompanying grave stelae have been found.

1991, John Boardman, The Cambridge Ancient History (part 1, page 490)

(archaeology) A Carthaginian monument associated with a cemetery for ritually sacrificed children.


microtomentose

en-adj

microtomentose (comparative more microtomentose, superlative most microtomentose)

more microtomentose (comparative)
most microtomentose (superlative)

(entomology) Covered with microtomentum.


microtomentum

However, you can still separate these genera from Lucilia because the thorax of each genus (Cynomya and Cyanus) is covered with whitish microtomentum while it is not in Lucilia.

2012, Terry Whitworth, Tips For Using The Keys More Effectively And Errata:

(entomology) A very fine pubescence that appears as a color pattern except under high magnification.


postfrons

(entomology) The part of the frons of an insect above or behind the antennae.


prefrons

(entomology) The part of the frons of an insect ahead of or below the antennae.


subcallus

It is interesting to note that the presumed male of this species does not have shiny anterior tentorial pits but does have a pair of dark brown spots on the subcallus, these lacking in the female.

1985, Richard C. Wilkerson, “A new species of Stenotabanus (Brachytabanus) (Diptera: Tabanidae) with a key to the species of the subgenus”, in Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, volume 87, number 1, page 223:

(entomology) The lowest of the calli on the frons of some species of horse flies.


objective synonym

en-noun

objective synonym (plural objective synonyms)

(zoology) A synonym that shares the same type with the another name.


minuten pin

The holotype is double mounted (minuten pin in a block of plastic), is in excellent condition, and is deposited in the USNM.

2012 December 5, Wayne N. Mathis, Tadeusz Zatwarnicki, “A revision of the New World species of Gymnoclasiopa Hendel (Diptera: Ephydridae)”, in ZooKeys, volume 248, →DOI, pages 1–69:

(entomology) A small, headless insect pin.


phallapodeme

Internally, the male genitalia are made up of a long rod-like phallapodeme (fused to the hypandrium anteriorly), a broad hypandrium (attached to sternite 10) and pregonite (possibly the postgonite), a small ejaculatory apodeme, and a flat basiphallus (forming a ring with the base of the phallapodeme through which the ejaculatory duct passes) that is fused to the distiphallus.

2009, “Acartophthalmidae”, in Tree of Life web project:

(entomology) A sclerite articulating with the phallus.


insect hotel

The basic principle behind an insect hotel is to use different materials to create a variety of habitats for a wide range of insect species. Most hotels feature an assortment of holes that vary in diameter from 2 to 10mm (¹⁄₁₆–³⁄₈in), depending on the species the hotel is intended to attract.

2020, The Butterfly Brothers, Wild Your Garden: Create a sanctuary for nature, Dorling Kindersley Ltd, →ISBN, page 166:

A man-made structure created to provide shelter for insects.


MSSC

Groups of species usually share some diagnostic MSSC, hypopygial form, body habitus, colouration and/or habitat preferences.

1994 December 23, Daniel J. Bickel, “The Australian Sciapodinae”, in Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement, →DOI, page 16:

(zoology) Initialism of male secondary sexual character.


Malaise trapping

Particularly in poorly known groups like Australian acalyptrate flies in which most species are undescribed, Malaise trapping will help us determine what taxa are here now and to gather vouchers for future comparisons.

2020, Keith M Bayless, David K Yeates, “Australia Malaise trapping disaster update”, in Fly Times, volume 64:

(entomology) Collecting insects with a Malaise trap.


Chincha

From Spanish Chincha, from Quechua chinchay (“ocelot”).

Chincha Alta
Chincha Province
Chincha people

(ethnography, chiefly historical) A native people of Peru.


katepimeron

katepimeron (usually uncountable, plural katepimera)

From kata-, variant of cata- + epimeron.

(entomology) The lower part of the epimeron.


SLAM trap

(entomology) Acronym of sea, land, and air Malaise trap


palpon

(zoology) A modified gastrozooid that regulates the circulation of gastrovascular fluids in digestion.


vestibular system

vestibular system (plural vestibular systems)

(zoology, anatomy) The sensory system of vertebrates that provides the brain with information about motion, head position, spatial orientation, and sense of balance.


dymantic

en-adj

dymantic (comparative more dymantic, superlative most dymantic)

more dymantic (comparative)
most dymantic (superlative)


timber circle

(archaeology) A circular arrangement of wooden posts, interpreted either as a complex of freestanding poles or as the support for a large circular building.


teuthology

From Ancient Greek τευθίς (teuthís, “squid”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).

The region concerned is faunally a very rich one, but as its teuthology has been hitherto practically unknown, the fact that a number of its most common and characteristic species are undescribed need be in no way surprising.

1909, Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection, Volume 2639, page 89:

Students of Teuthology today are fortunate to have a wealth of excellent references published in the past decade.

1992, Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia, volumes 13-14, Malacological Society of Australia, page 72:

(malacology) The branch of malacology dealing with cephalopods.

teuthologie

Branch of zoology dealing with cephalopods


unilineality

(anthropology) The tracing of descent through ancestors of only one gender.


macrotrichium

macro- + Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + -ium

(entomology) An innervated hair on the integument or wing membrane of an insect.


circumfilum

That circumfilum is bandlike on the first five flagellomeres but absent beyond.

1993 June, Raymond J. Gagné, Fred D. Bennett, “Two New Species of Lestodiplosini (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Preying on Homoptera and Thysanoptera in Southern Florida”, in The Florida Entomologist, volume 76, number 2, →JSTOR, pages 341–348:

(entomology) A thread-like sensory organ found on nodes of the antennae of some midges in family Cecidomyiidae.


corpotentorium

com

Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">corpus</i>

The large bar extending cephalad from each end of the corpotentorium to a pretentorina is a pretentorium.

1923, Alexander Dyer MacGillivray, External Insect-anatomy:

In more primitive insects a median plate called the corpotentorium is sometimes formed between the two sides of the tentorium, but this plate is poorly developed or absent in Diptera.

1981, Manual of Nearctic Diptera, volume 1, →ISBN, page 12:

(entomology) A median ventral plate of the tentorium of some insects.


synecthran

From syn- (compare symbiosis) + Ancient Greek ἐχθρός (ekhthrós) + -an.

(zoology) An organism that lives in the home of another organism in order to exploit it, and is treated with hostility or indifference.


BMAC

(archaeology) Initialism of Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex.


flying rod

For quotations using this term, see Citations:flying rod.

A linear phenomenon caught on camera but not seen by the eye, suggested to be flying insects, cryptids, or invisible UFOs.


premental

(anatomy, zoology) In front of the mentum.


anepisternum

(entomology) The uppser part of the episternum of an insect.


anepimeron

en-noun

anepimeron (usually uncountable, plural anepimera)

(entomology) The upper part of the epimeron.


pteropleural

(entomology) Related to the pteropleuron.


pteropleural

(entomology) Short for pteropleural bristle, a bristle arising from the pteropleuron.


toothcombed

(zoology) Having a toothcomb (“a comb-like dental structure found in certain primates”).


flammulation

flammulation (countable and uncountable, plural flammulations)


catastrophic mortality

(archaeology, paleontology) The process by which individuals in a population die off in large numbers as part of a single event (rather than one by one, from a variety of causes).


attritional mortality

(archaeology, paleontology) The process by which individuals in a population die off one by one from a variety of causes (rather than in large numbers as part of a single event).


subtornal

en-adj

subtornal (comparative more subtornal, superlative most subtornal)

more subtornal (comparative)
most subtornal (superlative)

(entomology) Located below the tornus of the wing.


anal vein

(entomology) A vein running along the dorsum of the wing.


neoevolutionist

The neoevolutionists were related to the evolutionists of the past century by their search for laws, their interest in general and universal models, their confidence in progress, and their optimistic attitude toward historical reconstruction.

1977 March, Leo S. Klejn, “A Panorama of Theoretical Archaeology”, in Current Anthropology, volume 18, number 1, →DOI, page 4:

(sociology, anthropology) A proponent of neoevolutionism.


ethnolysis

Taking as a model the theory of “genetic centers” of N. I. Vavilov as adapted by Blanc (as a theory of “cosmolysis” or “ethnolysis”), Laplace constructed a theory of basal polymorphism, according to which Upper Palaeolithic industry was initially unspecialized (a “synthetotype,” innate in the designation borrowed from the paleontologists) and afterwards divided up into specialized complexes.

1977 March, Leo S. Klejn, “A Panorama of Theoretical Archaeology”, in Current Anthropology, volume 18, number 1, →DOI, page 6:

As regards the tourism function rate, experts generally adopt the principle that if the rate exceeds 100, visitors are dominant and impose their habits and culture on their hosts. In this case we observe the phenomenon of ethnolysis, which is well-known to sociologists.

1996, Louis Dupont, “Planning in Practice in the French West Indies”, in Development Planning: The Test of Facts, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, →ISBN, page 179:

(sociology, anthropology) The dissolution or loss of certain characteristics of an ethnic group.


neoevolutionism

The so-called neoevolutionism or cultural materialism of Childe, however, had been preserved (in the works of R. McC. Adams, Braidwood, and others), as had the environmental school of Crawford, Fox, and Clark. […] Influences from cultural anthropology—neoevolutionism and functionalism—were pulling in the same direction.

(sociology, anthropology) A school of anthropology, developed in the mid-20th century, concerned with long-term, evolutionary social change and with the regular patterns of development that may be seen in unrelated, widely separated cultures.


non-breeding

(zoology) Occurring outside of the breeding season; relating to any time of the year in which breeding does not take place.


tablestone

(archaeology) A large flat horizontal stone.


Euroafrican

/ˌjʊəɹəʊˈæfɹɪk(ə)n/

From Euro- (prefix meaning ‘pertaining to Europe’) + African (adjective, noun). Compare Eurafrican, which is attested later.

affix

(anthropology) A person with physical characteristics typical of both Europe and Africa.


lankesterellid

(zoology) Any member of the Lankesterellidae.


important bird area

en-noun

important bird area (plural important bird areas)

(ornithology, conservation) An area recognised as requiring conservation and management due to its importance for the survival of bird species that are vulnerable to global extinction.


pithecology

From Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”) + -ology.

(zoology, rare) The scientific study of apes.


gapeline

(ornithology) The outer edge of a bird's gape, especially when enlarged in a chick or immature bird.


coeloid

(zoology) A member of the Coleoidea subclass which includes octopuses and squid.


forcepstail

(zoology) A member of Diplura (two-pronged bristletails) in the families Evalljapygidae, Parajapygidae, and especially Japygidae.

(zoology) A member of dragonflies in the genera Phyllocycla (lesser forcepstails) and Aphylla (greater forcepgenus|stails).


doubletime

Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster#Translingual

(zoology, molecular biology) A gene in Drosophila melanogaster that produces the DBT protein kinase, used to control circadian rhythm.

dbtS a mutant allele that shortens the circadian rhythm

dbtL a mutant allele that lengthens the circadian rhythm

dbtP a mutant allele that eliminates the circadian rhythm and kills the larva


etheostomine

(zoology) Belonging to the fish genus Etheostoma.


pennatulaceous

(zoology) Belonging to the Pennatulacea.


Dyeus

Learned borrowing from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Doublet of Jove and Zeus.

learned borrowing

Varuna may be related to Οὐρανός, and the inversion of the rôles of this deity and Dyeus as between India and Greece may indicate an ancient rival of the Sky-Father.

1926, V. Gordon Childe, The Aryans: A Study of Indo-European Origins, page 81:

But these myths are on the whole of purely Greek origin, where the original Dyeus was associated with the Sun- and the Moon-myths.[…]Thus among the I.E.s we first have Dyeus, the god of the sky, who was the god of the sum total of the phenomena observed in the sky, the original conception, however powerful, being as yet too confused to have any definiteness about it.

1933, Panjabrao Deshmukh, The Origin and Development of Religion in Vedic Literature, Oxford University Press, pages 93, 126:

ARYAN RELIGION, the religion of the Aryans who settled India and Iran in pre-Zoroastrian times evolved around a supreme sky god known as Dyeus, who was the Allfather of both gods and men and the consort of the Mother Earth.

1985, Roger Pearson, Anthropological Glossary, →ISBN, page 16:

Four or five thousand years ago (around 2500 b.c.) the Aryans, or Indo-Europeans, settled in Iran and India. Their supreme god was Dyeus (thence Zeus, deus, deity, and other words). Dyeus was the shining God of Sky, the giver of rain, the vanquisher of enemies with thunderbolts.

1990, Sophy Burnham, A Book of Angels: Reflections on Angels Past and Present, and True Stories of How They Touch Our Lives, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 119:

“God” to the Aryans was male and took on many forms. Their major gods were connected to the sun, the most important were Agni, Indra, and Varunai. Their main god was Dyeus (Sky God).[…]Dyeus / The God of the Aryans.

2003, Constance Victoria Briggs, The Encyclopedia of God: An A-Z Guide to Thoughts, Ideas, and Beliefs about God, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 23, 68:

The PIE peoples had called their chief god by almost the same name: Dyeus. Like Zeus, Dyeus was a male god of sky and thunder. The Romans picked up on Dyeus too. The name “Jupiter” came from dyeu-pater, PIE for god-father. Later on, the Romans equated Jupiter with Zeus, a kind of double derivation from Dyeus.

2018, Michael Mayerfeld Bell, “Chapter 2: Nature Before Nature”, in City of the Good: Nature, Religion, and the Ancient Search for What Is Right, Princeton University Press, published 2020, →ISBN, page 19:

(linguistics, anthropology, mythology) The daylight-sky god in Proto-Indo-European mythology.


wug

(anthropology) In folk taxonomy, a creature with worm or insect features; colloquially, a bug or creepy-crawly.


mucocyst

(zoology) A cyst, in some protozoans, that discharges mucoid material


beiging

(zoology) The process of becoming beige or brown for fat cells.


photolocation

en-noun

photolocation (countable and uncountable, plural photolocations)

(ichthyology) The ability to use light to locate objects in the environment.


passeridan

(ornithology) Of or relating to the Passerida.


active photolocation

Coordinate term: passive photolocation

(ichthyology) The use of light originating from the organism to illuminate the visual field in order to see into the field of vision.


macrostomy

(zoology) The condition (of some snakes) of having a very large mouth (by dislocation of the jaw)


apotomized

(zoology) divided by, or cut at an apotome


notopodal

(zoology) Belonging to the Notopoda, a division of decapods including the dromioid crabs.


pholidote

(zoology) A member of the Pholidota; a pangolin.


pyramid inch

(historical, pyramidology) A unit of measure claimed by pyramidologists to have been used in ancient times. Supposedly one twenty-fifth of a "sacred cubit", 1.00106 imperial inches, or 2.5426924 centimetres.


trochanterofemoral

(zoology) Relating to the trochanter and femur of some arthropods.


boghaunter

(entomology) Either of two species of dragonfly of the genus Williamsonia, family Corduliidae.


shadowdragon

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Neurocordulia, family Corduliidae.


duskhawk

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.


cranial index

cranial index (plural cranial indices or cranial indexes)

cranial indices (plural)
cranial indexes (plural)

The width of the skull is 18 cm and the length 24 cm, so the cranial index is 75.

(medicine, anthropology) A measure of the elongation or flatness of a head or skull: the maximum breadth of the skull divided by its maximum length, multiplied by 100.

cephalic index

a distinction is sometimes made that the cephalic index applies to living heads and the cranial index to bones, but this is not consistently observed


kleptogyny

From klepto- (“theft”) + -gyny (“women”).

(zoology) A mating strategy in which a male copulates with a female in a harem while the owner of the harem is not paying attention.


nebbing

(zoology) The act of a pair of birds of touching or rubbing each other's bills.


propubic

(zoology) Having a pubic shaft that is directed forward


ectaxonic

From ecto- + Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”) + -ic.

af

(anatomy, zoology) Having the outer digits more strongly developed than the inner ones


Mediterranid

(anthropology, historical) A member of a subrace of the Caucasian race, as categorised by anthropologists in the late 19th to mid-20th centuries, said to be prevalent in the Mediterranean Basin and areas near the Mediterranean, especially in North Africa and Western Asia.


objective piece

en-noun

objective piece (plural objective pieces)

(archaeology) The initial piece of stone from which a tool is made.


tigertail

(entomology) Any of various dragonflies of the family Synthemistidae, having black and yellow patterned tails.


macroband

(archaeology) A group of hunter-gatherers from several families


aciculum

From Latin [Term?]. Compare English acicula.

(botany, zoology) A needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid


riverdamsel

(entomology) Any of various Australia damselflies of the genus Pseudagrion (of which, African species are named sprites).


hypopleural

The key does not include any species without hypopleural bristles.

1926, John Merton Aldrich, “Notes on Muscoid Flies with Retracted Hind Crossvein, with Key and Several New Genera and Species”, in Transactions of the American Entomological Society, volume 52, number 1, →JSTOR, pages 7–28:

(entomology) Of or pertaining to the hypopleuron.


palemouth

(entomology) A species of libellulid dragonfly, Brachydiplax denticauda, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands, having a blue abdomen, dark red eyes and yellow mouthparts.


common glider

(entomology) A libellulid dragonfly, of species Tramea loewii, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Pacific.


chiropodous

(zoology) Having feet that are adapted for grasping


pollen basket

(entomology) An arrangement of hairs on part of the tibia on the hind legs of certain species of bees used in transporting pollen.


scalid

From Ancient Greek σκαλιδον (skalidon, “hoe”).

der

(zoology) A curved spine arranged in circles on Loricifera, Kinorhyncha or Priapulida.


secodont

(zoology) Of teeth: blade-like; suited for cutting or slicing.


secodont

(zoology) A blade-like tooth, suited for cutting or slicing.


sinulus

(malacology) A concave part of the outer lip of a gastropod.


subscalar

(malacology) Having some, but not all of the properties of scales.


Lykoi

From Ancient Greek λύκοι (lúkoi, “wolves”), plural of λῠ́κος (lúkos, “wolf”).

(zoology) A domestic cat of a breed that slightly resembles a werewolf.


Cheetoh

(zoology) A domestic cat of a breed with distinctive spots and rosette patterning.


zaphrentid

Either the precursors of the known craspedophyllids and zaphrentids evolved during this time in areas where no record has been preserved or recognized, or […]

1975, Geological Survey Professional Paper, volumes 868-869, page 23:

(zoology) Any member of the Zaphrentidae.


zonurid

(zoology) Any lizard belonging to the Zonuridae.


overscaling

(entomology) In moths, a covering of extra scales.


tarbosaur

From the genus name Tarbosaurus, formed with -saur.

Juvenile T. rexes were light and agile before they leveled up into the adults we’re more familiar with. […] Other megatheropods, including abelisaurs and tarbosaurs, also grew from turkey-like hatchlings to bus-sized behemoths over the course of their lives.

2021 February 25, Cara Giaimo, “The Outsized Influence of Teen T. Rex and Other Young Dinosaurs”, in The New York Times:

(zoology) A tyrannosaurid dinosaur of the genus Tarbosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and China.


dartwhite

(entomology) Any butterfly of the genus Catasticta, family Pieridae, of the neotropics.


costulation

en-noun

costulation (countable and uncountable, plural costulations)


furniture beetle

furniture beetle (plural furniture beetles)

(entomology) Any of various species of wood-boring beetle, the larvae of which are a type of woodworm, especially Anobium punctatum, the common furniture beetle.


shutwing

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Cordulephya, endemic to eastern Australia.


urfly

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Archaeophya, endemic to Australia.


streamcruiser

(entomology) A species of dragonfly, Hesperocordulia berthoudi, endemic to southwest Western Australia.


swiftwing

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Lathrocordulia, endemic to Australia.


mistfly

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Pseudocordulia, endemic to tropical northeastern Australia.


rainforest mystic

rainforest mystic (plural rainforest mystics)

(entomology) A species of dragonfly, Austrophya mystica, endemic to northeastern Australia.


bluestreak

(entomology) Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Lestoidea (not to be confused with superfamily Lestoidea), endemic to Australia.


plectrotaxy

(zoology) The disposition of spurs at the distal ends of leg segments.


rufofulvous

en-adj

rufofulvous (comparative more rufofulvous, superlative most rufofulvous)

more rufofulvous (comparative)
most rufofulvous (superlative)


monostomous

(zoology) Having a single mouth or similar opening


leuciscine

leuciscine (comparative more leuciscine, superlative most leuciscine)

more leuciscine (comparative)
most leuciscine (superlative)

(ichthyology) Of or relating to the cyprinid subfamily Leuciscinae


leuciscine

(ichthyology) Any fish in the cyprinid subfamily Leuciscinae


leuciscin

leuciscin (comparative more leuciscin, superlative most leuciscin)

more leuciscin (comparative)
most leuciscin (superlative)

(ichthyology) Of or relating to the cyprinid tribe Leuciscini


odd-toed ungulate

en-noun

odd-toed ungulate (plural odd-toed ungulates)

From odd-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Perissodactyla, from Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “odd in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate.

der

(zoology) Any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.


even-toed ungulate

en-noun

even-toed ungulate (plural even-toed ungulates)

From even-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Artiodactyla, from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος (ártios, “even in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate.

der

(zoology) Any mammal in the order Artiodactyla, including camels, pigs and ruminants such as deer, cattle, goats, sheep and antelopes; as well as, in recent years, cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).


backed blade

(archaeology) A prehistoric flint knife with one edge blunted (backed) and the other sharpened.


retrocopulate

en-verb

retrocopulate (third-person singular simple present retrocopulates, present participle retrocopulating, simple past and past participle retrocopulated)

retrocopulates (present singular third-person)
retrocopulating (participle present)
retrocopulated (participle past)
retrocopulated (past)


Bostrichiform

en-adj

Bostrichiform (comparative more Bostrichiform, superlative most Bostrichiform)

more Bostrichiform (comparative)
most Bostrichiform (superlative)

(zoology) Of or pertaining to the coleopteran infraorder Bostrichiformia.


joking relationship

en-noun

joking relationship (plural joking relationships)

(anthropology) A social relationship that allows one person to tease or mock another in a way that would otherwise be viewed as inappropriate.


metastomium

(zoology) That portion of the head of an annelid situated behind the mouth


monotremous

The monotremous section of the Implacentalia is represented as in Australia, by the well known Platypus, and by an Echidna or Ant-eater which appears to differ from our own in nothing but the shorter spines and more hairy fur.

1868, Gerard Krefft, Notes on the Fauna of Tasmania, page 6:


gephyrocercal

(ichthyology) Having a caudal fin formed by the "bridging" of the dorsal and anal fins


quadricrescentoid

(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.


chieftaindom

(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.


woodhenge

From wood + henge, by analogy to Stonehenge.

(archaeology) A prehistoric monument composed of a ring of timber (typically surviving as a ring of postholes)


enchytrism

enchytrism (usually uncountable, plural enchytrisms)

From Ancient Greek ἐγχυτρισμός (enkhutrismós, “enchytrism”), from ἐγχυτρίζω (enkhutrízō, “to expose a newborn in a pot”) + -μός (-mós), from lenited ἐν- (en-, “in-”) and χυτρίζω (khutrízō, “put in a pot”), from χύτρα (khútra, “clay pot”).

der

(archaeology) The burial of a child or a small animal in a vessel such as a pot.


polylecty

The two most basal bee families, Dasypodaidae and Mellitidae, are predominantly composed of pollen specialists, indicating that oligolecty might be the ancestral state in bees[…]. In the western Palaearctic anthidiine bees, several transitions from oligolecty to polylecty were found, but none from polylecty to oligolecty[…].

2020, R. G. Vastrad, “Specialized Bees Fail to Develop on Non-host Pollen: Do Plants Chemically Protect Their Pollen?”, in A Study of Floral Specialization in Solitary Bees, Raleigh, N.C.: Lulu, →ISBN, page 31:

(entomology) The condition of being polylectic.


grasshawk

/ˈɡɹɑːshɔːk/

(entomology) Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Neurothemis.


petaltail

(entomology) Any dragonfly in the family Petaluridae; a petalurid.


intergenital

(zoology) Between the genital plates of an echinoderm


exogonine

(zoology) Any annelid of the subfamily Exogoninae


Australasian slimwing

en-noun

Australasian slimwing (plural Australasian slimwings)

(entomology) A subspecies of libellulid dragonfly, Lathrecista asiatica festa, endemic to northern Australia.


multivallate

(archaeology) Having multiple defensive ramparts


multivallation

(archaeology) The use of multiple defensive ramparts


brush-tailed

"Coursing? What, with those long-legged, brush-tailed brutes, like a fox upon stilts, which the prefect cozened you into buying?"

1857, Charles Kingsley, Hypatia: Or, New Foes with an Old Face, volume II, page 170:

Nothing, only that it was restless and sticking its claws in the carpet to drag them out again, and apparently anxious to get out of the house - setting up its fur and looking brush-tailed, wild-eyed, and staring.

1867, George Manville Fenn, Bent, Not Broken, volume II, page 268:

(zoology) Having a furry tail, as many marsupials.


histotropic

(zoology) Relating to the period of development of a larva within the stomach of a mammal.


entomovirological

(entomology, virology) Relating to entomovirology


Cemetery H culture

(archaeology) A Bronze Age culture in the Punjab region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, dated to c. 1900-1300 BCE.


Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex

Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (canonical)

(archaeology) A Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia, dated to c. 2400–1900 BCE.


xanthonychid

(zoology) Any snail in the family Xanthonychidae.


descent group

(anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, whether real or fictitious, whether traceable through linear genealogies or untraceable; a clan or lineage.


catastrophic moult

catastrophic moult (plural catastrophic moults)

(ornithology) A moult, typically in penguins, in which most or all of the feathers are shed at the same time

(zoology) A similar process in some seals in which large areas of skin are lost


orange staff sergeant

orange staff sergeant (plural orange staff sergeants)

(entomology) A nymphalid butterfly of species Athyma cama, of tropical and subtropical Asia.


chalky percher

(entomology) A species of libellulid dragonfly, Diplacodes trivialis, of Asia, Australia, and New Guinea.


green marsh hawk

green marsh hawk (plural green marsh hawks)

(entomology) A species of libellulid dragonfly, Orthetrum sabina, of Eurasia, Australia, and Micronesia.


scarlet percher

scarlet percher (plural scarlet perchers)

(entomology) A species of libellulid dragonfly, Diplacodes haematodes, of mainland Australia, New Guinea, Timor, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia; the males are bright red.


slender skimmer

slender skimmer (plural slender skimmers)


blue skimmer

(entomology) A species of libellulid dragonfly, Orthetrum caledonicum, of Australia, the Lesser Sundas, New Guinea, New Caledonia, the males of which are predominantly light blue in colour.


colourful bluetail

colourful bluetail (plural colourful bluetails)

(entomology) A species of coenagrionid damselfly, Ischnura pruinescens, of northeastern Australia and New Guinea.


pale-spotted emperor

pale-spotted emperor (plural pale-spotted emperors)

(entomology) A widespread species of large aeshnid dragonfly, Anax guttatus, of Asia, Australia, and Oceania.


slimwing

Australasian slimwing
Australasian slimwing

(entomology) An Australasian slimwing dragonfly.


pygmy percher

(entomology) A species of small libellulid dragonfly, Nannodiplax rubra, of Australia and New Guinea.


red swampdragon

red swampdragon (plural red swampdragons)

(entomology) A libellulid dragonfly, Agrionoptera insignis allogenes, a subspecies of the grenadier, of Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.


striped swampdragon

striped swampdragon (plural striped swampdragons)

(entomology) A libellulid dragonfly, Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis, of Australia and New Guinea.


graphic flutterer

graphic flutterer (plural graphic flutterers)

(entomology) A libellulid dragonfly, Rhyothemis graphiptera, of Australia, the Moluccas, New Guinea, and New Caledonia.


painted grasshawk

painted grasshawk (plural painted grasshawks)

(entomology) A species of libellulid dragonfly, Neurothemis stigmatizans, of northern Australia.


thyridial

(entomology) Of or pertaining to the thyridium.


thyridium

From Latin thyridium, from Ancient Greek θυρίδιον (thurídion), diminutive of θύρᾱ (thúrā, “door”).

(entomology) A spot in the wing veins of Neuroptera, Hymenoptera and Trichoptera.

(entomology) A spot on both sides of the second abdominal tergite in ichneumonids


slantface

(entomology) Any of various orthopterans having heads with a long flat sloping underside.


mesopubic

(zoology) Having the pubis bone centrally / medially located


anthole

Coordinate term: anthill


machairodontid

(zoology) Any member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae of carnivoran felids.


cleaner shrimp

cleaner shrimp (plural cleaner shrimps or cleaner shrimp)

cleaner shrimps (plural)
cleaner shrimp (plural)

(zoology) Any of a number of swimming decapod crustaceans that clean other organisms of parasites.


cervicospinal

(anatomy, zoology) Relating to the neck and the spine.


activital

Coordinate term: biotic

Relating to activity, especially (anthropology) the complex activities of human beings within a culture.


age grade

(anthropology) An organized, culturally defined social category of people with membership based on age; in some societies it is entered automatically when one reaches a certain age, while in others it is entered through an initiation rite and/or the payment of a fee.


age set

(anthropology) An established social category or group consisting of people born during a certain time span who together move through a series of culturally defined age grades.


nomarthral

(zoology) Having normal articulation of the joints.


dichobunoid

(zoology) Any extinct mammal in the superfamily Dichobunoidae


subunguligrade

(zoology) Intermediate between unguligrade and digitigrade


sonifaction

(entomology) The production of sound by insects (typically by stridulation).


phacochoere

(zoology) The warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus


narluga

(zoology) A hybrid whale, resulting from the crossbreeding of narwhal and beluga whales; but which feed on different prey than either parent species.


niku-nuki

From Japanese 肉抜き (niku-nuki, literally “flesh removal”), introduced to English by Fukuda, Haga, and Tatara in 2007.

bor

(malacology) A method of preserving both the shell and the body intact, by using hot water on a live specimen to separate the two.


Moscow Watchdog

en-noun

Moscow Watchdog (plural Moscow Watchdogs)

(zoology) A breed of dog that was bred in the former Soviet Union, descended from crosses between the Saint Bernard and the Caucasian shepherd.


Wabanaki Confederacy

(anthropology, ethnology) A North American First Nations and Native American confederation of four principal Eastern Algonquian nations.


Greenland Dog

(zoology) A large breed of husky-type dog kept as a sled dog.


Finnish Spitz

(zoology) A breed of dog originating in Finland.


Swedish Lapphund

Swedish Lapphund (plural Swedish Lapphunds)

(zoology) A breed of dog of the spitz type from Sweden, used by the Sami people for herding and guarding their reindeer.


Portuguese Sheepdog

Portuguese Sheepdog (plural Portuguese Sheepdogs)

(zoology) A medium-sized breed of dog of the herding dog type, one of the indigenous regional dogs of Portugal.


Czechoslovakian Wolfdog

Czechoslovakian Wolfdog (plural Czechoslovakian Wolfdogs)

(zoology) A dog breed that began as an experiment conducted in Czechoslovakia in 1955.


East Siberian Laika

East Siberian Laika (plural East Siberian Laikas)

(zoology) A Russian breed of dog of the spitz type, a hunting dog originating in parts of Siberia east of the Yenisei.


Interior Alaskan wolf

Interior Alaskan wolf (plural Interior Alaskan wolves)

Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories

(zoology) A subspecies of gray wolf native to parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, interior Alaska and Yukon.


American Alsatian

American Alsatian (plural American Alsatians)

(zoology) A dog breed that was recently developed in California in the 1980s to resemble the now-extinct dire wolf.


Northern Inuit Dog

Northern Inuit Dog (plural Northern Inuit Dogs)

(zoology) A breed of dog developed from a 1980s breeding project in the UK with the objective of producing a dog breed that resembles a wolf.


West Siberian Laika

West Siberian Laika (plural West Siberian Laikas)

(zoology) A breed of spitz–type hunting dog, originating in Russia.


Florida black wolf

Florida black wolf (plural Florida black wolves)

(zoology) An extinct subspecies of Canis lupus that was endemic to Florida.


Finnish Lapphund

Finnish Lapphund (plural Finnish Lapphunds)

(zoology) A hardy, easygoing, medium-sized breed of the spitz type, originating in Finland.


Tamaskan Dog

From Munsee tamaska (“mighty wolf”) (+ English -n), from teme, tama (“wolf”) + maska (“big, strong, or mighty”); + English dog.

(zoology) A new dog breed with a wolf-like appearance known to have mixed origins, an offshoot of the Northern Inuit Dog.


Kunming Wolfdog

Kunming Wolfdog (plural Kunming Wolfdogs)

(zoology) A type of shepherd dog, created in the early 1950s to meet the need for military dogs in Yunnan, China.


American Eskimo Dog

American Eskimo Dog (plural American Eskimo Dogs)

(zoology) A breed of companion dog, originating in Germany, a member of the Spitz family.


Taimyr wolf

(zoology) An ancient wolf that inhabited the Taimyr Peninsula of northern Siberia.


Labrador Husky

Labrador Husky (plural Labrador Huskies)

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador

(zoology) A sled dog that originated in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, closely related to the Canadian Eskimo Dog.


Yakutian Laika

(zoology) An ancient working dog breed that originated in the Arctic seashore of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).


Alaskan Husky

(zoology) The most commonly used dog in dog sled racing, a mongrel bred specifically for its performance.


Seppala Siberian Sleddog

Seppala Siberian Sleddog (plural Seppala Siberian Sleddogs)

(zoology) A rare working dog breed, developed for the purpose of pulling a sled in cold climates.


Alaskan tundra wolf

Alaskan tundra wolf (plural Alaskan tundra wolves)

(zoology) A North American subspecies of gray wolf native to the barren grounds of the Arctic coastal tundra region.


Great Plains wolf

Great Plains wolf (plural Great Plains wolves)

(zoology) An extinct subspecies of gray wolf that once extended throughout the Great Plains.


Lupo Italiano

From Italian lupo italiano (“Italian wolf”).

(zoology) A large wolfdog hybrid originally produced by crossing a female Italian wolf and a male German Shepherd.


Italian wolf

(zoology) A subspecies of gray wolf native to the Italian Peninsula.


Korean Jindo

(zoology) An indigenous dog native to Jindo Island in South Korea.


Black Norwegian Elkhound

Black Norwegian Elkhound (plural Black Norwegian Elkhounds)

(zoology) A small spitz breed classified as a hunting dog.


Kai Ken

Named after Kai Province, where the breed is said to have originated; + Japanese 犬 (ken, “dog”).

(zoology) A dog of a rare Japanese breed with a wedge-shaped head and prick ears.


Hällefors Elkhound

Hällefors Elkhound (plural Hällefors Elkhounds)

(zoology, cynology) A medium-sized, rectangular spitz breed with either a sickle or curly tail, native to Sweden.


Karelo-Finnish Laika

Karelo-Finnish Laika (plural Karelo-Finnish Laikas)

(zoology) A breed of spitz-type dog from the Karelian area of Russia, according to the Finnish Kennel Club the same breed as the Finnish Spitz.


Pungsan dog

(zoology) A breed of hunting dog from North Korea, named for originating in Kimhyŏnggwŏn County.


Norwegian Elkhound

Norwegian Elkhound (plural Norwegian Elkhounds)

(zoology) A dog of a certain northern spitz-type breed and also the national dog of Norway.


Kishu Ken

Borrowed from Japanese 紀州犬 (Kishū-ken, “Kishū dog”).

bor+

(zoology) A dog of a Japanese breed descended from ancient medium-sized breeds.


Russo-European Laika

en-noun

Russo-European Laika (plural Russo-European Laikas)

(zoology) A breed of hunting dog that originated in the forested region of Northern Europe and Russia.


Norwegian Lundehund

Norwegian Lundehund (plural Norwegian Lundehunds)

(zoology) A small dog breed of the spitz type that originates in Norway, developed for the hunting of puffins and their eggs.


Jämthund

From Swedish, named after Jämtland (derives from its inhabitants, the Jamts) + hund (“dog”).

(zoology) A breed of dog of the spitz type that is found in Northern Europe, eponymous with Jämtland.


Norrbottenspets

From Swedish, from Norrbotten + spets (“spitz”).

(zoology) A small to medium-sized breed with typical spitz-like features, traditionally kept as a hunting dog in northern Sweden.


Indian Spitz

(zoology) A spitz-type dog breed belonging to the utility group.


Taiwan Dog

(zoology) A breed of small or medium dog indigenous to Taiwan.


Norwegian Buhund

Norwegian Buhund (plural Norwegian Buhunds)

From Norwegian + Norwegian buhund, from bu (“homestead, a simple building or mountain hut (where the shepherd lived while looking after his herd in the summer) but can also mean stock, as in livestock”) + hund (“dog”).

(zoology) A breed of dog of the spitz type, used as an all-purpose farm and herding dog, as well as a watchdog and a nanny dog.


Jeju dog

(zoology) A breed of dog that was resurrected from the brink of extinction in 1986, originating from the island of Jeju, South Korea.


Eurasier

Borrowed from German Eurasier (“Eurasian”), signifying the breed’s European and Asian background.

bor+

(zoology) A breed of dog of the spitz type that originated in Germany.


Danish Spitz

(zoology) A dog breed, originating from Denmark, once known as the nanny dog.


Thai Bangkaew Dog

en-noun

Thai Bangkaew Dog (plural Thai Bangkaew Dogs)

(zoology) A medium-sized spitz-type dog, originating from Thailand.


Kintamani

(zoology) A dog native to the Indonesian island of Bali, which originated from the Kintamani region.


Salish Wool Dog

Salish Wool Dog (plural Salish Wool Dogs)

(zoology) An extinct breed of white, long-haired, Spitz-type dog that was developed and bred by the Coast Salish, whose fur was used like wool.


Tahltan Bear Dog

Tahltan Bear Dog (plural Tahltan Bear Dogs)

(zoology) An extinct dog breed that was raised by the Tahltan people to hunt bears.


Hare Indian Dog

Hare Indian Dog (plural Hare Indian Dogs)

(zoology) An extinct domesticated canine, originally bred in northern Canada by the Sahtú.


Donggyeongi

(zoology) A naturally bobtailed dog breed that originated in Korea, currently endangered.


Sinhala Hound

(zoology) A landrace of dog from Sri Lanka, often living in a semi-wild state scavenging for food.


pye-dog

From Hindi पाहि (pāhi, “migrant farmer, passer-through”), from Sanskrit पार्श्व (pārśva, “side, vicinity”).

der

(zoology) Synonym of stray dog, particularly in Indian contexts.

Indian pariah dog
Indian pariah dog#English

(zoology) Synonym of Indian pariah dog, a breed indigenous to India.


perkinsozoan

(protozoology, zoology) Any parasite of the superclass Perkinsozoa


totem kin

(anthropology) A human kin or family group bearing the names of a particular totem.


totem stone

(anthropology) Any art form which depicts a totem on a stone or other engraving.


carcinize

en-verb

carcinize (third-person singular simple present carcinizes, present participle carcinizing, simple past and past participle carcinized)

carcinizes (present singular third-person)
carcinizing (participle present)
carcinized (participle past)
carcinized (past)

Back-formation from carcinization; analyzable as Ancient Greek καρκῐ́νος (karkínos, “crab”) + -ize.

affix

partially carcinized

(evolutionary theory, zoology) Of a species, to take on a cancroid form in the course of evolution.


bursa of Fabricius

en-noun

bursa of Fabricius (plural bursae of Fabricius)

Named after Hieronymus Fabricius, who described it in 1621.

(zoology) A glandular sac opening into the cloaca of a bird, producing B cells.


francize

en-verb

francize (third-person singular simple present francizes, present participle francizing, simple past and past participle francized)

francizes (present singular third-person)
francizing (participle present)
francized (participle past)
francized (past)

From French franciser (“to frenchify”), from France + -iser. Equivalent to France + -ize.

(transitive) Synonym of frenchify, to make French or more French-like.

(intransitive) Synonym of frenchify, to become French or more French-like.


julidan

(zoology) Any of the order Julida of millipedes.


alpha pair

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-alpha pair.wav

(zoology) The dominant breeding pair in a pack of animals.


UVC

UVC provided better estimates of the rare or cryptic reef associated species.

2012, Michael Lowry, Heath Folpp, Marcus Gregson, Iain Suthers, “Comparison of baited remote underwater video (BRUV) and underwater visual census (UVC) for assessment of artificial reefs in estuaries”, in Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, volume 416ndash;417, →DOI, →ISSN, retrieved 2022-12-01:

underwater visual census
underwater visual census#English

(ichthyology) Initialism of underwater visual census.


zygokrotaphy

(herpetology) The trait of having a zygokrotaphic skull.


caducibranch

(zoology) Any caducibranchiate organism.


postmental

(anatomy, zoology) Posterior to the mentum.


orange ringlet

(entomology) A species of satyrine butterfly with orange wings, Hypocysta adiante, endemic to northern Australia.


Darwin ringlet

(entomology) A subspecies of the orange ringlet butterfly, Hypocysta adiante antirius, endemic to the Darwin region of northern Australia.


situlate

(archaeology) Resembling an urn of the situla type


otosteon

(zoology, anatomy, medicine) Synonym of otolith.


Divje Babe flute

A cave bear femur pierced by spaced holes, dating from the Late Pleistocene era, that was found in 1995 at the Divje Babe archeological park located near Cerkno in northwestern Slovenia. It has been suggested that it was made by Neanderthals as a form of musical instrument, and as such it is possibly the world's oldest known musical instrument.


Ljubljana Marshes Wheel

A wooden wheel that was found along with an axle in 2002 in the Ljubljana Marshes in Slovenia. Radiocarbon dating shows that it is approximately 5,150 years old, making it the oldest wooden wheel yet discovered.


torpedinoid

(zoology) a member of the Torpediniformes order of electric rays.


Wabanaki

From the inflected Algonquin root words wab "light, east" and aki "land", meaning people of the first light or land of the dawn.

(anthropology) A confederation of Native American nations/First Nations and their traditional territories that stretches from Newfoundland in the north, to mid-Maine in the south, and parts of Quebec in the west.


mating bite

Differences in courtship behavior among higher taxa include use of the spurs by male pythons and boas, mating bites by some colubrids, […]

1997, Harry W. Greene, Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature, page 127:

Most of the wounds inflicted by these mating bites heal fairly quickly, but sometimes they can be quite severe.

Females bearing mating bites are seen from early May to early August, with the majority seen in May.

2017, Jose I. Castro, The Sharks of North America, page 436:

(zoology) A bite performed during copulation in certain species.


mating mark

The male crab observed in this study did not have mating marks prior to picking up the female.

1966, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, volume 23, numbers 7-2, page 1323:

Dependable indicators of female mating activity have been revealed, but mating activity of males has only been indirectly inferred through examination of so-called “mating marks”, presumably created during the premating embrace between a male and female.

2006, Justin C. Ainsworth, "An evaluation of the use of mating marks as an indicator of mating success in male Dungeness crabs", thesis submitted to Humboldt State University, page iii

Observations of female White Sharks with relatively recent mating marks are rare in CC [Central California].

2012, Michael L. Domeier, Global Perspectives on the Biology and Life History of the White Shark, page 165:

(zoology, rare) A lasting mark or wound sustained during copulation in certain species.


simple living

(anthropology) A voluntary lifestyle choice in which one does not own many things or use many modern machines.


New Guinea singing dog

en-noun

New Guinea singing dog (plural New Guinea singing dogs)

New Guinea Highlands
New Guinea Highlands

(zoology) Canis lupus hallstromi, a dog of an ancient lineage found in the New Guinea Highlands on the island of New Guinea, having a distinctive melodious howl.


aulodont

(zoology) Of or pertaining to the shape of the teeth in the Aristotle's lantern of certain sea urchins


Aztlán

Uncertain. One suggested meaning is "place of Herons" or "place of egrets", but this is not possible under Nahuatl morphology: "place of egrets" is Aztatlan. Other proposed derivations include "place of whiteness" and "at the place in the vicinity of tools", sharing the āz- element of words such as teponāztli, "drum" (from tepontli, "log")

(anthropology) The ancestral home of the Aztec peoples.


monkey man

April 5, 2001, the Monkey Man attacks Anil Gopal.

2003, Henry Billings, On the Edge: Teacher's Guide, page 37:

Word is, he's on his way to Singapore in search of the Bukit Timah Monkey Man.

The most famous contemporary outbreak of Delhi heat hysteria was the Monkey Man panic of April and May 2001.

2013, Elizabeth Chatterjee, Delhi: Mostly Harmless:

(cryptozoology) A cryptid part monkey, part human.


myBP

(archaeology, geology, paleontology) Initialism of million years before present.


anemochoria

Anemochoria may be important among seed plants for the distance reached by the diaspores.

1988, M. A. Gandolfo et al., “Akania patagonica n. sp. and additional material on Akania americana Romero & Hickey (Akaniaceae), from Paleocene sediments of Patagonia”, in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, volume 115, number 2, page 87:

Downstream transportation[…]is common to all aquatic animals which cannot maintain their position by swimming alone. The solution to this problem in freshwater is to produce a drought resistant life-stage adapted to passive (upstream) dispersal by anemochoria or zoochoria.

1994, Henri J. Dumont, “The distribution and ecology of the fresh- and brackish-water medusae of the world”, in Hydrobiologia, volume 212, page 7:

The presence of anemochoria can be considered as an indication of environmental disturbance in already established forest formations, since wind dispersion benefits these conditions.

2019, Maureen de Moraes Stefanello et al., “How Bovine Livestock Affects Seed Rain in Subtropical Climate Forest”, in Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 11, number 10, page 246:

(botany, zoology) Alternative form of anemochory


Akbash

From Turkish Akbaş, a place name and surname, or from the equivalent phrase ak baş (literally “white head”), both from Ottoman Turkish آق باش (ak baş) with the same set of meanings.

(zoology) A dog of a breed native to Turkey, primarily used as livestock guardian dogs or shepherd dogs.


Zerdava

(zoology) an aboriginal laika dog breed native to the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey


Kangal Shepherd Dog

Kangal Shepherd Dog (plural Kangal Shepherd Dogs)

(zoology) A large livestock guardian dog of a breed native to Sivas in Turkey.


singing ground

There was one instance of a male observed copulating with a decoy while a live female was on the singing ground 8 feet away . It could not be proved the other bird was a female but the observer was within a few feet and the size and actions of this bird were typical of other females seen on singing grounds.

1952, John Warren Aldrich, U.S. Fish, Wildlife Service, Investigations of Woodcock, Snipe and Rails in 1951:

Females can visit multiple singing grounds and males over the spring, decide who has the best display, and choose that male. Males can't choose; they can only be chosen.

2019, Greg Hoch, Sky Dance of the Woodcock:

A place where certain species of male birds, especially the woodcock and capercaillie, congregate to sing and display themselves, in order to attract a female.


ISIM

w:International Society for Invertebrate Morphology

(zoology) Initialism of International Society for Invertebrate Morphology.


touiza

From Arabic تويزة, from Kabyle tiwizi, from Kabyle [Term?] (variously given as iwiss or aws, “to help”), or from equivalent terms in other Berber languages.

der

(ethnography) A form of voluntary collective labor in North Africa.


polyphagan

(zoology) Any member of the beetle suborder Polyphaga.


polyaxon

(zoology) In a sponge, a spicule that has more than four centered axes.


acrodendrophily

From acro- (“tip”) + dendro- (“tree”) + -phily (“liking, tendency”). Coined by Garnham et al. in 1946.

af

(zoology, usually of mosquitos) The tendency of an animal to inhabit or frequent treetops.


blue marsh hawk

en-noun

blue marsh hawk (plural blue marsh hawks)

(entomology) A species of libellulid dragonfly, Orthetrum glaucum, of tropical and subtropical Asia, having a blue abdomen and thorax.


Xanthomelanoi

Coordinate term: Xanthochroi

(dated, anthropology) The xanthomelanous division of the human population.


unruffed

(zoology) Without a ruff (set of modified feathers around the neck of a bird).


galeid

(zoology) A member of the former shark family Galeidae.


carchariid

(zoology) Any member of the former sand shark family Carchariidae.


gigantostracan

(zoology) Any member of the Gigantostraca.


gorgonaceous

(zoology) Of or relating to the Gorgonacea.


in copula

(zoology) During copulation; in the copulative state.


fasciolar

(zoology) Of or relating to the fasciole.


ex copula

(zoology) Not during copulation; not in the copulative state.


disharmonism

disharmonism (usually uncountable, plural disharmonisms)

Oftentimes the result of intermixture is a disharmonism, in which the broad Alpine head is conjoined with the longish face of the Teuton, or the reverse.

1898, The Popular Science Monthly, volume 52, page 54:

(anthropology, archaic) A disharmonious mixture; the combination of traits from different races.


FBD

FBD (countable and uncountable, plural FBDs)

Even more, cross-cousins on the mother's side (MBS and MBD) are called by different terms – the same as for M and MB, respectively – than those on the father's side (FBS and FBD). Finally, FB is called by the same term as F,[…]

2009 June 24, Jack David Eller, Cultural Anthropology: Global Forces, Local Lives, Routledge, →ISBN, page 196:

(countable, anthropology) Initialism of father's brother's daughter.


MZS

Tura refers to a woman's brother and to her male parallel cousins (MZS, FBS) […]

2012 January 11, Catherine J. Allen, The Hold Life Has: Coca and Cultural Identity in an Andean Community, Smithsonian Institution, →ISBN:

(anthropology) Initialism of mother's sister's son.


FZS

The marriage principle for cousins. can define FZS and MBD as the FZS-MBD cross cousins, because they are not only gender-crossing with ... the FZS-MBD cross-cousin marriage sets the minimum boundary for the incest taboo, through myth.

2013 May 7, Jianxiong Ma, The Lahu Minority in Southwest China: A Response to Ethnic Marginalization on the Frontier, Routledge, →ISBN, page 103:

(anthropology) Initialism of father's sister's son.


FZD

FZD (countable and uncountable, plural FZDs)

By this view, the eastern distinction MBD + FZD goes with matrilateral cross - cousin marriage , whereas the[…]

1980, Marie J. Adams, James J. Fox, Professor of Anthropology Research School of Pacific Studies James J Fox, The Flow of Life: Essays on Eastern Indonesia, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 31:

(anthropology) Initialism of father's sister's daughter.


MZD

Moreover, in the framework of the Turkish campaign against cousin marriage, the MZD is considered as dangerous as the FBD in terms of genetic risk. Nevertheless, many Alawi informants maintain that the MZD is genetically the least[…]

2015 January 1, Alison Shaw, Aviad E. Raz, Cousin Marriages: Between Tradition, Genetic Risk and Cultural Change, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page 90:

(anthropology) Initialism of mother's sister's daughter.


bird burst

(meteorology, ornithology) A large quantity of birds simultaneously taking off from a single location and flying outwards, producing a radar signature closely resembling that from a microburst.


oFBS

qetsk - oB, oFBS, oMZS, etc. - older brother or cousin, male/female[…]

2017 October 31, Marianne Ignace, Ronald E. Ignace, Secwépemc People, Land, and Laws: Yerí7 re Stsq'ey's-kucw, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, →ISBN, page 324:

(anthropology) Initialism of older father's brother's son.; father's brother's son older than oneself.


MSiS

The Dafla sibling and cousin terminology differs considerably from that found in Abor - Miri . ... distinct terms are used for the corresponding maternal cousins ( MSiD, MsiS ), and age distinctions are not made in the xC terms.

1941, Paul K. Benedict, Kinship in Southeastern Asia:

(anthropology) Initialism of mother's siblings's son.; male maternal cousin


MSiD

The Dafla sibling and cousin terminology differs considerably from that found in Abor - Miri . ... distinct terms are used for the corresponding maternal cousins ( MSiD, MSiS), and age distinctions are not made in the xC terms.

(anthropology) Initialism of mother's siblings's daughter.; female maternal cousin


oMZS

(anthropology) Initialism of older mother's sister's son.; male maternal cousin older than oneself.


oFBD

10. clas QB , 82 brother , sister OFMBD , OFBD, OMZD , OFZSD , OFZDSD , OFMBS , OFBS , OMZS , OFZSS , OFZDSS . 11. size.ge ' cousin FZD , MBD , OF2S , OMBS 12. -Inà'ac ofzs , OMBS cousin 13. htco MF , MM , DC maternal grandparent[…]

1987, Leland Donald, Themes in Ethnology and Culture History: Essays in Honor of David F. Aberle:

(anthropology) Initialism of older father's brother's daughter.; father's brother's daughter older than oneself


yFZD

The term okopurwa for yFZD and yZH would be consistent with FZ marriage, while okopurwa for SW can be best explained as an extension of its application to S. The significance of the term wahrei for yFZD is obscure.

1988, Alf Hornborg, Dualism and Hierarchy in Lowland South America: Trajectories of Indigenous Social Organization:

(anthropology) Initialism of younger father's sister's daughter.; father's sister's daughter younger than oneself


yFZS

In Ego's own generation , all cousins are called by the same terms as ego's own siblings : adax = OB = OFBS = OFZS = OMZS = OFZS muoluo = OBW = OFBSW = OFZSW = OMBSW = OMZSW ( adaz older than ego ) nexmuo = YB = YFBS = YFZS = YMBS[…]

1989, Chinese University of Hong Kong. New Asia College, 新亞學術集刊:

(anthropology) Initialism of younger father's sister's son.; father's sister's son younger than oneself


yFBD

The term wachi for yFBD appears to have no equivalent in the case of MZD , suggesting that distinctions of relative age are a concern primarily among patrilateral kin . An absence of symmetric alliance is suggested by the distinctions[…]

(anthropology) Initialism of younger father's brother's daughter.; father's brother's daughter younger than oneself


oFZS

(anthropology) Initialism of older father's sister's son.; father's sister's son older than oneself


yFBS

(anthropology) Initialism of younger father's brother's son.; father's brother's son younger than oneself


oFZD

(s)me7steméws male and female who are siblings or cousins to each other siblings or cousins of opposite sex as speaker ... oFZD, oMBD, etc. older sister or cousin male/female qetsk oB, oFBS, oMZS, etc. older brother or cousin[…]

(anthropology) Initialism of older father's sister's daughter.; father's sister's daughter older than oneself


oMBD

(anthropology) Initialism of older mother's brother's daughter.; mother's brother's daughter older than oneself


Australian emperor

Australian emperor (plural Australian emperors)

(entomology) A species of dragonfly, Anax papuensis, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.


leucocytozoan

(zoology) Any of the genus Leucocytozoon of parasitic alveolates.


threadtail

(entomology) Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Nososticta, endemic to Australasia.


bobtail trophon

bobtail trophon (plural bobtail trophons)

(malacology) Boreotrophon truncatus, a species of rocksnail.


disjugal

(entomology) Relating to the plane or furrow separating the ancestral prosoma and opisthosoma in some mites


proscynema

From Ancient Greek προσκύνημα (proskúnēma, “adoration”), a word used in the standard Greek formula for such inscriptions.

bor

(archaeology) A formulaic inscription expressing adoration of or homage to a particular deity.


funktionslust

It's also argued that running is central to what keeps us most human and healthy - that in running, humans experience funktionslust.

2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 124:

A sense of joy or wellbeing an animal (including a human) gets from doing that which it is meant to do.


calliferous

/kəˈlɪfəɹəs/

Borrowed from New Latin callifer, equivalent to callus + -i- + -ferous.

Rumex (Lapathum) Daiwoo (Sieb.) Makino nom. nov.
Inner perianth 3, erect-patent, longer than the outer ones, glabrous, herbaceous; lobes broadly oblong, obtuse, membranaceous and more or less minutely erose on the margin, with anastomosing veins, 2½-3 mm. long, after anthesis gradually enlarged and tinged with rose-colour, in fruit deltoid-ovate to ovate-reniform, minutely denticulate on the margin, obtuse, subcrispate, reticulated-veined, 4–8 mm. wide, the midrib narrowly prominent below but not calliferous, or sometimes hardly and minutely unicalliferous.

1901, Tomitaro Makino, Observations on the flora of Japan. Fasciculus 1. Reprinted from the Botanical Magazine, Tokyo Vol. XV. 1901, Tokyo, page 52:

(normally botany or entomology) Bearing or producing calluses.


rectiradiate

(malacology, of the ribs of a cephalopod shell) Straight (not inclined forward or backward).


longiconic

(malacology) Relating to, having the form of, or composed of, longicone(s).


longicone

Coordinate term: brevicone

(malacology) A long, thin, conic shell, as of some Paleozoic cephalopods.


nautiliconic

(malacology) Relating to, having the form of, or composed of, nautilicone(s).


nautilicone

(malacology) A shell having the form of a coiled spiral (in which the whorls impress each other) like a nautilus.


torticonic

(malacology) Relating to, composed of, or having the form of a torticone; having the form of a conical corkscrew.


tarphycone

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tarphycone.


ellipticonic

(malacology) Relating to, composed of, or having the form of an ellipticone.


ellipticone

(malacology) A shell which has an elliptical (oval or egg-shaped, rather than e.g. spherical) shape.


tarphyceracone

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tarphyceracone.

(malacology) A shell or conch in which the whorls or volutions are in contact (but are not deeply involute).


torticone

(malacology) A shell (as of a snail, cephalopod, etc) having the form of a conical corkscrew, a twisted cone.


phragmoconic

It is entirely phragmoconic. The ribs are straight rectiradiate and branch at the ventral shoulder to give rise to two to three secondary ribs . As the venter is somewhat eroded little detail is visible there .

Occasionally triplicate ribs are also seen at the phragmoconic stage. Biplicate with intercalation can also be seen. The body chamber shows regular trifurcation. The overall ornamentation is prorsiradiate which shows appreciable[…]

2006, Dr. Surendra Prasad, Ammonite Biostragigraphy of Middle to Late Jurassic Rocks of Jaisalmer Basin, Rajasthan, India:

(malacology) Relating to, or composed of, phragmocone(s).


orthoceraconic

(malacology) Relating to, composed of, or having the form of an orthoceracone.


bactriticonic

(malacology) Relating to, composed of, or having the form of a bactriticone.


orthoceracone

(malacology) A shell which has a straight cone shape.


bactriticone

(malacology) A shell which has a straight cone shape, like certain primitive Ammonoidea.


cyrtoceraconic

(malacology) Relating to, composed of, or having the form of an cyrtoceracone.


lituiticonic

Conch lituiticonic, with relatively large, compressed, loosely coiled adapical spiral, and a rather rapidly expanding, somewhat compressed uncoiled segment, which has a sigmoidal ventral outline in its adapical portion.

Lituiticonic uncoiling of nautiloid conchs foreshadows much more extensive development of a similar trend among some Cretaceous ammonoids. It was formerly thought that most of the foregoing stages constituted an evolutionary series[…]

1960, William Heyden Easton, Invertebrate Paleontology:

It has a rich macrofauna with Brachiopods, Gastropods, Nautiloids (orthoceraconic, cyrthoceraconic and lituiticonic) and Trilobites. The processed sample RG 68 comes from a point located on the right bank of the Guandacol River[…]

1973, Academia Nacional de Ciencias (Córdoba, Argentina), Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias:

(malacology) Relating to, having the form of, or composed of, lituiticone(s).


lituiticone

From or related to the genus name Lituites.

An endogastric cyrtocone, the basal part sectioned showing the position of the siphuncle P.
A lituiticone. All side views, except M, have the shell oriented with the venter to the left a a earlier whorls.

1964, New Mexico. Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Memoir:

Description A nautiloid with a shell only partially coiled in a flat spiral (lituiticone) : the coiling appears in the first whorls, which may be only slightly touching, and the shell subsequently develops in a straight line[…]

1986, Paolo Arduini, Giorgio Teruzzi, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Fossils, Simon & Schuster:

[…] The shells are slender orthocones or rapidly expanding lituiticones, either weakly cyrtoconic or with the apical part spirally[…]

2020 March 10, Winston Frank Ponder, David R. Lindberg, Juliet Mary Ponder, Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca, Volume 2, CRC Press, →ISBN:

(malacology) A conch or shell which completes few whorls in the beginning, and thereafter becomes a straight cone.


ectocochlear

These may be very elongate (longicone) or short and rather swollen (brevicone). It has been generally assumed that all fossil cephalopods with straight or curved shells were ectocochlear, i.e. that the shell was wholly external to the body.

2013 July 23, E. N. K. Clarkson, Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:

Such markings would be apparent only if they were external; this is regarded as good evidence that in such taxa the conch was ectocochlear. Additional evidence is given by cells encrusted with oriented patterns of epizoans that attached[…]

2019 June 4, Ronald Singer, Encyclopedia of Paleontology, Routledge, →ISBN:

(malacology, rare) Having the shell external to the body.


cyrtoceracone

From cyrto- + (from κυρτός (kurtós)) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + cone?

Coordinate term: cyrtocone

(malacology) A shell which has a curved cone shape.


tarphyceraconic

(malacology) Relating to, composed of, or having the form of a tarphyceracone.


autoanthropology

en-noun

autoanthropology (usually uncountable, plural autoanthropologies)

For this reason, some anthropologists prefer to do one or another form of autoanthropology, in which you use yourself as your informant—perhaps abetted by a few close colleagues as interlocutors.

2007, Daniel Dennett, “Philosophy as Naive Anthropology: Comment on Bennett and Hacker”, in Maxwell Bennett et al., editors, Neuroscience and Philosophy: Brain, Mind, and Language, Columbia University Press, page 82:

Actually, the way in which my ‘autoanthropology’ complements other approaches to material culture of the recent past, including the archaeology of the contemporary, might reflect the kind of regularity—theoretical point, if I dare say—I want to stress.

2013, Pierre Lemonnier, “Autoanthropology, Modernity, and Automobiles”, in Paul Graves-Brown et al., editors, The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Contemporary World, Oxford University Press, →DOI, page 14:

According to Ellis and Bochner (2000), 'autoethnography includes those studies that have been referred to by other similarly situated terms, such as "personal narratives," "lived experience," "critical autobiography," "autobiographical ethnography," "personal sociology," and "autoanthropology"'...

2018, Hyesun Cho, Critical Literacy Pedagogy for Bilingual Preservice Teachers: Exploring Social Identity and Academic Literacies, Springer, page 51:

An approach to anthropology in which the author's own anecdotal or personal experience is foregrounded.


disparid

(zoology) Any member of the clade Disparida of extinct marine animals.


anancine

(zoology) Any of the extinct genus Anancus of elephantoid proboscideans native to Afro-Eurasia.


tarantulid

(zoology) Any member of the arachnid family Tarantulidae.


pipimorph

(zoology) Any of the frogs of the clade Pipimorpha.


unifaced

(archaeology) Of a prehistoric stone tool: flaked on one surface only.


bifaced

(archaeology) Of a prehistoric stone tool: having two sharp cutting edges.


farm cat

(zoology) A domestic cat, usually of a mixed breed, that lives primarily outdoors, in a feral or semiferal state on agricultural properties and is expected to provide pest control by hunting rodents.


palisade worm

(helminthology, zoology) A nematoid worm, Strongylus equinus, which parasitizes the blood vessels of a horse, producing aneurysms, often fatal.


phalacrocoracine

(zoology) Relating to the Phalacrocoracidae.


craspedotal

(zoology) Of or relating to the Craspedota.


protomont

(microbiology, ichthyology) An immature or beginning stage of a tomont.


tomite

(microbiology, ichthyology) The division of a tomont within a cyst.


theront

From Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, “beast, fantastic animal”) + -ont.

der

(microbiology, ichthyology) The stage where a tomite elongates after being released from the cyst.


protomite

(microbiology, ichthyology) An immature or beginning form of a tomite.


blackflap blenny

en-noun

blackflap blenny (plural blackflap blennies)

(ichthyology) Cirripectes auritus, a species of combtooth blenny found in saltwater coral reefs of the Western Pacific Ocean.


acutilingual

For example, the shape of the horn can be like a comb or the moon, and the shape of the head can be acutilingual or lamellirostral.

2021, Jianwei Zhang, Stefan Wermter, Fuchun Sun, Cross-Modal Learning: Adaptivity, Prediction and Interaction, page 2101:

(zoology) Having a sharply pointed tongue or oral region.


Great Mother

In the mystery of the writing of language, the two had become the one; the stylus of the scribe was like the older Neolithic statues of the Great Mother carved on the phallus.

1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 22:


Great Goddess

Gone is the obese Great Goddess; come is the sleek young maid, the Queen of Heaven.

1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 165:


dendroclone

(zoology) A kind of regular or irregular branching spicule in certain sponges.


autoskeleton

(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.


Tollund Man

Named after a nearby Danish village, where its discoverers lived.

Tollund Man was found eight or nine feet beneath the surface of a Danish bog by two men cutting peat in 1950.

1996, Christine Quigley, The Corpse: a history, McFarland & Company, page 237:

The composition of the meal was a clear indication of the dating of Tollund Man, as the ration of naked and hulled barley closely corresponds to the ratio known to be used around the time of the birth of Christ; linseed and spelt, also found among the stomach contents, do not enter the Danish flora until around 400 BC.

1998, Christian Fischer, “Bog bodies of Denmark and northwestern Europe”, in Aidan Cockburn, Eve Cockburn, Theodore A. Reyman, editors, Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, page 247:

The remains of Tollund Man reside in Silkeborg. Tollund Man lies in the center of a room dedicated to displaying himself and aspects of his life.

2015, Margaret Comer, “13: Ancient Bodies, Modern Ideologies: Bog Bodies and Identity in Denmark and Ireland”, in Peter F. Biehl, Douglas C. Comer, Christopher Prescott, Hilary A. Soderland, editors, Identity and Heritage, Springer, page 130:

(archaeology) A bog body found preserved in peat on the Jutland peninsula, Denmark, in 1950; the naturally mummified body of a man believed to have lived in the 5th century BCE during the period characterised in Scandinavia as the pre-Roman Iron Age.


glossograptid

(zoology) Any member of the Glossograptidae, an extinct family of graptolites.


tegulation

(archaeology) The construction of a roof from tegulae.


pairing time

(zoology) A time when birds or other animals bond or mate.


tateril

(zoology) gerbil of the genus Taterillus


pteraspidomorph

(zoology) Any member of the Pteraspidomorphi, an extinct class of early jawless fish.


El Argar

From its centre the El Argar culture spread eastwards towards Granada and northwards to Murcia and Valencia, though losing some traits on the way.

1975, I. E. S. Edwards, C. J. Gadd, N. G. L. Hammond, E. Sollberger, editors, The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume II, Part 2: History of the Middle East and the Aegean Region c. 1380-1000 BC, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, page 764:

The site of El Argar sat on a plateau 1000 x 330 ft (300x90 m) on the Rio Antas in southeastern Spain, 7 mi (12 km) from the sea.[…]El Argar was the largest and most important of some forty other fortified villages that were within a 50 mi (75 km) length along the coast.

1998, Harry Mountain, The Celtic Encyclopedia, Volume 1, Universal Publishers, page 44:

The palynological interpretations of the overexploitation and forest degradation of El Argar have been taken from archaeological and bioarchaeological research in the 1980s and 1990s, which in turn have served as the basis for a large number of anthracological studies in the early 20th^([sic]) century.

2021, Mireia Celma Martínez, “Long-term effects of forest exploitation in the southeastern Iberian Peninsula: An anthracological synthesis for El Argar (2200-1550 cal BC)”, in Marian Berihuete-Azorín, María Martín Seijo, Oriol López-Bultó, Raquel Piqué, editors, The Missing Woodland Resources, Barkhuis Publishing, page 85:

(archaeology) An archaeological site and the prehistoric centre of an early to middle Bronze Age culture, located near present-day Antas, in the province of Almería, Spain.


flehmen response

flehmen response (plural flehmen responses)

(zoology) A behavior in which an animal curls back its upper lip exposing its front teeth, inhales with the nostrils usually closed, and then often holds this position for several seconds.


planthropology

Coined by anthropologist Natasha Myers, from plant + anthropology

We must get to know plants intimately and on their terms. And so we need a planthropology (Myers 2015a) to document the affective ecologies taking shape between plants and people, to learn to listen to their demands for unpaved land and for a time outside of the rhythms of capitalist extraction.

2016, Natasha Myers, “Photosynthesis”, in Society for Cultural Anthropology:

As anthropology questions the boundaries between human and plant lives with the plant turn and a planthropology (Myers 2017), so too is plant science questioning long-held assumptions about plant behavior and communication.

2019, Theresa L. Miller, Plant Kin: A Multispecies Ethnography in Indigenous Brazil, University of Texas Press, page 6:

Using human-plant relationships to help understand human culture is known as 'planthropology' (Myers 2017).

2021, Laura Pountney, Tomislav Marić, Introducing Anthropology: What Makes Us Human?, Polity Press:

The study of plants in order to understand their relationships to humans and human culture.


Halafian

From Halaf (“referring to Tell Halaf in northern Syria”) + -ian.

suffix

According to Mellaart, the Halafian culture on the shores of the Euphrates in the mid-sixth millennium B.C. seems to have been greatly influenced by Anatolia.

1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 160:

Of or relating to the Mesopotamian Neolithic Halaf culture.


enteronephry

(anatomy, zoology) Of certain invertebrates, the opening of nephridial ducts directly into the digestive tract.


sumptuaries

From sumptuary (adjective) + -ies (variant of -es (suffix forming the regular plurals of nouns)).

Archaeologists are good at identifying chiefly societies in several orthodox ways. The primary ways highlight material patterns which indicate ranking and differential access to resources (e.g., variability in sumptuaries, better diet, elite tombs, central places, monuments, etc.).

2013, George F. Lau, “Familiar Others: Kin, Collectivity and Authority”, in Ancient Alterity in the Andes: A Recognition of Others, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →OCLC, page 60:

(chiefly anthropology) Things (especially luxurious or sumptuous possessions) that a person owns.


zygaenoid

Many zygaenoids are chemically defended as larvae (e.g., Dalceridae, Megalopygidae, and Limacodidae), […]

2017, Robert G. Foottit, Peter H. Adler, Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, volume 1, page 482:

(zoology) A member of the superfamily Zygaenoidea.


mud duck

Spatula clypeata
Spatula clypeata#Translingual

(zoology) The northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata).


Bernese mountain dog

en-noun

Bernese mountain dog (plural Bernese mountain dogs)

(zoology) A large dog breed, one of the four breeds of the Sennenhund-type dogs from the Swiss Alps.


Sennenhund

(cynology, zoology) Farm dogs of the general livestock guardian type, consisting of four breeds, all sporting a unique tricolor coat.


Okipa

(anthropology, religion) A major religious ceremony conducted by the Mandan people.


social cue

(sociology, anthropology) A verbal or non-verbal signal expressed through the face, body, voice, motion, and used to guide conversations as well as other social interactions by influencing impressions of and responses to others.


bleeding-heart monkey

bleeding-heart monkey (plural bleeding-heart monkeys)

From bleeding-heart + monkey, so named for the bright red patches of skin on the breast.

(zoology) Synonym of gelada (Theropithecus gelada, Theropithecus pavian)


nonconsorting

In contrast, subjects responded much more weakly when they heard a nonconsorting male's grunts and the female's copulation call played from different speakers.

2008, Dorothy L. Cheney, Robert M. Seyfarth, Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of a Social Mind, page 105:


Taeniopteryx nebulosa

(entomology) A stonefly of the springtime, mainly found on slow-flowing lowland streams.