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1. amphisbaenid, n. View full entry 1889
...= amphisbaenian....
2. angioneurosis, n. View full entry 1889
...Neurosis of the blood vessels....
3. aphaeretic | apheretic, adj. View full entry 1889
...Of, relating to, or involving aphaeresis....
4. apsidiole, n. View full entry 1889
...A small or secondary apse....
5. avalite, n. View full entry 1889
...A green earthy mineral containing chromium oxide....
6. azoospermia, n. View full entry 1889
...Absence of spermatozoa in the semen....
7. Bajocian, adj. View full entry 1909
...Of, pertaining to, or designating a stage of the Middle Jurassic in Europe, above the Aalenian and below the Bathonian. Also absol....
8. batologist, n. View full entry 1889
...One who makes a botanical study of the genus Rubus, esp. the blackberry bramble....
9. bête rouge, n. View full entry 1909
...A species of Trombidium (see quots.)....
10. bicolour | bicolor, adj. and n. View full entry 1889
...Having two colours....
11. birefringence, n. View full entry 1889
...= double refractionrefraction2a....
12. bucchero, n. View full entry 1889
...A type of pottery, characteristic of ancient Tuscany, of a uniform black, neither glazed nor painted, but decorated with figures in low relief, or, in later times, with figures moulded separately and...
13. buckling, n.2 View full entry 1909
...A smoked herring; a bloater (see quots.)...
14. caconym, n. View full entry 1889
...An example of bad nomenclature or terminology, esp. in biology and botany....
15. calciphilous, adj. View full entry 1909
...Of a plant: well suited to calcareous soil....
16. canid, n. View full entry 1889
...A member of the Canidæ, a family of digitigrade carnivorous mammals including dogs, wolves, and related animals....
17. capeador, n. View full entry 1909
...One who aids a bull-fighter by distracting and tricking the bull with his cloak....
18. capsid, adj. and n.1 View full entry 1889
...Belonging to the Capsidæ, a family of heteropterous insects including the genus Capsus....
19. carangid, adj. and n. View full entry 1889
...Pertaining to or resembling the Carangidæ, a family of perciform fish....
20. catatonia, n. View full entry 1889
...A form of insanity, characterized by epilepsy and catalepsy....
