6 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
Example sentence • I forgot to bring my camera on our vacation.
7 3 noun n noun
• an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
Example sentence • The outbreak of cholera spread rapidly through the crowded city.
8 4 noun
• additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same; entity, other pronoun; pronoun, entity; quantifier: other
adverb
• continuing in the same way
Example sentence • I have to clean the kitchen, do the laundry, mow the lawn, etcetera .
4 2 noun
• The clear yellowish liquid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot.
Example sentence • Le ciel sera dégagé demain. (The sky will be clear tomorrow.)
8 4 noun n noun
• something transitory; lasting a day
Example sentence • She collected a variety of ephemera such as postcards, ticket stubs, and brochures.
7 3 noun n noun
• genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies
Example sentence • I bought a bouquet of gerberas for my mother's birthday.
11 5 noun n noun
• an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
Example sentence • The study of hymenoptera plays a crucial role in understanding ecosystem dynamics.
11 5 noun, adjective n, adj Example sentence • The lepidoptera exhibit at the museum is mesmerizing.
7 3 noun n noun
• internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)
Example sentence • The surgeon carefully removed the damaged viscera during the operation.
6 3 noun n noun
• a general kind of something
Example sentence • The scientist studied various genera of plants in the rainforest.
5 2 noun n noun
• (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea
Example sentence • The astronauts explored the barren terra of the moon.
12 6 noun n Example sentence • Scientists study the fossilized remains of foraminifera to understand past climates.
9 4 noun n noun
• either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
Example sentence • The chelicera of a spider helps it to capture and immobilize its prey.
8 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants
Example sentence • I bought a monstera plant for my living room.
10 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
Example sentence • The orthoptera have leathery forewings and hinder wings, which are used for flying.
8 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes
Example sentence • Vitis vinifera is the scientific name for the common grape vine.
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9 4 noun n noun
• A light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by men in Latin America and the West Indies.
Example sentence • He wore a white guayabera to the wedding.
9 4 noun n noun
• (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species
Example sentence • The subgenera of roses include climbers and shrubs.
5 2 noun n noun
• (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
10 4 noun n noun
• comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata
Example sentence • The ctenophora are commonly known as comb jellies.
3 2 noun n noun
• (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
Example sentence • The Viking era was characterized by seafaring and conquest.
5 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
Example sentence • I bought tickets to see an opera at the opera house.
3 1 adverb
• With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
Example sentence • The book is on the table.
6 3 noun n Example sentence • The hedera plant is commonly known as ivy.
8 3 noun n noun
• genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers
Example sentence • I planted several heucheras in my garden.
8 4 noun n noun
• widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
Example sentence • The lavatera plant is native to the Mediterranean region.
10 4 noun n noun
• an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongeflies
13 4 noun n noun
• South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti
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Example sentence • The alchera is a term in Australian Aboriginal mythology that refers to the dreaming or the creation time.
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Example sentence • My favorite Ethiopian dish is doro wat with injera .
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Example sentence • The choir sang the stichera during the liturgy.
2 1 adverb
• Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
preposition
• Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
12 5 noun n noun
• type genus of the Balaenopteridae
Example sentence • The balaenoptera , also known as the fin whale, is the second-largest animal on Earth.
10 4 noun n noun
• an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)
10 5 noun n noun
• a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession
Example sentence • I bought a new cine-camera to capture the scenic beauty of the mountains.
11 4 adjective adj noun
• closely related to genus Phallus distinguished by an indusium hanging like a skirt from below the pileus
11 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• in some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera
10 5 noun, adjective n, adj Example sentence • The embioptera species are small and nocturnal insects.
13 6 noun n noun
• the order of mayflies or shadflies (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerida)
11 5 noun, adjective n, adj Example sentence • Scientists study the morphology and behavior of heteroptera to better understand their evolutionary relationships.
10 5 noun n noun
• genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes
8 4 noun n noun
• order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota
Example sentence • Several species of isoptera are pests of cultivated plants.
7 3 noun n noun
• Egyptian god of the morning sun; creator
7 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America
7 3 noun n noun
• genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe
Example sentence • The listera is a small plant that can be found in shady woods.
9 4 noun n noun
• tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit
9 4 noun n noun
• an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip
11 5 noun n noun
• in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies
Example sentence • The larvae of megaloptera are aquatic and predaceous.
15 6 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats; insectivorous bats
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