CLITELLUM | • clitellum n. (Biology) A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in… • CLITELLUM n. (Latin) a region in the body walls of certain annelid worms. |
COLUMELLA | • columella n. (Biology) Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape. • columella n. (Anatomy) The skin at the end of the septum which separates the nostrils. • columella n. (Comparative anatomy) In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from… |
FLABELLUM | • flabellum n. A large fan used for religious ceremonies. • flabellum n. (Botany, zoology) Any fan-shaped structure. • FLABELLUM n. (Latin) a fan; esp the fan carried before the pope on state occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers. |
FLAGELLUM | • flagellum n. (Biology) In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding. • flagellum n. (Biology) In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion. • flagellum n. A whip. |
GLUMELLAS | • glumellas n. Plural of glumella. • GLUMELLA n. the membranous inner bract of a grass flower, aka the palea. |
MALLEOLUS | • malleolus n. (Anatomy) The bony prominence with a shape likened to a hammerhead, especially each of those at the… • MALLEOLUS n. (Latin) a rounded bony projection on either side of the ankle. |
MAXILLULA | • maxillula n. (Zoology) Either of the first pair of maxillae in crustaceans. • MAXILLULA n. in crustaceans, a maxilla of the first pair. |
MULTICELL | • multicell adj. Involving multiple cells. • MULTICELL adj. having or made up of many cells. |
MULTIHULL | • multihull n. A boat with two or more hulls. • MULTIHULL n. a boat having more than one hull, e.g. a catamaran. |
MULTIWALL | • multiwall adj. Having multiple walls, especially of packaging with several outer layers. • MULTIWALL adj. made of three or more layers of special paper. |
PULPMILLS | • pulpmills n. Plural of pulpmill. • pulp␣mills n. Plural of pulp mill. • PULPMILL n. a machine for pulping wood. |
UMBELLULE | • umbellule n. (Botany) An umbellet. • UMBELLULE n. a partial umbel, also UMBELULE. |
VULSELLUM | • vulsellum n. (Surgery) A type of forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade, used in obstetrics and gynecology. • VULSELLUM n. (Latin) a forceps with toothed or clawed blades, also VULSELLA. |
WAULKMILL | • waulkmill n. A mill for waulking or fulling cloth. • WAULKMILL n. a fulling-mill, also WALKMILL, WAUKMILL. |