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11pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head. [1865 70] * * * Any of one to three species (genus Globicephala, family Delphinidae) of toothed whale found in all oceans except the Arctic and… …
12puffer — /puf euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that puffs. 2. Also called blowfish, globefish. any of various fishes of the family Tetraodontidae, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, the spines in the skin becoming… …
13reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… …
14rostellum — /ro stel euhm/, n., pl. rostella /ro stel euh/. 1. Biol. any small, beaklike process. 2. Bot. a beaklike modification of the stigma in many orchids. 3. Zool. a. a projecting part of the scolex in certain tapeworms. b. a part of the mouth in many… …
15rostrum — /ros treuhm/, n., pl. rostra / treuh/, rostrums. 1. any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking. 2. a pulpit. 3. a beaklike projection from the prow of a ship, esp. one on an ancient warship for ramming an enemy ship; beak; ram. 4. Rom …
16triceratops — /truy ser euh tops /, n. any of various dinosaurs of the genus Triceratops, of the late Cretaceous Period, having a bony crest on the neck, a long horn over each eye, and a shorter horn on the nose. [1890 95; < NL < Gk trikérat(os) three horned… …
17tuatara — /tooh euh tahr euh/, n. a large, primarily nocturnal, lizardlike reptile, Sphenodon punctatum, of islands near the coast of New Zealand: the only surviving rhynchocephalian. Also, tuatera /tooh euh tair euh/. Also called sphenodon. [1810 20; <… …
18wahoo — wahoo1 /wah hooh , wah hooh/, n., pl. wahoos. any of various American shrubs or small trees, as the winged elm, Ulmus alata, or a linden, Tilia heterophylla. [1760 70, Amer.; orig. uncert.] wahoo2 /wah hooh , wah hooh/, n., pl. wahoos. a shrub or …
19protoceratops — Any member of a genus of quadrupedal dinosaurs found as fossils in Gobi deposits of the Cretaceous period (144–65 million years ago). The hind limbs were more strongly developed than the forelimbs; the back was arched. Adults were about 7 ft (2… …
20Seckel syndrome — A birth defect syndrome with severe short stature and, characteristically, low birth weight, very small head (microcephaly), receding forehead, large eyes, low ears, prominent beaklike protrusion of the nose, and smallish chin. Defects of bones… …
