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noun
- (italbrac, usually plural only) Uncommon variant of calipers.
- (context, Automotive) The part of a disc brake that holds the brake pads.
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adjective (er, est, more)
- Bald (original meaning, now obsolete)
- Unfledged (of a young bird)
- Immature, lacking in life experience.
- Shallow or weak-willed
| | Camberwell beauty |
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proper noun w:Camberwell, Camberwell beauty
- A large butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, native to Eurasia and North America
| | capsid |
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noun
- the outer protein shell of a virus
| | carpenter ant |
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noun
- any of several large ants, of the genus Camponatus, found in North America and northern China, that build nests in dead wood
| | carton |
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noun
- An inexpensive, disposable box-like creation fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. It is designed to hold things for a short period of time and be discarded or recycle, recycled after use.
| | caste |
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noun
- Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian society, societies.
| | caterpillar |
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noun
- The larva of a butterfly or moth.
- ''The bird just ate that green .
- A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler
| | cell |
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noun
- A component of an electrical battery.
- This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells.
- A room in a prison for containing inmates.
- The combatants spent the night in separate cells.
- A room in a monastery for sleeping one person.
- Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his .
- A small group of people forming part of a larger organization.
- Those three fellows are the local of that organization.
- (meteorology) A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.
- There is a powerful storm headed our way.
- (cytology) The basic unit of a living organism, surrounded by a cell membrane.
- There is a virtual zoo of single organisms living in your mouth.
- (biology) An cavity in a structure such as a honeycomb or ovary.
- The bee filled the with honey.
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- (biology) the title of a scientific journal published by Wikipedia:Elsevier, Elsevier
- It was published in Cell. ''-->
- (computing) The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.
- The upper right always starts with the color green.
- (communication) A short, fixed-length packet as in Wikipedia:Asynchronous Transfer Mode, asynchronous transfer mode.
- Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells.
- (communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.
- I get good reception in my home because it is near a tower.
- (context, US, informal) A cellular phone.
- (geometry) A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.
| | chigger |
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noun
- A very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itch, itching.
- (slang) In US slang, the word Chigger (also pronounced "chigga") is a derogatory slang term for an East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American. The term is a portmanteau of China, Chinese or chink and nigger, derived from the term "wigger" (White + nigger), which refer to White Westerners who act out urban African American stereotypes. (Fact, date=July 2007)
- (slang) In AUS slang, a derogatory term for a person living in the suburb of Chigwell near Hobart, Tasmania; one who resembles an inhabitant of Chigwell; a person of low socioeconomic background. Closely linked to the term westie, describes the inhabitants of notorious public housing suburbs, including but not limited to: Chigwell, Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Claredon Vale, Rokeby. Implies puffy features, mullet haircut, underage smoking, drinking and sex, teenage pregnancy, nasty attire, poor education, sullen/antisocial behaviour and language. The suburb of Chigwell, despite its pariah status, is within 15 kilometres of the city centre. In recent years the term has been largely replaced with the more universally recognised bogan. (Fact, date=July 2007)
| | chigoe |
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noun (plural: chigoes)
- A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores.
| | chinch |
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noun - The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).
| | chrysalis |
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noun (es, pl2=chrysalides)
- the pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place
| | cicada |
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noun (pl1=cicadas, pl2=cicadae)
- A is any of several insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Homoptera, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
| | coccid |
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noun
- Any of very many insects of the superfamily Coccoidea (and especially of the family Coccidae) ; the scale insects and mealybugs
| | cockchafer |
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noun
- Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.
| | cockroach |
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noun
- (zoology) A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea, with about 3,500 species divided into six families. Only a few of these take up residence with human beings. Among these are (a), Periplaneta americana (American cockroach or palmetto bug; (b), Blattella germanica (German cockroach or Croton bug; and (c), Blattella asahinai, (Asian cockroach).
- Disparaging term for individuals or groups of people regarded as dirty, or who breed like cockroaches.
| | cocoon |
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noun
- The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects and moths in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.
verb
- To envelop in a protective case, or to withdraw into such a case.
| | codling moth |
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noun
- a small moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, whose larvae (the apple worms) are destructive to apples and other fruit
| | | copper |
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noun
- (uncountable) a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.
- (countable) Something made of copper.
- The reddish-brown colour/color of copper.
- <table><tr><td>copper colour: </td><td bgcolor="
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- (countable) A copper coin.
- (context, Australian English, UK) (archaic) A large pot used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire.
- Mum would heat the water in a copper in the kitchen and transfer it to the tin bath.
- I explain that socks can"t be boiled up in the copper with the sheets and towels or they shrink.
adjective
- Made of copper.
- Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.
| | corium |
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noun (plural coria)
- The inner layer of skin, the dermis.
| | crab louse |
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noun (plural crab lice)
- A parasitic insect, Phthirus pubis, that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans and feeds on blood.
| | cremaster |
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noun
- (anatomy) A thin muscle attached to the testicles.
- (zoology) In the pupae of certain species of butterfly, a hook-shaped protuberance from the rear of the chrysalis casing, by which the caterpillar fixes itself to the pad of silk it has cemented to the underside of a perch.
| | cricket |
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noun
- An insect in the order Orthoptera that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
verb to cricket
- (rare) To play cricket.
| | crotchet |
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noun
- A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook.
- needlework made using such a hooked needle
- (music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
- (archaic) a whim or a fancy
verb
- To make needlework by looping thread with a hooked needle
| | cutworm |
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noun
- the larva of any of many moths ,of the family Noctuidae, that is an agricultural pest
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