| madrepore |
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noun
- Any coral of the genus Madrepora; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.
(webster)
| | | madreporite |
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noun
- A fossil coral.
(webster)
| | mandible |
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noun
- The lower jaw, especially the lower jawbone.
- One of a pair of mouthparts of an arthropod designed for holding food.
| | maxilla |
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noun (plural maxillae or maxillas)
- Either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw.
| | measles |
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noun
- rubeola, Rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, (often of childhood) caused by a virus, featuring fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash
- Any of several other similar diseases, such as German measles
| | mite |
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noun
- A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina.
- A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
- A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
- Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.
| | mollusk |
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noun
- (alternative spelling of, mollusc)
| | mussel |
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noun
- A small edible bivalve shellfish of the families Unionidae (fresh water mussels) and Mytilidae (salt water mussels).
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