ant |
formicine |
As a verb ant
is .
As an adjective formicine is
of, or pertaining to the
formicinae subfamily of ants.
dormouse |
myoxine |
As a noun dormouse
is any of several species of small, mostly european rodents of the family gliridae; also called myoxidae or
by some taxonomists.
As an adjective myoxine is
of, or pertaining to the dormouse.
plesiosaur |
pliosaur |
As nouns the difference between plesiosaur and pliosaur
is that
plesiosaur is any of several extinct marine reptiles, of the order Plesiosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods while
pliosaur is any of several plesiosaurs, of the family
family: Pliosauridae, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
jurassic |
pliosaur |
As an adjective Jurassic
is of or pertaining to the second period of the Mesozoic era, a time still dominated by dinosaurs.
As a proper noun Jurassic
is the period from 201.3±0.2 to 145 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic systems of this period.
As a noun pliosaur is
any of several plesiosaurs, of the family
family: Pliosauridae, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
cretaceous |
pliosaur |
As an adjective cretaceous
is of or relating to chalk.
As a noun pliosaur is
any of several plesiosaurs, of the family
(taxlink) , from the jurassic and cretaceous periods.
extinct |
plesiosaur |
As an adjective extinct
is (dated) extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc).
As a noun plesiosaur is
any of several extinct marine reptiles, of the order plesiosauria, from the jurassic and cretaceous periods.
marine |
plesiosaur |
As nouns the difference between marine and plesiosaur
is that
marine is a member of a marine corps while
plesiosaur is any of several extinct marine reptiles, of the order Plesiosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
As an adjective marine
is of, or pertaining to, the sea (marine
biology, marine
insurance..
reptile |
plesiosaur |
As nouns the difference between reptile and plesiosaur
is that
reptile is while
plesiosaur is any of several extinct marine reptiles, of the order plesiosauria, from the jurassic and cretaceous periods.
coccyx |
coccygectomy |
As nouns the difference between coccyx and coccygectomy
is that
coccyx is the final (bottommost) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone while
coccygectomy is (surgery) surgical removal of the coccyx.
gangliectomy |
ganglionectomy |
Synonyms |
Ganglionectomy is a derived term of gangliectomy.
Ganglionectomy is a synonym of gangliectomy.
As nouns the difference between gangliectomy and ganglionectomy
is that
gangliectomy is excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue while
ganglionectomy is surgical removal of a ganglion.
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