Macquarie Dictionary

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#WordoftheDay pinnigrade: moving by means of finlike parts or flippers, as the seals and walruses. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay equine: of, relating to, or belonging to the family Equidae, which comprises horses, zebras and asses. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay phototypography: the art of making printing surfaces by light or photography, by any of a large number of processes. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay leptospirosis: any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals caused by infection with spirochaetes of the genus Leptospira. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay certiorari: a writ issued from a superior court removing a case from a lower court or calling up the record of a proceeding in a lower court for review. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay dicoumarol: a drug occurring in spoiled clover and also synthesised, used to prevent the coagulation of blood and in the treatment of arterial thrombosis. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay abstemious: sparing in diet; moderate in the use of food and drink; temperate. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay stoup: a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay infelicity: the state of being unhappy; unhappiness. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay kohl: a powder, as finely powdered sulfide of antimony, used to darken the eyelids, emphasise eyebrows, etc. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay scyphozoan: one of the Scyphozoa, a class of coelenterates comprising the larger medusae or jellyfishes. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay constellate: to cluster together as stars in a constellation. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay cryptozoite: the phase in the development of malaria parasites in their vertebrate hosts during which they live in cells other than red corpuscles, as in the human liver. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay coulee: a stream of lava. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay heartbreak: crushing sorrow or grief. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay despiteous: malicious; spiteful. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay colourblind: having an inability to detect or distinguish between certain colours (usually red and green) due to a congenital ocular defect. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay rhizocephalous: belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans which are parasitic chiefly on crabs. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay intercostal: relating to muscles, parts, or intervals between the ribs. #MacquarieDictionary

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#WordoftheDay conurbation: a large urban agglomeration formed by the growth and gradual merging of formerly separate towns. #MacquarieDictionary