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arthritis |
noun painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints.` |
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brachiopod |
noun a marine invertebrate of the phylum Brachiopoda, which comprises the lamp shells. |
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dactylography |
noun The study of fingerprints as a method of identification. |
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hyperopia |
noun farsightedness. |
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hyperkinetic |
adjective frenetic; hyperactive.of or affected with hyperkinesis. |
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brachypterous |
adjective an animal with short or reduced wings. In the insects it usually means that both pairs of wings are reduced and this often means that the insect in question is unable to fly. |
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ventriloquist |
noun a person who can speak or utter sounds so that they seem to come from somewhere else, especially an entertainer who makes their voice appear to come from a dummy of a person or animal. |
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tropophyte |
noun A plant adapted to climatic conditions in which periods of heavy rainfall alternate with periods of drought. |
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gastroscope |
noun an optical instrument used for inspecting the interior of the stomach. |
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omnivore |
noun an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin. |
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holocaust |
noun destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war. |
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pterodactyl |
nouna pterosaur of the late Jurassic period, with a long slender head and neck and a very short tail. |
