EARA
First name EARA's origin is Scottish. EARA means "from the east". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with EARA below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of eara.(Brown names are of the same origin (Scottish) with EARA and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)
First Names Rhyming EARA
FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES EARA AS A WHOLE:
ceara mairearad bearach gearald keara bearacb mearaNAMES RHYMING WITH EARA (According to last letters):
Rhyming Names According to Last 3 Letters (ara) - Names That Ends with ara:
chinara johara thara' gadara mukamutara mukantagara aldara ara cynara marmara vara chandara pandara sitara tara xiomara lacramioara marioara camara diara jawara okpara adara alvara amara atara athdara aushara barbara caffara cara cesara chiara ciara conchobara damara dara delmara fara fearchara gaspara genara guanhamara hadara hildemara imara intisara intizara jakiara kara kesara keyara khiara kiara klara kymara lara machara manara mara molara naiara nara nashara nathara nudara sahara sara takara tamara tammara vafara zara gara zahara aglara samara vavara varvara megara valara azhara cantara claraRhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (ra) - Names That Ends with ra:
asura aurora azmera efra iyangura japera katura nadra sanura tandra zuhura estra moira soumra adra aludraNAMES RHYMING WITH EARA (According to first letters):
Rhyming Names According to First 3 Letters (ear) - Names That Begins with ear:
ear earc earh earie earl earle earlena earlene earlina earline earlson earm earna earnan earnest earnestyna earric eartha earvin earwine earwyn earwynaRhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (ea) - Names That Begins with ea:
eachan eachann eachthighearn eacnung ead eada eadaion eadbeorh eadbeorht eadbert eadburt eadda eadelm eadelmarr eadgard eadger eadgyth eadig eadignes eadlin eadlyn eadmund eadric eadsele eadward eadwardsone eadweald eadweard eadwiella eadwine eadwyn eagan eagon ealadhach ealasaid ealdian ealdun ealdwode ealga ealh ealhdun ealhhard eallard eallison eames eamon eamonn eanruig eason easter easton eastre eathelin eathellreda eathelyn eaton eatun eavan eawartNAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH EARA:
First Names which starts with 'e' and ends with 'a':
ebba ebissa ecaterina echa echidna eda edana edda edelina edenia edina edita editha editta edla edmanda edmonda edmunda edna edorta edra edrea eduarda edva edwa edwina edwinna edytha eeva eferhilda efia efthemia egberta egbertina egeria egesa eglantina eguskina eidothea eila eileithyia eilena eilinora eirica eisa eithna eja ejona ekaterina el-saraya elaina elana elayna elberta elbertina elbertyna elda eldora eldreda eldrida eleadora eleanora electra eleena elefteria elena elenora eleonora eleora elepheteria eleta elethea elethia eleuia elexa elfreda elfrida elfrieda elga elia eliana elica elicia elida elija elina eliora elisa elisabeta elisabetta elisaveta elisha elishama elisheba elisheva elishia eliska elissa elita elivinaEnglish Words Rhyming EARA
ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES EARA AS A WHOLE:
abearance | noun (n.) Behavior. |
appearance | noun (n.) The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me. |
noun (n.) A thing seed; a phenomenon; a phase; an apparition; as, an appearance in the sky. | |
noun (n.) Personal presence; exhibition of the person; look; aspect; mien. | |
noun (n.) Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. pl. Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state; as, appearances are against him. | |
noun (n.) The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character; as, a person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator. | |
noun (n.) Probability; likelihood. | |
noun (n.) The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction. |
arrearage | noun (n.) That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears. |
bearable | adjective (a.) Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable. |
clearage | noun (n.) The act of removing anything; clearance. |
clearance | noun (n.) The act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance. |
noun (n.) A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the customhouse; permission to sail. | |
noun (n.) Clear or net profit. | |
noun (n.) The distance by which one object clears another, as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at the end of a stroke in a steam engine, or the least distance between the point of a cogwheel tooth and the bottom of a space between teeth of a wheel with which it engages. |
disappearance | noun (n.) The act of disappearing; cessation of appearance; removal from sight; vanishing. |
earable | adjective (a.) Arable; tillable. |
earache | noun (n.) Ache or pain in the ear. |
earal | adjective (a.) Receiving by the ear. |
forbearance | noun (n.) The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience. |
noun (n.) The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering. |
forbearant | adjective (a.) Forbearing. |
nonappearance | noun (n.) Default of apperance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear. |
reappearance | noun (n.) A second or new appearance; the act or state of appearing again. |
stearate | noun (n.) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium stearates. |
tristearate | noun (n.) Tristearin. |
yeara | noun (n.) The California poison oak (Rhus diversiloba). See under Poison, a. |
wearable | adjective (a.) Capable of being worn; suitable to be worn. |
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH EARA (According to last letters):
Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (ara) - English Words That Ends with ara:
agouara | noun (n.) The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus), found in the tropical parts of America. |
apara | noun (n.) See Mataco. |
ara | noun (n.) The Altar; a southern constellation, south of the tail of the Scorpion. |
noun (n.) A name of the great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), native of South America. |
arara | noun (n.) The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia (Microglossus aterrimus). |
baccara | noun (n.) Alt. of Baccarat |
barbara | noun (n.) The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives. |
capibara | noun (n.) See Capybara. |
capybara | noun (n.) A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called also cabiai and water hog. |
caracara | noun (n.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards. |
chara | noun (n.) A genus of flowerless plants, having articulated stems and whorled branches. They flourish in wet places. |
chikara | noun (n.) The goat antelope (Tragops Bennettii) of India. |
noun (n.) The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetraceros quadricornis). |
cithara | noun (n.) An ancient instrument resembling the harp. |
crantara | noun (n.) The fiery cross, used as a rallying signal in the Highlands of Scotland. |
camara | noun (n.) Chamber; house; -- used in Ca"ma*ra dos Pa"res (/), and Ca"ma*ra dos De`pu*ta"dos (/). See Legislature. |
dammara | noun (n.) An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine. |
noun (n.) A large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia; -- called also Agathis. There are several species. |
dulcamara | noun (n.) A plant (Solanum Dulcamara). See Bittersweet, n., 3 (a). |
damara | noun (n.) A native of Damaraland, German Southwest Africa. The Damaras include an important and warlike Bantu tribe, and the Hill Damaras, who are Hottentots and mixed breeds hostile to the Bantus. |
eschara | noun (n.) A genus of Bryozoa which produce delicate corals, often incrusting like lichens, but sometimes branched. |
ferrara | noun (n.) A sword bearing the mark of one of the Ferrara family of Italy. These swords were highly esteemed in England and Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
fissipara | noun (n. pl.) Animals which reproduce by fission. |
gemara | noun (n.) The second part of the Talmud, or the commentary on the Mishna (which forms the first part or text). |
gemmipara | noun (n. pl.) Alt. of Gemmipares |
guara | noun (n.) The scarlet ibis. See Ibis. |
noun (n.) A large-maned wild dog of South America (Canis jubatus) -- named from its cry. |
kithara | noun (n.) See Cithara. |
mara | noun (n.) The principal or ruling evil spirit. |
noun (n.) A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions. | |
noun (n.) The Patagonian cavy (Dolichotis Patagonicus). |
ovipara | noun (n. pl.) An artifical division of vertebrates, including those that lay eggs; -- opposed to Vivipara. |
para | noun (n.) A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent. |
noun (n.) The southern arm of the Amazon in Brazil; also, a seaport on this arm. | |
noun (n.) Short for Para rubber. |
piffara | noun (n.) A fife; also, a rude kind of oboe or a bagpipe with an inflated skin for reservoir. |
primipara | noun (n.) A woman who bears a child for the first time. |
pupipara | noun (n. pl.) A division of Diptera in which the young are born in a stage like the pupa. It includes the sheep tick, horse tick, and other parasites. Called also Homaloptera. |
samara | noun (n.) A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit. |
sassarara | noun (n.) A word used to emphasize a statement. |
siserara | noun (n.) Alt. of Siserary |
solfatara | noun (n.) A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors, steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic activity. |
tiara | noun (n.) A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over. |
noun (n.) The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity. |
totara | noun (n.) A coniferous tree (Podocarpus totara), next to the kauri the most valuable timber tree of New Zeland. Its hard reddish wood is used for furniture and building, esp. in wharves, bridges, etc. Also mahogany pine. |
tuatara | noun (n.) A large iguanalike reptile (Sphenodon punctatum) formerly common in New Zealand, but now confined to certain islets near the coast. It reaches a length of two and a half feet, is dark olive-green with small white or yellowish specks on the sides, and has yellow spines along the back, except on the neck. |
unipara | noun (n.) A woman who has borne one child. |
vara | noun (n.) A Spanish measure of length equal to about one yard. The vara now in use equals 33.385 inches. |
vivipara | noun (n. pl.) An artificial division of vertebrates including those that produce their young alive; -- opposed to Ovipara. |
zaphara | noun (n.) Zaffer. |
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH EARA (According to first letters):
Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (ear) - Words That Begins with ear:
ear | noun (n.) The organ of hearing; the external ear. |
noun (n.) The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; -- in the singular only. | |
noun (n.) That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, -- usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of Bell. | |
noun (n.) Same as Acroterium. | |
noun (n.) Same as Crossette. | |
noun (n.) Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention. | |
noun (n.) The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels. | |
verb (v. t.) To take in with the ears; to hear. | |
verb (v. i.) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as, this corn ears well. | |
verb (v. t.) To plow or till; to cultivate. |
earing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ear |
noun (n.) A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; -- also called head earing. | |
noun (n.) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also called reef earing. | |
noun (n.) A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions. | |
noun (n.) Coming into ear, as corn. | |
noun (n.) A plowing of land. |
earcap | noun (n.) A cap or cover to protect the ear from cold. |
earcockle | noun (n.) A disease in wheat, in which the blackened and contracted grain, or ear, is filled with minute worms. |
eardrop | noun (n.) A pendant for the ear; an earring; as, a pair of eardrops. |
noun (n.) A species of primrose. See Auricula. |
eardrum | noun (n.) The tympanum. See Illust. of Ear. |
eared | adjective (a.) Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as, long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared. |
adjective (a.) Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears. | |
(imp. & p. p.) of Ear |
eariness | noun (n.) Fear or timidity, especially of something supernatural. |
earl | noun (n.) A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count. |
noun (n.) The needlefish. |
earlap | noun (n.) The lobe of the ear. |
earldom | noun (n.) The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl. |
noun (n.) The status, title, or dignity of an earl. |
earldorman | noun (n.) Alderman. |
earlduck | noun (n.) The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator). |
earless | adjective (a.) Without ears; hence, deaf or unwilling to hear. |
earlet | noun (n.) An earring. |
earliness | noun (n.) The state of being early or forward; promptness. |
earlock | noun (n.) A lock or curl of hair near the ear; a lovelock. See Lovelock. |
earmark | noun (n.) A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting. |
noun (n.) A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark. | |
verb (v. t.) To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear. |
earmarking | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Earmark |
earn | noun (n.) See Ern, n. |
verb (v. t.) To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is received or not). | |
verb (v. t.) To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels. | |
verb (v. t. & i.) To grieve. | |
verb (v. i.) To long; to yearn. | |
verb (v. i.) To curdle, as milk. |
earning | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Earn |
noun (n.) That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural. |
earnest | noun (n.) Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness. |
noun (n.) Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come. | |
noun (n.) Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale. | |
adjective (a.) Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; -- used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers. | |
adjective (a.) Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention. | |
adjective (a.) Serious; important. | |
verb (v. t.) To use in earnest. |
earnestful | adjective (a.) Serious. |
earnestness | noun (n.) The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety. |
earnful | adjective (a.) Full of anxiety or yearning. |
earpick | noun (n.) An instrument for removing wax from the ear. |
earreach | noun (n.) Earshot. |
earring | noun (n.) An ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant. |
earsh | noun (n.) See Arrish. |
earshot | noun (n.) Reach of the ear; distance at which words may be heard. |
earshrift | noun (n.) A nickname for auricular confession; shrift. |
earsore | noun (n.) An annoyance to the ear. |
earth | noun (n.) The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits. |
noun (n.) The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land. | |
noun (n.) The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth. | |
noun (n.) A part of this globe; a region; a country; land. | |
noun (n.) Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life. | |
noun (n.) The people on the globe. | |
noun (n.) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria. | |
noun (n.) A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta. | |
noun (n.) A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox. | |
noun (n.) A plowing. | |
noun (n.) The connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise. | |
verb (v. t.) To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den. | |
verb (v. t.) To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up. | |
verb (v. i.) To burrow. |
earthing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Earth |
earthbag | noun (n.) A bag filled with earth, used commonly to raise or repair a parapet. |
earthbank | noun (n.) A bank or mound of earth. |
earthboard | noun (n.) The part of a plow, or other implement, that turns over the earth; the moldboard. |
earthborn | adjective (a.) Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human. |
adjective (a.) Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects. |
earthbred | adjective (a.) Low; grovelling; vulgar. |
earthdin | noun (n.) An earthquake. |
earthdrake | noun (n.) A mythical monster of the early Anglo-Saxon literature; a dragon. |
earthen | adjective (a.) Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe. |
earthenware | noun (n.) Vessels and other utensils, ornaments, or the like, made of baked clay. See Crockery, Pottery, Stoneware, and Porcelain. |
earthfork | noun (n.) A pronged fork for turning up the earth. |
earthiness | noun (n.) The quality or state of being earthy, or of containing earth; hence, grossness. |
earthliness | noun (n.) The quality or state of being earthly; worldliness; grossness; perishableness. |
earthling | noun (n.) An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal. |
earthly | adjective (a.) Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; earthly flowers; earthly praise. |
adjective (a.) Of all things on earth; possible; conceivable. | |
adjective (a.) Made of earth; earthy. | |
adverb (adv.) In the manner of the earth or its people; worldly. |
earthmad | noun (n.) The earthworm. |
earthnut | noun (n.) A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground |
noun (n.) The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum. | |
noun (n.) The peanut. See Peanut. |
ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH EARA:
English Words which starts with 'e' and ends with 'a':
earthpea | noun (n.) A species of pea (Amphicarpaea monoica). It is a climbing leguminous plant, with hairy underground pods. |
ecclesia | noun (n.) The public legislative assembly of the Athenians. |
noun (n.) A church, either as a body or as a building. |
echidna | noun (n.) A monster, half maid and half serpent. |
noun (n.) A genus of Monotremata found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered with spines; -- called also porcupine ant-eater, and Australian ant-eater. |
echinodermata | noun (n. pl.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. By many writers it was formerly included in the Radiata. |
echinoidea | noun (n. pl.) The class Echinodermata which includes the sea urchins. They have a calcareous, usually more or less spheroidal or disk-shaped, composed of many united plates, and covered with movable spines. See Spatangoid, Clypeastroid. |
echinozoa | noun (n. pl.) The Echinodermata. |
echiuroidea | noun (n. pl.) A division of Annelida which includes the genus Echiurus and allies. They are often classed among the Gephyrea, and called the armed Gephyreans. |
eclampsia | noun (n.) A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions. |
ecphonema | noun (n.) A breaking out with some interjectional particle. |
ectasia | noun (n.) A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal. |
ecthyma | noun (n.) A cutaneous eruption, consisting of large, round pustules, upon an indurated and inflamed base. |
ectopia | noun (n.) A morbid displacement of parts, especially such as is congenial; as, ectopia of the heart, or of the bladder. |
ectoprocta | noun (n. pl.) An order of Bryozoa in which the anus lies outside the circle of tentacles. |
eczema | noun (n.) An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum. |
edda | noun (n.) The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes. |
edema | noun (n.) Same as oedema. |
edentata | noun (n. pl.) An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking. |
edriophthalma | noun (n. pl.) A group of Crustacea in which the eyes are without stalks; the Arthrostraca. |
egesta | noun (n. pl.) That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; -- opposed to ingesta. |
elasipoda | noun (n. pl.) An order of holothurians mostly found in the deep sea. They are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious forms. |
elcaja | noun (n.) An Arabian tree (Trichilia emetica). The fruit, which is emetic, is sometimes employed in the composition of an ointment for the cure of the itch. |
eleutheromania | noun (n.) A mania or frantic zeal for freedom. |
emgalla | noun (n.) The South African wart hog. See Wart hog. |
emmetropia | noun (n.) That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to a focus upon the retina; -- opposed to hypermetropia, myopia, an astigmatism. |
emphysema | noun (n.) A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue. |
empyema | noun (n.) A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura. |
empyreuma | noun (n.) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels. |
emydea | noun (n. pl.) A group of chelonians which comprises many species of fresh-water tortoises and terrapins. |
enaliosauria | noun (n. pl.) An extinct group of marine reptiles, embracing both the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria, now regarded as distinct orders. |
enarthrodia | noun (n.) See Enarthrosis. |
encauma | noun (n.) An ulcer in the eye, upon the cornea, which causes the loss of the humors. |
encenia | noun (n. pl.) A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the consecration of a church; also, the ceremonies (as at Oxford and Cambridge, England) commemorative of founders or benefactors. |
enchondroma | noun (n.) A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone. |
enchylemma | noun (n.) The basal substance of the cell nucleus; a hyaline or granular substance, more or less fluid during life, in which the other parts of the nucleus are imbedded. |
enchyma | noun (n.) The primitive formative juice, from which the tissues, particularly the cellular tissue, are formed. |
encrinoidea | noun (n. pl.) That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin of the oral disk; -- also called Brachiata and Articulata. See Illusts. under Comatula and Crinoidea. |
encyclopedia | noun (n.) Alt. of Encyclopaedia |
encyclopaedia | noun (n.) The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia. |
endophragma | noun (n.) A chitinous structure above the nervous cord in the thorax of certain Crustacea. |
endoplasma | noun (n.) Same as Entoplasm and Endosarc. |
endoplastica | noun (n. pl.) A group of Rhizopoda having a distinct nucleus, as the am/ba. |
endopleura | noun (n.) The inner coating of a seed. See Tegmen. |
endorhiza | noun (n.) Any monocotyledonous plant; -- so named because many monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo. |
endostoma | noun (n.) A plate which supports the labrum in certain Crustacea. |
endotheca | noun (n.) The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique tranverse septa, one above another. |
endozoa | noun (n. pl.) See Entozoa. |
endyma | noun (n.) See Ependyma. |
enema | noun (n.) An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a medicine, or to impart nourishment. |
enigma | noun (n.) A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed. |
noun (n.) An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma. |
enheahedria | noun (n.) Alt. of Enheahedron |
enneandria | noun (n.) A Linnaean class of plants having nine stamens. |
enopla | noun (n. pl.) One of the orders of Nemertina, characterized by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in the proboscis. |
entasia | noun (n.) Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc. |
enteralgia | noun (n.) Pain in the intestines; colic. |
enteropneusta | noun (n. pl.) A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix. |
enthelmintha | noun (n. pl.) Alt. of Enthelminthes |
entomophaga | noun (n. pl.) One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvae feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon, 2. |
noun (n. pl.) A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum. | |
noun (n. pl.) A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters. |
entomostraca | noun (n. pl.) One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several orders; as the Phyllopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Pectostraca. See Copepoda, Phyllopoda, and Cladocera. |
entoprocta | noun (n. pl.) A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of tentacles. See Pedicellina. |
entozoa | noun (n. pl.) A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes, roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes. |
noun (n. pl.) An artificial group, including all kinds of animals living parasitically in others. | |
(pl. ) of Entozoon |
epanaphora | noun (n.) Same as Anaphora. |
epeira | noun (n.) A genus of spiders, including the common garden spider (E. diadema). They spin geometrical webs. See Garden spider. |
ependyma | noun (n.) The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord; endyma; ependymis. |
epha | noun (n.) A Hebrew dry measure, supposed to be equal to two pecks and five quarts. ten ephahs make one homer. |
ephemera | noun (n.) A fever of one day's continuance only. |
noun (n.) A genus of insects including the day flies, or ephemeral flies. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral. | |
(pl. ) of Ephemeron |
ephyra | noun (n.) A stage in the development of discophorous medusae, when they first begin to swim about after being detached from the strobila. See Strobila. |
epiblema | noun (n.) The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids. |
epichirema | noun (n.) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. |
epigaea | noun (n.) An American genus of plants, containing but a single species (E. repens), the trailing arbutus. |
epimera | noun (n. pl.) See Epimeron. |
(pl. ) of Epimeron |
epiphonema | noun (n.) An exclamatory sentence, or striking reflection, which sums up or concludes a discourse. |
epiphora | noun (n.) The watery eye; a disease in which the tears accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek. |
noun (n.) The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at the end of several sentences or stanzas. |
epistoma | noun (n.) Alt. of Epistome |
epitheca | noun (n.) A continuous and, usually, structureless layer which covers more or less of the exterior of many corals. |
epithelioma | noun (n.) A malignant growth containing epithelial cells; -- called also epithelial cancer. |
epithema | noun (n.) A horny excrescence upon the beak of birds. |
epitrochlea | noun (n.) A projection on the outer side of the distal end of the humerus; the external condyle. |
epocha | noun (n.) See Epoch. |
epopoeia | noun (n.) An epic poem; epic poetry. |
equinia | noun (n.) Glanders. |
era | noun (n.) A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned. |
noun (n.) A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of Alexander; the era of Christ, or the Christian era (see under Christian). | |
noun (n.) A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch. |
erica | noun (n.) A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers. |
errantia | noun (n. pl.) A group of chaetopod annelids, including those that are not confined to tubes. See Chaetopoda. |
errata | noun (n. pl.) See Erratum. |
(pl. ) of Erratum |
eruca | noun (n.) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva. |
erythema | noun (n.) A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size. |
erythrina | noun (n.) A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; -- so called from its red flowers. |
eschscholtzia | noun (n.) A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon the west coast of North America, some species of which produce beautiful yellow, orange, rose-colored, or white flowers; the California poppy. |
estancia | noun (n.) A grazing; a country house. |
estufa | noun (n.) An assembly room in dwelling of the Pueblo Indians. |
etna | noun (n.) A kind of small, portable, cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp. |
eucopepoda | noun (n. pl.) A group which includes the typical copepods and the lerneans. |
eudipleura | noun (n. pl.) The fundamental forms of organic life, that are composed of two equal and symmetrical halves. |
eugenia | noun (n.) A genus of myrtaceous plants, mostly of tropical countries, and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which are the trees which produce allspice and cloves of commerce. |
eupepsia | noun (n.) Alt. of Eupepsy |
euphorbia | noun (n.) Spurge, or bastard spurge, a genus of plants of many species, mostly shrubby, herbaceous succulents, affording an acrid, milky juice. Some of them are armed with thorns. Most of them yield powerful emetic and cathartic products. |
euplectella | noun (n.) A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; -- called also Venus's flower-basket. |
euplexoptera | noun (n. pl.) An order of insects, including the earwig. The anterior wings are short, in the form of elytra, while the posterior wings fold up beneath them. See Earwig. |
eupnaea | noun (n.) Normal breathing where arterialization of the blood is normal, in distinction from dyspnaea, in which the blood is insufficiently arterialized. |
euryalida | noun (n. pl.) A tribe of Ophiuroidea, including the genera Euryale, Astrophyton, etc. They generally have the arms branched. See Astrophyton. |