| alecithal | <biology> Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm. Origin: Gr. Priv. + yelk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| alecithal ovum | An ovum in which the yolk is nearly absent, consisting of only a few particles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alecost | <botany> The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavoring ale. Origin: Ale + L. Costus an aromatic plant: cf. Costmary. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| alectorides | <ornithology> A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A cock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Alectorobius talaje | An insect, commonly found in Mexico and South America, whose bites, like those of the bedbug, may suppurate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alectoromachy | Cockfighting. Origin: Gr. Cock + fight. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| alectoromancy | See Alectryomancy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| alectryomancy | Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together in the order in which the grains were eaten. Origin: Gr. Cock + -mancy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |