| archaeostomatous | <biology> Applied to a gastrula when the blastorope does not entirely up. Origin: Gr. Ancient + mouth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| archaeozoic | <zoology> Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life. Origin: Gr. Ancient + animal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| archaeus | Term first used by Valentine and later by Paracelsus and van Helmont to denote a spirit that presided over and governed bodily processes. Synonym: archeus. Origin: L. Fr. G. Archaios, chief, leader (05 Mar 2000) |