(Orthodox Christianity) The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
(ecology) A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
(history, especially Ancient Greece) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
myropolist
peristomal
peristomal
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a peristome.
pistolgram
pistolgram
noun
(historical) Synonym of pistolgraph
prestomial
problemist
problemist
noun
(chess) One who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve.
prostomial
prostomial
adj
Relating to the prostomium.
psilothrum
temporalis
temporalis
noun
(anatomy) A fan-shaped muscle which arises from the surface of the temporal fossa and converges to an aponeurosis which contracts into a thick flat tendon inserted into the coronoid process of the mandible; it serves to raise the lower jaw and is involved in closing the mouth and chewing.
