A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
auxilium
auximone
bruxisms
bruxisms
noun
plural of bruxism
buxomest
buxomest
adj
superlative form of buxom: most buxom
contumax
exemplum
exemplum
noun
A story demonstrating a moral point; a parable.
An example.
exhumate
exhumate
verb
(obsolete) To exhume; to disinter.
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
eximidus
eximious
eximious
adj
(archaic) Pre-eminent, outstanding.
exonumia
exonumia
noun
Coinlike objects.
Study and/or collection of such.
exordium
exordium
noun
(formal) A beginning.
The introduction to an essay or discourse.
expansum
extensum
externum
extremum
extremum
noun
(mathematics) A point, or value, which is a maximum or a minimum.
exumbral
giambeux
giambeux
noun
Obsolete form of jambeaux, plural of jambeau
jambeaux
jambeaux
noun
plural of jambeau
lamrouex
lixivium
lixivium
noun
A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.
Any solution obtained by lixiviation.
lummoxes
lummoxes
noun
plural of lummox
manteaux
manteaux
noun
plural of manteau
margeaux
marivaux
mastauxe
maximums
melaxuma
melaxuma
noun
A disease of walnut trees, characterized by cankers that exude a dark watery substance.
microlux
microlux
noun
A unit of illuminance or illumination, one millionth of a lux.
millilux
millilux
noun
A unit of illuminance equal to one thousandth of a lux.
mixtures
mixtures
noun
plural of mixture
montreux
morceaux
morceaux
noun
plural of morceau
mortreux
moureaux
mousepox
mousepox
noun
A skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox, caused by the poxvirus species Ectromelia virus.
mousseux
mousseux
adj
Of wine: sparkling.
murexide
murexide
noun
(organic chemistry) Ammonium purpurate, the ammonium salt of purpuric acid, used as a complexometric indicator and a colorimetric reagent.
muskoxen
muskoxen
noun
plural of muskox
myelauxe
pyxidium
pyxidium
noun
(botany) A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off.
ramadoux
taxodium
taxodium
noun
Any of the genus Taxodium of flood-tolerant conifers in the cypress family.
trumeaux
trumeaux
noun
plural of trumeau
unexempt
unexempt
Adjective
Not exempt.
vexillum
vexillum
noun
(botany) The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower.
(ornithology) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.
