Acetabulifera :: Acetabulifera (n. pl.) The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See Cephalopoda..
Acetabuliferous :: Acetabuliferous (a.) Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc..
Acetabuliform :: Acetabuliform (a.) Shaped like a shallow cup; saucer-shaped; as, an acetabuliform calyx..
Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc..
Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh bone.
Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
Adambulacral :: Adambulacral (a.) Next to the ambulacra; as, the adambulacral ossicles of the starfish..
Ambulacrum :: Ambulacrum (n.) One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays..
Ambulacrum :: Ambulacrum (n.) One of the suckers on the feet of mites.
Ambulance :: Ambulance (n.) A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps..
Ambulance :: Ambulance (n.) An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital..
Ambulant :: Ambulant (a.) Walking; moving from place to place.
Ambulate :: Ambulate (v. i.) To walk; to move about.
Ambulatory :: Ambulatory (a.) Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking; as, an ambulatory animal..
Ambulatory :: Ambulatory (a.) Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places..