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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 Austronesia Those areas of the world, mostly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific but also including Madagascar, that are inhabited by speakers of Austronesian languages. autophagi Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched. auxo- Growth or increase. avarous Avaricious. avenaceous Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses. aveniform Having the appearance of oats. averruncate To avert; to ward off. avicolous That is parasitic on birds aviform Having the shape of a bird avine Synonym of avian. avoke To call back again or revoke avulse To tear off forcibly. avunculicide The killing of one's uncle. avunculocal Characterized by couples living with the husband's maternal uncle. axi- Relating to the axis axinomancy Divination by saws or axes. azymous unleavened, unfermented. babirusa Any mammal in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward. baccare Stand back! give place! baccate Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits. bacchic Of or relating to Bacchus. bacciferous Producing berries. bacciform Having the form of a berry. baccivorous Eating, or having a diet based on, berries bacillar Shaped like a rod or staff. baculiform Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped. baculine Of or pertaining to a rod or cane, or punishment with either of them. baculite Any member of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites. badious Chestnut-coloured. baetyl A meteorite or similar-looking rough stone thought to be of divine origin and worshipped as sacred. balaniferous Bearing or producing acorns. balano- Relating to the glans. balaustine The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine. balductum nonsensical ballister A crossbow or ballista. balneal Of or pertaining to baths or to bathing balneation The act of bathing. balneatory Pertaining to a bath balneo- bath balneography A description or study of therapeutic baths. balneotherapy The treatment of disease by bathing. balsamine A plant, the Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam. bannition The act of expulsion. barbal Relating to beards. Barbalissus An ancient city in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. Barbaricum Area beyond the frontiers of the Roman Empire, populated with what were perceived as barbarian peoples. barbarocracy Rule by barbarians. barbigerous Having a beard; bearded; hairy. barbiton an ancient stringed musical instrument, apparently a type of lute or lyre barbitos An ancient stringed musical instrument from Greece, apparently a type of lute or lyre. bas- Kiss. basi- Positioned at the base; forming a base basiation Kissing. basorexia An overwhelming urge to be kissed. Batavi An ancient Germanic tribe living in the region of Batavia around Nijmegen. batrachite A pale greenish-grey variety of montmorillonite. beccal Pertaining to a beak or bill. beg the question To engage in the logical fallacy of begging the question (petitio principii). bellatrice A female warrior. bellicism An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour. bellicist An adherent of bellicism; one who advocates war. benefic Favorable; beneficent. benevolous kind; benevolent benocclusion Normal occlusion (alignment) of the teeth when the jaws are closed. bercary A medieval English sheep farm. Berecynthia Synonym of Cybele (“a goddess”). Bere Regis A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY8494). Berguedà A comarca in central Catalonia. Capital: Berga. Beroea Ancient name of Aleppo: a city in Syria. Berytian Of or pertaining to Berytus (“the ancient city of Beirut”). Berytus An ancient city in modern-day Lebanon, now Beirut betalain A class of red and yellow indole-derived water-soluble pigments found in beets and other plants of the Caryophyllales and used commercially as coloring agents. Bethphage A place near Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament. betulase An enzyme that hydrolyzes the glucoside of methyl salicylate. betulinamaric acid An organic compound with chemical formula C₃₆H₅₂O₁₆, obtained by adding betulin to nitric acid. Bezabde A fortress city in Zabdicene. bibacious Addicted to drinking alcohol; alcoholic bibacity The practice or habit of drinking too much alcohol. bibation Drinking, act of drinking (especially alcohol), imbibing. bibativeness penchant for drinking, love of liquids (not necessarily alcoholic), thirst. bibliopole A bookseller. bibliopoly Bookselling. bibliothecal Belonging or pertaining to a library. Bibulus a Roman cognomen bicaudal Having two tails bicipital Of or pertaining to a biceps. bident A form of spear having two prongs. biduous Continuing for two days. biennary Synonym of biennial: of or concerning a two-year period; lasting or occurring every two years. bifarious twofold, double biflorous Bearing two flowers or blooms. biforine An oval sac or cell, found in the idioblasts of the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are emitted. biforous Biforate. bifurcous bifurcate bigam A bigamist, or one who has married a widow. bigeminal Occurring in pairs; doubled or twinned bijugous bijugate bili- Bile. bilifuscin A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile. bilinguous bilingual.