ichneumonAn Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), found in Africa and southern Europe.
hilumThe eye of a bean or other seed, or the center of that eye; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
pellucidAllowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.
corbiculaA bee's pollen basket; in honeybees and close relatives, the corbiculae are located on the outer (lateral) surface of the hind tibia.
nexumA contract in early Ancient Rome in which the debtor pledged his own person as collateral should he default on his loan (thus risking becoming a slave to the creditor).
dionysiaThe orgiastic Ancient Greek festivals seasonally held in honor of Dionysus, which evolved into Greek comedy and tragedy.
coxaThe basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).
palmateHaving three or more lobes or veins arising from a common point.
antinomyA contradiction within a law, or between different laws; also, a contradiction between authorities.
HenricA male given name from Latin, of rare usage.
sybariteA person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.
sequelaChiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one, being either partly or wholly caused by it, or made possible by it.
aevumThe temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging).
accusativus cum infinitivoA syntactic construction, very common in Classical Latin, in which the subject of a subordinate clause is declined for the accusative case and the verb is conjugated for the infinitive mood, used chiefly to express indirect statements.