English words from taxonomic name
- mesembryanthemumAny of the genus Mesembryanthemum of herbaceous or suffruticose plants.
- modest cadlinaA species of dorid nudibranch, a sea slug of species Cadlina modesta, reported from Point Lena, Juneau, Alaska to Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico.
- mola molaA fish of the species Mola mola, an ocean sunfish or mola.
- monoprionidianHaving a polyparium with a single row of cells.
- mygalomorphAny spider of the infraorder Mygalomorphae, members of which have parallel, downward-running fangs.
- myriapodAny arthropod (such as centipedes and millipedes) of the subphylum Myriapoda.
- nematognathA catfish; one of the Nematognathi, now called Siluriformes.
- neriteAny snail of the genus Nerita, or more generally, of the family Neritidae.
- neritidAny in sea snail in the family Neritidae; a nerite.
- oakleaf hydrangeaA type of deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States, often cultivated as an ornamental plant, of species Hydrangea quercifolia.
- octopodAny animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.
- odontopleuridAny trilobite of the order †Odontopleurida.
- olenellidAny trilobite in the family †Olenellidae.
- olenellineAny member of the suborder †Olenellina of trilobites.
- olenelloidAny member of the superfamily †Olenelloidea of trilobites.
- olenidAny member of the family Olenidae of trilobites.
- osteolaemineA crocodile of the subfamily Osteolaeminae.
- palpigradeA small invertebrate arachnid of the taxonomic order Palpigradi.
- parasaurolophusParasaurolophus, a herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period of what is now North America that walked both as a biped and a quadruped.
- phacopidAny trilobite of the order †Phacopida.
- plagiosaurAny of the superfamily †Plagiosauroidea of stereospondyl temnospondyls that lived during the Triassic period.
- platydesmidanAny millipede in the order Platydesmida.
- platyhelminthAny flatworm of the phylum Platyhelminthes.
- pliosaurianRelating to or characteristic of pliosaurs.
- podicipedidAny bird in the family Podicipedidae; a grebe.
- ptychopariidAny trilobite of the order †Ptychopariida.
- pyxieA small, flowering plant of the genus Pyxidanthera, native to the eastern United States, now typically known as pyxiemoss or pixie moss.
- quetzalcoatlusA large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
- rafflesiaAny of several large parasitic plants, of the genus Rafflesia, from South East Asia, that have no roots, stems or leaves; Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest known flower with a diameter of over a yard.
- ranidOf or pertaining to the true frogs.
- redlichiidAny trilobite in the order †Redliichida.
- redlichiineAny member of the suborder †Redlichiina of trilobites.
- redlichioidAny member of the order †Redlichiida of trilobites.
- redskin onionAllium haematochiton, a species of allium found in Baja California, Sonora and California.
- saccomyoidSynonym of geomyoid.
- saukiidAny trilobite in the family †Saukiidae.
- siphonophoridAny millipede in the family Siphonophoridae.
- siphonophoridanAny millipede in the order Siphonophorida.
- siphonorhinidAny millipede in the family Siphonorhinidae.
- spinosaurAny theropod dinosaur of the genus †Spinosaurus.
- squamateCovered in scales.
- stenandriumAny of the genus Stenandrium of flowering plants of the Americas.
- sweet shaggytuftA perennial plant with small lavender-colored flowers, native to the Americas, of species Stenandrium dulce.
- tephritoidAny fly of the superfamily Tephritoidea.
- tetractinellidAny sponge of the order Tetractinellida or family Tetractinellidae.
- thunder beastA legendary creature associated with lightning and thunder, as well as the god Raijin, and depicted as various animals.
- tribotherianAny primitive mammal in the paraphyletic legion †Tribotheria, having tribosphenic molars.
- trinucleidAny trilobite of the family †Trinucleidae.
- uaruUaru amphiacanthoides, a species of cichlid native to South America where it occurs in clear streams of the Amazon Basin.
- unionidAny member of the family Unionidae of bivalves.
- unioniformResembling or characteristic of a unionid.
- unionoidAny member of the family Unionidae or its order Unionida of freshwater mussels.
- verneuilinidAny member of the order Verneuilinida of foraminiferans.
- vimbaAny member of the genus Vimba of cyprinid fish.
- xenacanthiformAny of the order †Xenacanthiformes of extinct shark-like chondrichthyans.
- xeranthemumAny of the genus Xeranthemum of flowering plants native to Southern Europe.
- xerineAny squirrel in the subfamily Xerinae.
- zethineAny member of the family Zethinae of potter wasps.
- ziphiidOf, pertaining to, or being a beaked whale.
- zygaenidAny member of the moth family Zygaenidae.
- zyzzyvaA tropical American weevil of the genus Zyzzyva.