Word origins

• fantailAny of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
• lacewingAny of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera.
• firethornA plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.
• banded pigSus scrofa vittatus, a subspecies of wild boar found in Southeast Asia.
• birch-leaved bellflowerAny member of the species Campanula betulifolia of bellflowers.
• black-capped babblerA bird of the species Pellorneum capistratum, Pellorneum nigrocapitatum or Pellorneum capistratoides; formerly considered one species.
• black-headed saltatorSaltator atriceps, a species of tanager.
• Brewer's rockcressBoechera breweri, a species of rockcress with purple flowers.
• bristletailjumping bristletails in the insect order Archaeognatha
• casebearerAny casebearing moth.
• common starlingA bird of the species Sturnus vulgaris.
• conebillAny of various small tanagers of the genus Conirostrum.
• coralrootAny of several saprophytic orchids of the genus Corallorhiza.
• dark-necked tailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis, a species of warbler.
• dawn horseeohippus
• dragonheadAny plant of the genus Dracocephalum.
• dropseedAny member of the genus Sporobolus of bunchgrasses.
• dye figFicus tinctoria, a species of fig tree.
• eagle rayAny of a group of cartilaginous fishes in the family Myliobatidae, consisting mostly of large species living in the open ocean rather than on the sea bottom.
• earth tongueAny ascomycete fungus (more exactly its fruiting body) of the genus Geoglossum.
• eight-lined keelbackHebius octolineatus, a species of keelback snake found in southwestern China.
• Erlanger's gazelleGazella erlangeri, a small dark gazelle with a stout body and short legs, found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
• false scorpionpseudoscorpion (Pseudoscorpiones)
• fasciated wrenCampylorhynchus fasciatus, a species of wren native to Ecuador and Peru.
• field eryngoA European medicinal herb (Eryngium campestre) of the celery family, native in much of Europe, in North Africa and arid western Asia.
• Florida carpenter antAn ant of the species Camponotus floridanus, found in the southern United States.
• fuller's teaselA flowering plant of species Dipsacus sativus.
• German irisIris × germanica, a nothospecies of iris.
• gnateaterAny of the South and Central American passerine birds in the family Conopophagidae.
• golden-billed saltatorSaltator aurantiirostris, a species of cardinalid bird found in parts of South America.
• golden staphA bacterium, often found on the skin and nose, that commonly causes staph infections, technically known as Staphylococcus aureus.
• green monardellaMonardella viridis, a species of plant in the mint subfamily.
• Hartmann's mountain zebraA mountain zebra of subspecies Equus zebra hartmannae, found in southwestern Angola and western Namibia, and having a dewlap and an unstriped belly.
• helmet orchidAny of various orchids with helmet-shaped flowers, of genera Coryanthes, Corybas, Cranichis, Nematoceras, and Pterostylis.
• horse chestnutAny of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere.
• Hutton's vireoVireo huttoni, a small songbird found from southern British Columbia in Canada to central Guatemala in Central America.
• Kloss's gibbonA small black gibbon (Hylobates klossii), of the Mentawai Islands to the west of Sumatra.
• Krause's sedgeCarex krausei, a species of sedge.
• large-billed scrubwrenSericornis magnirostra, a species of scrubwren.
• long-legged flyAny of the predatory flies in the family Dolichopodidae, which tend to have long and slender legs.
• love grassAny of several grasses, of the genus Eragrostis, grown as a forage crop or to protect against erosion.
• Montara manzanitaArctostaphylos montaraensis, an endangered species of shrub native to California.
• moonseedA twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae.
• mountain wolfSynonym of dhole (Cuon alpinus)
• mouse-eared batAny of the genus Myotis of bats within the family Vespertilionidae.
• Oaxaca mud turtleA Mexican mud turtle of species Kinosternon oaxacae.
• owlet mothAny moth of the family Noctuidae.
• Pincoya storm petrelOceanites pincoyae, a species of storm petrel native to a small coastal region of Chile.
• pontic rhododendronAny member of the species Rhododendron ponticum of large evergreen shrubs, natively found in the Iberian Peninsula and Caucasus region.
• red elmA tree of species Ulmus rubra, native to eastern North America (from southeast North Dakota, east to Maine and southern Quebec, south to northernmost Florida, and west to eastern Texas).
• red lynxA bobcat (Lynx rufus).
• Sea of MoscowA basin in the Moon, orbiting the Earth, in the Solar System.
• shadow darnerAeshna umbrosa, a species of dragonfly.
• Sitka sprucePicea sitchensis, a very large coniferous evergreen tree.
• sleeper sharkAny shark of the family Somniosidae.
• Sonoran bumble beeBombus sonorus, a species of bumble bee found from the southern United States into Central America.
• spinebillEither of the Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus, types of honeyeaters.
• star magnoliaMagnolia stellata, a slow-growing shrub or small tree native to Japan, with large, showy white or pink flowers.
• storksbillAny plant of genus Pelargonium.
• Strickland's gumEucalyptus stricklandii, a species of small eucalyptus or gum tree endemic to western Australia.
• Tengmalm's owlA species of owl, Aegolius funereus.
• toadhead agamaAny lizard of the genus Phrynocephalus.
• toothed whaleAny of the parvorder Odontoceti of cetaceans that have teeth instead of baleen, including sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins, and others.
• turtleheadA white turtlehead, an American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) with white flowers.
• white-bellied ratAny rat species of the murid genus Niviventer of Southeast Asia.
• white poplarany tree of species Populus alba, a poplar found in Central Europe, Morocco and central Asia.
• witchweedAny of several flowering plants of the genus Striga, from Africa and Asia, some of which are parasitic to crops.
• yellow-green brushfinchAny New World sparrow of the species Atlapetes luteoviridis, endemic to a thin stretch of inland Panama.