Word origins

• daigremontianinA bufadienolide found in Kalanchoe daigremontiana.
• dalberginA neoflavonoid isolated from Dalbergia species.
• damascenoneAny of a series of closely related rose ketones that are components of essential oils, derived from the degradation of carotenoids.
• dark-necked tailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis, a species of warbler.
• dascillidAny beetle of the family Dascillidae.
• dawn horseeohippus
• delospermaAny of the genus Delosperma of succulent plants, common in Africa.
• demodexAny of the genus Demodex of mites.
• dentaliumAny of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.
• dentexAny member of the genus Dentex of perciform fish.
• derrisA climbing leguminous plant of Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific Islands, Derris elliptica, whose roots are a source of rotenone.
• desert physaPhysella boucardi (or Physa boucardi), a freshwater snail endemic to the southwestern United States.
• desmostylianOf or pertaining to the Desmostylia, an extinct order of marine mammals.
• desulfitobacteriumAny bacterium of the genus Desulfitobacterium
• deuterostomeAny animal, of the subphylum Deuterostomia, in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth.
• dicranidAny bryopsid moss of the subclass Dicranidae, of the class Bryopsida.
• dictamnusA suffrutescent plant of the genus Dictamnus, with strong perfume and showy flowers.
• dictyotaAny brown alga of the genus Dictyota.
• didymoA species of diatom, Didymosphenia geminata, best known as widely invasive algae.
• DimorphosThe moon of the binary asteroid Didymos.
• dimorphothecaAny of several composite plants, of the genus Dimorphotheca, Cape marigolds.
• dioscoreinA resinoid obtained from Dioscorea villosa and used as a diaphoretic, antispasmodic, and expectorant.
• diosgeninA steroid sapogenin, obtained from certain yams, that has estrogenic activity.
• dipsadidAny snake of the family Dipsadidae
• dipteranAn insect of the large order Diptera; a fly.
• dipteristAn entomologist who specializes in the order Diptera (true flies).
• dipteronAny fly of the taxonomic order Diptera.
• distorsioA mollusk of the genus Distorsio, or its shell.
• ditrysianAny moth of the order Ditrysia.
• dorcadionAny longhorn beetle of the genus Dorcadion.
• dothideomyceteAny fungus of the class Dothideomycetes
• dragonheadAny plant of the genus Dracocephalum.
• dromaeognathousPossessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
• dropseedAny member of the genus Sporobolus of bunchgrasses.
• drosophilistOne who studies drosophilas.
• drummondinAny of a family of antibiotics isolated from Hypericum drummondii.
• dryopithecineOf, or relating to, the primate subfamily †Dryopithecinae, considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.
• dvinosaurA member of the Dvinosauria, a clade of primitive semi-aquatic to completely aquatic amphibians.
• dye figFicus tinctoria, a species of fig tree.
• dysphaniaAny amaranthaceous plant of the genus Dysphania.
• 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.
• elaeocarpusinA particular ellagitannin.
• elapidA snake of the family Elapidae.
• elodeidA stem plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged, or with only its flowers above the waterline.
• embryophyteAny member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants.
• encrinusAny of a genus Encrinus of fossil encrinoidea from the Mesozoic rocks.
• encyrtidAny parasitic wasp in the family Encyrtidae.
• endromidAny moth in the family Endromidae.
• entelegyneAny spider of the series Entelegynae.
• entognathanAny arthropod of the class Entognatha
• entomobirnavirusAny birnavirus of the genus Entomobirnavirus
• eodiscoidAny member of the Eodiscoidea superfamily of extinct trilobites.
• ephemeridAny in the family Ephemeridae of mayflies.
• epiphyllumA cactus of the genus Epiphyllum.
• erebidAny member of the family Erebidae of moths.
• Erlanger's gazelleGazella erlangeri, a small dark gazelle with a stout body and short legs, found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
• erythrocarpineAny of a group of cytotoxic limonoids present in Chisocheton erythrocarpus
• escalloniaAny of several South American flowering plants of the genus Escallonia
• escarpidAny tube worm of the family Escarpiidae
• estrildidAny weaverbird of the family Estrildidae.
• etimonotrysianAny moth in the clade Etimonotrysia.
• euchromianAny tiger moth in the genus Euchromia.
• eucryphiaAny tree of the genus Eucryphia
• euophryineA jumping spider of the subfamily Euophryinae.
• euphorbiaceousBelonging to the family Euphorbiaceae of spurges.
• eurypteridA large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the class †Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land.
• euscorpiidAny scorpion of the family Euscorpiidae
• even-toed ungulateAny mammal in the order Artiodactyla, including camels, pigs and ruminants such as deer, cattle, goats, sheep and antelopes; as well as, in recent years, cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).
• evernineAn organic compound found in lichens of genus Evernia.
• evernioidResembling the lichen genus Evernia.
• evodiamineAn aromatic amine extracted from plants of the family Tetradium.
• excisaninAny of a class of diterpenoids isolated from Rabdosia excisa.
• exostemaAny of the flowering plant genus Exostema.
• 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.
• fiery searcherCalosoma scrutator, a common North American ground beetle which has an iridescent exoskeleton, with large parts on its top being green with orange highlights on the abdomen.
• filariaAny of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
• filastereafilastereans
• firmicuteAny bacterium of the phylum Firmicutes.
• flavadineAn alkaloid derived from Aconitum flavum, 12-acetyl-N-oxide-napelline.
• Florida carpenter antAn ant of the species Camponotus floridanus, found in the southern United States.
• flustramineAny of a family of brominated tricyclic heterocycles found in bryozoans of the genus Flustra.
• foeniculinA flavonoid found in fennel.
• fraxinA colourless crystalline glucoside found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) at the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.
• frenatinAny of a group of peptides in the skin of the white-lipped tree frog (Litoria infrafrenata).
• fuller's teaselA flowering plant of species Dipsacus sativus.
• fulvettaAny of certain birds belonging to the genera Alcippe (Alcippe fulvettas), Fulvetta (typical fulvettas), Schoeniparus (pellorneid fulvettas), and Lioparus (golden-breasted fulvetta)
• funkiaAny of the plants of the genus Funkia (now Hosta).
• fusaricRelating to fusaric acid or its derivatives
• gaffkaemiaA bacterial disease of lobsters, caused by the bacterium Aerococcus viridans var. homari
• galliderminA particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Staphylococcus gallinarum.
• gammabaculovirusAny virus of the genus Gammabaculovirus
• gammaproteobacteriumAny proteobacterium of the class Gammaproteobacteria
• gehyraAny of some of the genus Gehyra of geckos.
• gekkonidAny member of the family Gekkonidae, the largest family of geckos.
• gentianellaAny gentian-family flowering plant of the genus Gentianella.
• geometridAny of the family Geometridae of moths