Meaning of rhynchokinesis in English:
rhynchokinesis
NOUN
Zoology
A form of upper jaw mobility, found in some birds, in which the terminal part of the upper jaw may be raised or lowered independently of the rest of it by the bending of the nasal or premaxillary bones.
Origin
1960s. From rhyncho- + kinesis, after rhynchokinetic.
Pronunciation
rhynchokinesis
/ˌrɪŋkə(ʊ)kɪˈni sɪs/ /ˌrɪŋkə(ʊ)kʌɪˈni sɪs/
rhynchokinesis
NOUN
Zoology
A form of upper jaw mobility, found in some birds, in which the terminal part of the upper jaw may be raised or lowered independently of the rest of it by the bending of the nasal or premaxillary bones.
Origin
1960s. From rhyncho- + kinesis, after rhynchokinetic.
Pronunciation
rhynchokinesis
/ˌrɪŋkə(ʊ)kɪˈni sɪs/ /ˌrɪŋkə(ʊ)kʌɪˈni sɪs/
How to use Rhynchokinesis (ˌrɪŋkə(ʊ)kʌɪˈni sɪs) in a sentence is still unknown.
Rhynchokinesis (ˌrɪŋkə(ʊ)kʌɪˈni sɪs)
Rhynchokinesis (ˌrɪŋkə(ʊ)kʌɪˈni sɪs)
by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 20, 2022
Definition of ankylosaur in English:
ankylosaur
NOUN
(also ankylosaurus)
A heavily built quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur primarily of the Cretaceous period, armored with bony plates.
Origin
Early 20th century from modern Latin Ankylosaurus, from Greek ankulos (see ankylosis) + sauros ‘lizard’.
Pronunciation
ankylosaur
/ˈaNGkiləˌsôr/ /ˈæŋkɪləˌsɔr/
ankylosaur
NOUN
(also ankylosaurus)
A heavily built quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur primarily of the Cretaceous period, armored with bony plates.
Origin
Early 20th century from modern Latin Ankylosaurus, from Greek ankulos (see ankylosis) + sauros ‘lizard’.
Pronunciation
ankylosaur
/ˈaNGkiləˌsôr/ /ˈæŋkɪləˌsɔr/
‘Skeletons range from twelve-foot remains of the armored dinosaurs known as ankylosaurs, with almost every piece of bony plate intact, to two-inch skeletons of early mammals, complete down to their fragile, microscopic ear bones.’
‘These were the fragmentary remains of an armored dinosaur, an ankylosaur.’
‘Birds did not evolve from massive sauropods or antediluvian, tanklike ankylosaurs or even from the large tyrannosaurs.’
‘Living at the same time as Utahraptor was a dinosaur that belonged to the tanklike armadillo shaped ankylosaurs called Gastonia.’
‘Most recently, a new ankylosaur was named on the basis of an incomplete mandible and fragmentary cranial material, but the ankylosaurian affinities and validity of this taxon are doubtful.’
‘These early ankylosaur or glyptodont analogues often had widely-flared skulls, ornamented with irregular blobs of bone, looking like half-melted wax.’
Ankylosaur (ˈæŋkɪləˌsɔr)
‘These were the fragmentary remains of an armored dinosaur, an ankylosaur.’
‘Birds did not evolve from massive sauropods or antediluvian, tanklike ankylosaurs or even from the large tyrannosaurs.’
‘Living at the same time as Utahraptor was a dinosaur that belonged to the tanklike armadillo shaped ankylosaurs called Gastonia.’
‘Most recently, a new ankylosaur was named on the basis of an incomplete mandible and fragmentary cranial material, but the ankylosaurian affinities and validity of this taxon are doubtful.’
‘These early ankylosaur or glyptodont analogues often had widely-flared skulls, ornamented with irregular blobs of bone, looking like half-melted wax.’
Ankylosaur (ˈæŋkɪləˌsɔr)
by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 20, 2022
Meaning of pizzeria in English:
pizzeria
NOUN
A place where pizzas are made or sold; a pizza restaurant.
Origin
Italian.
Pronunciation
pizzeria
/ˌpi tsəˈri ə/ /ˈpɪtsəri ə/
pizzeria
NOUN
A place where pizzas are made or sold; a pizza restaurant.
Origin
Italian.
Pronunciation
pizzeria
/ˌpi tsəˈri ə/ /ˈpɪtsəri ə/
‘Corsica is a popular holiday destination in the summer, particularly with French and German tourists, and the small towns are crammed with cafes, bars, pizzerias and restaurants.’
‘The chain pizzerias like Pizza Hut and Sbarro are few and far-between for such a populated area; it's as though they have the decorum to lay low in one of the world's pizza capitals.’
‘His foodservice customers primarily consist of distributors, hotels, pizzerias and national account restaurants.’
‘This translates into millions of pizzas ordered from pizzerias - more than 7,000 outlets in all - strung out in a chain across the country.’
‘We rode past small shops and street vendors, restaurants and pizzerias, drinking the atmosphere in with the occasional whiff of good food.’
‘The patties are familiar to New Yorkers who order bland commercial versions sold at numerous pizzerias.’
‘For food, the two would go to fancy restaurants or pizzerias, all within walking distance.’
‘Most of those quaint and charming bookstores have sold out to pizzerias and chain stores.’
‘I enquired politely whether it was possible to buy a pizza at the pizzeria - not an entirely unreasonable request - but was met by a gentle shaking of the head.’
‘The most popular restaurants are steak houses and pizzerias.’
‘Although a meal in smart restaurants such as Nobu and Il Teatro may inflict a heart attack on your bank manager, eating and drinking need not be restricted to cafés and pizzerias.’
Pizzaria (ˈpɪtsəri ə)
‘The chain pizzerias like Pizza Hut and Sbarro are few and far-between for such a populated area; it's as though they have the decorum to lay low in one of the world's pizza capitals.’
‘His foodservice customers primarily consist of distributors, hotels, pizzerias and national account restaurants.’
‘This translates into millions of pizzas ordered from pizzerias - more than 7,000 outlets in all - strung out in a chain across the country.’
‘We rode past small shops and street vendors, restaurants and pizzerias, drinking the atmosphere in with the occasional whiff of good food.’
‘The patties are familiar to New Yorkers who order bland commercial versions sold at numerous pizzerias.’
‘For food, the two would go to fancy restaurants or pizzerias, all within walking distance.’
‘Most of those quaint and charming bookstores have sold out to pizzerias and chain stores.’
‘I enquired politely whether it was possible to buy a pizza at the pizzeria - not an entirely unreasonable request - but was met by a gentle shaking of the head.’
‘The most popular restaurants are steak houses and pizzerias.’
‘Although a meal in smart restaurants such as Nobu and Il Teatro may inflict a heart attack on your bank manager, eating and drinking need not be restricted to cafés and pizzerias.’
Pizzaria (ˈpɪtsəri ə)
by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 20, 2022
Meaning of traa dy liooar in English:
traa dy liooar
NOUN
(also traa dy lioor)
dialect British
‘Time enough’. Used to express or assert that something can (or should) be postponed, or that there is no need to hurry.
ADJECTIVE
(also traa dy lioor)
dialect British
Characterized by a tendency to postpone things or not hurry, especially (in early use) as a result of an (overly) cautious or conservative nature; procrastinating.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From Manx traa dy liooar time enough, plenty of time from traa time (Early Irish tráth period of time, point in time, canonical hour, of uncertain origin) + dy liooar, cognate with or formed similarly to Irish go leór enough (Early Irish co lór).
Pronunciation
traa dy liooar
/ˌtrɛ də ˈlu ə/ /ˌtreɪ də ˈlu ə/
traa dy liooar
NOUN
(also traa dy lioor)
dialect British
‘Time enough’. Used to express or assert that something can (or should) be postponed, or that there is no need to hurry.
ADJECTIVE
(also traa dy lioor)
dialect British
Characterized by a tendency to postpone things or not hurry, especially (in early use) as a result of an (overly) cautious or conservative nature; procrastinating.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From Manx traa dy liooar time enough, plenty of time from traa time (Early Irish tráth period of time, point in time, canonical hour, of uncertain origin) + dy liooar, cognate with or formed similarly to Irish go leór enough (Early Irish co lór).
Pronunciation
traa dy liooar
/ˌtrɛ də ˈlu ə/ /ˌtreɪ də ˈlu ə/
How to use Traa-Dy-Liooar (ˌtreɪ-də-ˈlu ə) in a sentence is still unknown.
Traa-Dy-Liooar (ˌtreɪ-də-ˈlu ə)
Traa-Dy-Liooar (ˌtreɪ-də-ˈlu ə)
by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 20, 2022
Meaning of monounsaturated in English:
monounsaturated
ADJECTIVE
Chemistry
(of an organic compound, especially a fat) saturated except for one multiple bond.
Pronunciation /ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd/
monounsaturated
ADJECTIVE
Chemistry
(of an organic compound, especially a fat) saturated except for one multiple bond.
Pronunciation /ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd/
‘Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats tend to decrease blood cholesterol levels when substituted for saturated fats.’
‘In refractory cases, monounsaturated fats may replace carbohydrates, but weight and lipid profile should be closely monitored.’
‘It is suggested that replacing saturated fats in the typical American diet with monounsaturated fats present in macadamia nuts has a favorable effect on lipoprotein levels.’
‘It contains less monounsaturated fat and more unhealthy artery-clogging saturated fat than olive oil, Weil says.’
Monounsaturated (ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd)
‘In refractory cases, monounsaturated fats may replace carbohydrates, but weight and lipid profile should be closely monitored.’
‘It is suggested that replacing saturated fats in the typical American diet with monounsaturated fats present in macadamia nuts has a favorable effect on lipoprotein levels.’
‘It contains less monounsaturated fat and more unhealthy artery-clogging saturated fat than olive oil, Weil says.’
Monounsaturated (ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd)
by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 20, 2022
Meaning of non-churchgoer in English:
non-churchgoer
NOUN
A person who does not attend church regularly or at all.
non-churchgoer
NOUN
A person who does not attend church regularly or at all.
‘Easter is a time of the year when many non-churchgoers will attend’
Non-Churchgoer (Nɒn-tʃɜ (r)tʃˈɡəʊə(r))
Non-Churchgoer (Nɒn-tʃɜ (r)tʃˈɡəʊə(r))
by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 20, 2022
Meaning of polyphiloprogenitive in English:
polyphiloprogenitive
ADJECTIVE
Very prolific or fecund.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), poet, critic, and publisher. From poly- + philoprogenitive.
Pronunciation /ˌpɒlɪfɪlə(ʊ)prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv/
polyphiloprogenitive
ADJECTIVE
Very prolific or fecund.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), poet, critic, and publisher. From poly- + philoprogenitive.
Pronunciation /ˌpɒlɪfɪlə(ʊ)prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv/
How to use Polyphiloprogenitive (ˌpɒlɪfɪlə(ʊ)prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv) in a sentence is still unknown.
Polyphiloprogenitive (ˌpɒlɪfɪlə(ʊ)prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv)
Polyphiloprogenitive (ˌpɒlɪfɪlə(ʊ)prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv)
by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 20, 2022