- ac|i|pen|ser|id
- ac|i|pen|ser|id «AS uh PEHN suhr ihd», adjective, noun.–adj.= acipenseroid. (Cf. ↑acipenseroid)–n.an acipenseroid fish, such as the sturgeon.
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ac|i|pen|ser|oid — «AS uh PEHN suh royd», adjective. of or having to do with a group of fishes that includes the sturgeons and related forms. ╂[< Latin acipenser a fish, believed to be the sturgeon + English oid] … Useful english dictionary
pen — pen·al·ty; pen·ance; pen·cil; pen·dant; pen·dent; pen·den·tive; pen·du·line; pen·e·trant; pen·i·tent; pen·i·ten·tial; pen·i·ten·tia·ry; pen·man; pen·nat·u·lar·i·an; pen·ner; pen·sion; pen·sion·ary; pen·ste·mon; pen·ta·gon; pen·tam·e·ter;… … English syllables
ser — ac·i·pen·ser; ac·i·pen·ser·es; ac·i·pen·ser·oid; an·ser; an·ser·es; an·ser·i·form; an·ser·i·for·mes; an·ser·ous; as·ser·tion; as·ser·tion·al; as·ser·tive; as·ser·tive·ly; as·ser·tive·ness; as·ser·tor; as·ser·to·ri·al; as·ser·to·ric; as·ser·to·ry; … English syllables
ser´pen|tine|ly — ser|pen|tine «adjective, verb. SUR puhn teen, tyn; noun. SUR puhn teen», adjective, noun, verb, tined, tin|ing. –adj. 1. of or like a serpent. 2. twisting; winding: »the serpentine course of a creek … Useful english dictionary
ser|pen|tine — «adjective, verb. SUR puhn teen, tyn; noun. SUR puhn teen», adjective, noun, verb, tined, tin|ing. –adj. 1. of or like a serpent. 2. twisting; winding: »the serpentine course of a creek … Useful english dictionary
ser|pen|tar|i|a — «SUR puhn TAYR ee uh», noun, 1. the root of the Virginia snakeroot. 2. the plant itself. ╂[< Late Latin serpentāria < Latin serpēns; see etym. under serpent (Cf. ↑serpent)] … Useful english dictionary
ser|pen|tar|i|um — «SUR puhn TAIR ee uhm», noun. plural i|ums, i|a « ee uh». a place where serpents are kept for safety or for exhibition. ╂[New Latin serpentarium < Latin serpēns, entis serpent] … Useful english dictionary
ser|pen|ti|form — «suhr PEHN tuh frm», adjective. having the form of a serpent; serpentlike … Useful english dictionary
ser|pen|tined — «SUR puhn teend, tynd», adjective. 1. having serpents; infested with snakes: »... the disappearance of two other woodsmen in the alligatored and serpentined gloom (Newsweek). 2. Figurative. twisted or winding like a snake: »serpentined mountain… … Useful english dictionary
ser|pen|tin|ite — «SUR puhn TEE nyt», noun. a rock made up chiefly of the mineral serpentine … Useful english dictionary
