La Tartaruga's Latin words

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• AETIOLOGYnounLatin52 findersThe establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
• ANALOGICadjectiveLatin34 findersOf or pertaining to analogy.
• APIOLOGYnounLatin40 findersThe scientific study of bees and honey-making.
• AURICadjectiveLatin210 findersOf or pertaining to trivalent gold.
• BASTnounLatin67 findersInner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made.
• BRACHIUMnounLatin33 findersThe upper arm.
• BRANCHIALadjectiveLatin24 findersOf, pertaining to, or resembling gills; of or pertaining to the embryonic branchial arches and clefts from which the gills arise.
• BUCCINAnounLatin7 findersA curved brass instrument used by the Ancient Roman army.
• BUTYRICadjectiveLatin193 findersOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
• CANDIDAnounLatin81 findersA yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans
• CAUDALadjectiveLatin245 findersPertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
• CIRRInounLatin34 findersplural of cirrus.
• CONGEEnounLatin180 findersLeave, formal permission for some action, : Formal permission to leave; a passport.
• COPULAnounLatin39 findersA word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predi
• CUPULAnounLatin16 findersA cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.
• ELISIONnounLatin112 findersThe deliberate omission of something.
• EXIGUOUSadjectiveLatin51 findersScanty; meager.
• FATUOUSadjectiveLatin668 findersObnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
• FIDUCIALadjectiveLatin89 findersAccepted as a fixed basis of reference.
• FLOCCULUSnounLatin6 findersA small fluffy tuft.
• FLUORINEnounLatin111 findersThe chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9. It is the lightest of the halogens, a pale yellow-green, highly reactive gas that attacks all metals.
• FOVEALadjectiveLatin228 findersOf or pertaining to the fovea.
• FUNGIBLEadjectiveLatin369 findersAble to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.
• FUSTIANnounLatin202 findersOriginally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, whic
• GELIDadjectiveLatin449 findersVery cold; icy or frosty; frigid.
• GEMINALadjectiveLatin15 findersDescribing identical atoms or groups attached to the same atom in a molecule
• GLADIUSnounLatin124 findersA Roman sword roughly two feet long.
• GLEBEnounLatin60 findersTurf; soil; ground; sod.
• GLOBUSnounLatin132 findersA spherical or nearly spherical structure. A lump in the throat; the sensation of having such a lump present.
• GRAVIDadjectiveLatin684 findersPregnant.
• GRAVIDAnounLatin63 findersA pregnant woman.
• GYMNASIAnounLatin37 findersplural of gymnasium
• HILUMnounLatin26 findersThe eye of a bean or other seed, or the center of that eye; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
• ICTUSnounLatin38 findersThe pulse.
• IRIDICadjectiveLatin18 findersContaining tetravalent iridium.
• KEPInounLatin56 findersA cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.
• LAURICadjectiveLatin11 findersPertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis)
• LEGIONARYnounLatin25 findersA soldier belonging to a legion; a professional soldier of the ancient Roman army.
• MALICadjectiveLatin107 findersPertaining to apples.
• MENSURALadjectiveLatin11 findersOf or pertaining to measure or measurement.
• MODULUSnounLatin15 findersThe base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
• MORIBUNDadjectiveLatin478 findersApproaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
• OBLATEnounLatin198 findersA person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community.
• OCULUSnounLatin200 findersA window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). The central boss of a volute. An opening at the apex of a dome.
• PATULOUSadjectiveLatin12 findersOpen; spread; exposed
• PONTICnounLatin47 findersA false tooth that forms part of a dental bridge.
• PREAMBLEnounLatin116 findersA short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.
• PYXISnounLatin50 findersA small box.
• REGNALadjectiveLatin67 findersOf or pertaining to the reign of a monarch (or pope).
• SAPORnounLatin21 findersA type of taste (sweetness, sourness etc.); loosely, taste, flavor.
• SIDERALadjectiveLatin50 findersDated form of sidereal.
• SIDEREALadjectiveLatin252 findersOf or relating to the stars.
• SILVATICadjectiveLatin3 findersAlternative form of sylvatic.
• SINUOUSadjectiveLatin4 findersHaving curves in alternate directions; meandering.
• SOPORIFICnounLatin421 findersSomething inducing sleep, especially a drug.
• STRIGILnounLatin50 findersA grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.
• SUFFECTnounLatin1 finderAn additional Roman consul elected during the official year, especially in order to replace a retiring one
• SYLVATICadjectiveLatin19 findersOf or pertaining to woods or woodland organisms; sylvan
• SYNODALnounLatin49 findersA monetary tribute formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest.
• SYNOVIAnounLatin32 findersplural of synovium
• SYNOVIALadjectiveLatin130 findersRelating to or denoting a type of joint which is surrounded by a thick flexible membrane forming a sac into which is secreted a viscous fluid that lubricates the joint. Of, relatin
• TAURICadjectiveLatin37 findersRelating to bulls.
• TORInounLatin39 findersplural of torus
• TRIFIDadjectiveLatin24 findersDivided into three lobes.
• TRIGONALadjectiveLatin76 findersHaving three angles and three sides, triangular.
• UNCUSnounLatin10 findersA hook or claw.
• UNGUALadjectiveLatin65 findersPertaining to or resembling a creature's nail, claw or hoof; unguinal.
• UNGULATEadjectiveLatin446 findersHaving hooves.
• UXORIALadjectiveLatin286 findersOf or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.
• UXORICIDEnounLatin100 findersOne who murders one's wife.
• UXORIOUSadjectiveLatin535 findersVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
• VESTIGIALadjectiveLatin616 findersOf or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
• VIMINALadjectiveLatin7 findersOf, pertaining to, consisting of, or producing twigs.
• VINICULTUREnounLatin18 findersSynonym of viticulture, the cultivation of grape vines for producing wine.
• WYVERNnounLatin807 findersA draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.

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