English words starting with rhyn

Meanings of Rhynchocephalian:

adjective

Of or relating to the diapsid reptile order rhynchocephalia (infraclass lepidosauromorpha), which comprises such superficially lizard-like forms as the modern tuataras (genus sphenodon) and various mesozoic fossil forms, known collectively as beak-heads.

noun

A rhynchocephalian reptile; a beak-head.

Meanings of Rhynchocoelan:

noun

A worm of the phylum rhynchocoela (now usually called nemertea), characterized by an eversible proboscis; a nemertean worm.

adjective

Of or relating to the phylum rhynchocoela; = rhynchocoel .

Meanings of Rhynchocoele:

noun

A worm of the phylum rhynchocoela (now usually called nemertea); a nemertean worm.

Meanings of Rhynchocoelic:

adjective

Of or relating to the rhynchocoel of a nemertean worm.

Meanings of Rhyncholite:

noun

A fossilized jaw (beak) of a cephalopod mollusc.

Meanings of Rhynchophorous:

adjective

Of or relating to the former group rhynchophora (now the superfamily curculionoidea) of beetles having the head prolonged into a beak or snout, comprising the weevils and related forms.

Meanings of Rhynconellid:

noun

Any of various articulate brachiopods constituting the family rhynchonellidae or (later) the order rhynchonellida, having strongly ridged, wedge-shaped shells that come to a point at the hinge.

adjective

Of or relating to the family rhynchonellidae or (later) the order rhynchonellida.