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Dinosauria
- - An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike characters in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind limbs. Some walked on their three-toed hind feet, thus producing the large Illust. of Compsognathus, also Illustration of Dinosaur in Appendix.
Diphtheria
- noun - acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing
Dipladenia
- noun - genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap
Dipneumona
- - A group of spiders having only two lunglike organs.
Dipsomania
- noun - an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
Dipteronia
- noun - small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China
Discophora
- - A division of acalephs or jellyfishes, including most of the large disklike species.
Docoglossa
- - An order of gastropods, including the true limpets, and having the teeth on the odontophore or lingual ribbon.
Drosophila
- noun - small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance