Vocabulary

gibbon

siamang (species of gibbon, Symphalangus syndactylus)

marzipan

(suddenly) quiet

to take (preventive) measures

to overlook; to ignore; to pass over

to let oneself be persuaded (by); to be influenced; to be enticed; to be tempted; to be lured

any horsehair worm of class Gordioidea; gordian worm (of class Gordioidea); hair worm (of class Gordioidea)

murder of one's lord or father

aschelminth (any invertebrate animal formerly classified as belonging to phylum Aschelminthes)

rotifer

rotifers; rotatoria

gastrotrichs (members of a phylum of tiny bristled wormlike animals)

nematodes

nematode

self-employed person

thorny-headed worm (any parasitic worm of phylum Acanthocephala)

fruitful; successful

nematomorph; horsehair worm; gordian worm; hair worm (any of the parasitic nematode-like worms of phylum Nematomorpha)

fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular

identical (of twins); monozygotic; unioval; uniovular

Nematoda

old world hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale)

New World hookworm (Necator americanus)

pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)

three-section staff

woodlark (Lullula arborea)

period of economic growth

children are a bond between husband and wife; children hold marriages together; children are the strongest bond

diluting in a measuring flask

to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels

speculator

illogical; inconsistent

you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!

C4 plant (any plant, such as corn, that uses C4 carbon fixation)

C3 plant (any plant, such as rice, that uses C3 carbon fixation)

CAM plant (plant that uses crassulacean acid metabolism)

foreign dog (esp. of Chinese origin)

itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)

precancerous state; premalignant state