adelgid | (noun) any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers | - |
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caprimulgid | (noun) mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects | Synonyms: goatsucker, nightjar |
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carangid | (noun) a percoid fish of the family Carangidae | Synonyms: carangid fish |
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energid | (noun) a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts | Synonyms: protoplast |
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pongid | (noun) any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae | Synonyms: great ape |
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sphingid | (noun) any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed | Synonyms: hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphinx moth |
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