Wednesday, August 31, 2022

fissiparous

 

fissiparous (comparative more fissiparous, superlative most fissiparous)

  1. Factious, tending to break into pieces
  2. Causing division or fragmenting something (often appearing in the collocation "fissiparous tendencies").
  3. (biology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Monday, August 29, 2022

Ecophagy

 Ecophagy is a term coined by Robert Freitas that means the literal consumption of an ecosystem. It derives from the Greek "οἶκος" (oikos), which refers to a "house" or "household", and the Greek "φαγεῖν" (phagein), "to eat".

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Milkshake Duck

 In Internet culture, a Milkshake Duck is a person who gains popularity on social media for some positive or charming trait but is later revealed to have a distasteful history or to engage in offensive behavior.

Monday, August 1, 2022

scorpioid

 

scorpioid (comparative more scorpioid, superlative most scorpioid)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or appearing like a scorpion.
  2. (botany) Resembling a scorpion's tail, as in a scorpioid cyme; circinate.


 

talk nineteen to the dozen

  to speak rapidly and without stopping