Arctiid
noun
any moth of the family arctiidae, which includes the footman, ermine, and tiger moths
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- Arctogaea
a biogeographical division comprising the holarctic and paleotropical regions. historical examples arctogaea as a whole may be characterised by both negative and positive characters. the cambridge natural history, vol x., mammalia frank evers beddard noun a zoogeographical area comprising the palaearctic, nearctic, oriental, and ethiopian regions compare neogaea, notogaea
- Arctogaean
a biogeographical division comprising the holarctic and paleotropical regions. adjective of or relating to arctogaea noun a zoogeographical area comprising the palaearctic, nearctic, oriental, and ethiopian regions compare neogaea, notogaea
- Arctophilist
noun see arctophile
- Arcturian
a first-magnitude star in the constellation boötes. historical examples it was a gentle dig at his arcturian homeland, which was smaller than most planets. youth isaac asimov for twenty-four hours on that arcturian planet, i would give my life. a voyage to arcturus david lindsay they are of a spectral type approximately solar; no orion, […]
- Arcuate
bent or curved like a bow. historical examples some specimens also have an arcuate black band over the forehead from one outer corner of the eye to the other. a hand-book to the primates, volume 1 (of 2) henry o. forbes these dichotomous processes are nothing more than branches developed from the arcuate, or mother […]