Cleidoic
isolated from the environment, as certain eggs enclosed within a shell or membrane.
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- Cleidoic egg
noun the egg of birds and insects, which is enclosed in a protective shell limiting the exchange of water, gases, etc
- Cleidomancy
noun Word Origin
- Cleisthenes
active c515–c495 b.c, Athenian statesman. Historical Examples History Of Ancient Civilization Charles Seignobos Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) Charles Morris Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 Various Ancient Art and Ritual Jane Ellen Harrison Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 Various The History Of Herodotus Herodotus Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, […]
- Cleisto-
a combining form meaning “closed,” “capable of being closed,” used in the formation of compound words: cleistogamy; cleistothecium.
- Cleistocarp
cleistothecium.