exmoor
— Noun
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~ horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton
Exmoor
— Noun
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~ stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose
exobiology
— Noun
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~ the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
exocarp
— Noun
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~ outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
exocet
— Noun
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~ a guided missile developed by the French government for use against ships
Exocoetidae
— Noun
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~ flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks
exocrine
— Noun
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~ a gland that secretes externally through a duct
exode
— Noun
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~ a farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater
exoderm
— Noun
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~ the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
exodontia
— Noun
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~ the branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth
exodontics
— Noun
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~ the branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth
exodontist
— Noun
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~ a dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth
exodus
— Noun
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~ a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
Exodus
— Noun
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~ the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
exogamy
— Noun
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~ marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
exogen
— Noun
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~ flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
exogenous depression
— Noun
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~ an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief)
exomphalos
— Noun
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~ an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord
exon
— Noun
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~ sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"