Caeciliidae
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~ coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
caecum
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~ the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"
caelum
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~ a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus
caenogenesis
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~ introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)
Caenolestes
— Noun
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~ type genus of the family Caenolestidae
Caenolestidae
— Noun
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~ small marsupials of southern South America
Caesalpinia bonduc
— Noun
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~ tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
Caesalpinia
— Noun
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~ small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
Caesalpinia bonducella
— Noun
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~ tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
Caesalpiniaceae
— Noun
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~ spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
Caesalpinioideae
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~ alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
caesar
— Noun
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~ conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
Caesar
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~ United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922)
Caesar's agaric
— Noun
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~ widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric
caesarea
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~ an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine
caesarean
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~ the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
caesarian
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~ the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
Caesarism
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~ a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Caesaropapism
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~ the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters
caesium
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~ a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal