English Words: E
18,836 words · Page 29 of 377
The stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in accommodation to growth or wear-and-tear.
Any of a group of protostomes of the superphylum Ecdysozoa, known for shedding their exoskeleton.
Any of a group of hormones responsible for moulting in insects and other functions in other invertebrates and plants.
The process of the successful establishment of a plant or animal species in a habitat that was barren previously or was left barren due to some catastrophe.
A unit of sound produced by insects that can be broken down into multiple physically more basic sound units (syllables).
Any member of the speciose genus Echeveria of succulents, many species of which are popular as garden plants.
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
An enzyme, found in the venom of some vipers, that acts as a fibrinogen-clotting agent (a thrombin-like enzyme).
Forming compound terms denoting something prickly or, specifically, indicating the sea urchin.
A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm.
A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, thought to be the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.
A red blood cell with abnormal appearance characterized by many small, evenly spaced thorny projections.
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The English alphabetical index for the letter E contains 18,836 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 377 pages, and you are currently viewing page 29. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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