unguiculate unguiculate /ʌnˈɡwɪkjʊlət/

adjective

1. Having or resembling claws or nails  ( unguiculate , unguiculated )
   having or resembling claws or nails
    Unguiculate animals
   unguiculate animals
    An unguiculate flower petal
   an unguiculate flower petal
   

noun

1. A mammal having nails or claws  ( unguiculate , unguiculate mammal )
   a mammal having nails or claws
   
   

 minor minor /ˈmaɪnɝ/

adjective

1. () Of lesser importance, stature or rank  ( minor )
   of lesser importance, stature or rank
    A minor poet
   a minor poet
    Had a minor part in the play
   had a minor part in the play
    A minor official
   a minor official
    Many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen
   many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen
    Minor back roads
   minor back roads
   
2. () Lesser in scope or effect  ( minor )
   lesser in scope or effect
    Had minor differences
   had minor differences
    A minor disturbance
   a minor disturbance
   
3. () Inferior in number, size or amount  ( minor )
   inferior in number, size or amount
    A minor share of the profits
   a minor share of the profits
    Ursa Minor
   Ursa Minor
   
4. () (law) not of legal age  ( nonaged , underage , minor )
   (law) not of legal age
    Minor children
   minor children
   
5. () (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees  ( minor )
   (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
    The minor keys
   the minor keys
    In B flat minor
   in B flat minor
   
6. Relatively moderate, limited, or small  ( minor , modest , pocket-size , pocket-sized , small , small-scale )
   relatively moderate, limited, or small
    A small business
   a small business
    A newspaper with a modest circulation
   a newspaper with a modest circulation
    Small-scale plans
   small-scale plans
    A pocket-size country
   a pocket-size country
   
7. Of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization  ( minor )
   of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
   
8. Of lesser seriousness or danger  ( minor )
   of lesser seriousness or danger
    Suffered only minor injuries
   suffered only minor injuries
    Some minor flooding
   some minor flooding
    A minor tropical disturbance
   a minor tropical disturbance
   
9. (theology) warranting only temporal punishment  ( minor , venial )
   (theology) warranting only temporal punishment
    Venial sin
   venial sin
   
10. [British] Of the younger of two boys with the same family name  ( minor [British] )
    of the younger of two boys with the same family name
     Jones minor
    Jones minor
    

noun

1. () A young person of either sex  ( fry [Archaic] , nestling [Informal] , nipper [Informal] , minor , shaver [Informal] , small fry [Informal] , tiddler [Informal, British] , tike [Informal] , tyke , child , kid [Informal] , youngster )
   a young person of either sex
    She writes books for children
   she writes books for children
    They're just kids
   they're just kids
    Tiddler' is a British term for youngster
   tiddler' is a British term for youngster
   
   

verb

1. Have as one's secondary field of study  ( minor )
   have as one's secondary field of study
    In collee she minored in mathematics
   in collee she minored in mathematics
   

 red-breasted merganser red-breasted merganser /ˌrɛdˈbrɛstɪd mɜrˈgænsər/

noun

1. Widely distributed merganser of America and Europe  ( Mergus serrator , red-breasted merganser )
   widely distributed merganser of America and Europe
   
   

 genus Scleroderma genus Scleroderma /ˈdʒɪnəs sklerəˈdɜːmə/

noun

1. Genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles  ( genus Scleroderma , Scleroderma )
   genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles