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The noun archaeopteryx has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)

• 1. archaeopteryx, archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica -- (extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds)

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• bird -- (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

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• bird -- (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
• dickeybird, dickey-bird, dickybird, dicky-bird -- (small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds)
• cock -- (adult male bird)
• hen -- (adult female bird)
• nester -- (a bird that has built (or is building) a nest)
• night bird -- (any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc)
• bird of passage -- (any bird that migrates seasonally)
• protoavis -- (most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird-like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs)
• archaeopteryx, archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica -- (extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds)
• Sinornis -- (sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds)
• Ibero-mesornis -- (sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds)
• archaeornis -- (extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing)
• ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird -- (flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds)
• carinate, carinate bird, flying bird -- (birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles)
• passerine, passeriform bird -- (perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless)
• nonpasserine bird -- (chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes)
• bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird -- (any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals)
• gallinaceous bird, gallinacean -- (heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds)
• parrot -- (usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)
• cuculiform bird -- (birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos))
• coraciiform bird -- (chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes)
• apodiform bird -- (nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight)
• caprimulgiform bird -- (long-winged nonpasserine birds)
• piciform bird -- (any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood)
• trogon -- (forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails)
• aquatic bird -- (wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water)
• twitterer -- (a bird that twitters)

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• bird -- (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
  HAS PART: beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker -- (horny projecting mouth of a bird)
  HAS PART: furcula -- (a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds)
  HAS PART: feather, plume, plumage -- (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)
  HAS PART: vane, web -- (the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft)
  HAS PART: barb -- (one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather)
  HAS PART: quill, calamus, shaft -- (the hollow spine of a feather)
  HAS PART: wing -- (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))
  HAS PART: bastard wing, alula, spurious wing -- (tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing)
  HAS PART: flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather -- (any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird)
  HAS PART: pennon, pinion -- (wing of a bird)
  HAS PART: bird's foot -- (the foot of a bird)
  HAS PART: talon -- (a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey)
  HAS PART: uropygium -- (posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow)
  HAS PART: hindquarters, croup, croupe, rump -- (the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks)
  HAS PART: air sac -- (any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds)
  HAS PART: uropygial gland, preen gland -- (oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds)
  HAS PART: syrinx -- (the vocal organ of a bird)
  HAS PART: bird, fowl -- (the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food)
  HAS PART: wishbone, wishing bone -- (the furcula of a domestic fowl)
  HAS PART: drumstick -- (the lower joint of the leg of a fowl)
  HAS PART: dark meat -- (the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food)
  HAS PART: second joint, thigh -- (the upper joint of the leg of a fowl)
  HAS PART: dark meat -- (the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food)
  HAS PART: wing -- (the wing of a fowl; ``he preferred the drumsticks to the wings'' )
  HAS PART: giblet, giblets -- (edible viscera of a fowl)
  HAS PART: oyster -- (a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl)
  HAS PART: parson's nose, pope's nose -- (the tail of a dressed fowl)
  HAS PART: dark meat -- (the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food)
• vertebrate, craniate -- (animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium)
  HAS PART: belly -- (the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish)
  HAS PART: tail -- (the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body)
  HAS PART: dock -- (the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair)
  HAS PART: caudal appendage -- (tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus)
  HAS PART: rib, costa -- (any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates))
  HAS PART: costal cartilage -- (the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration)
  HAS PART: thorax, chest, pectus -- (the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)
  HAS PART: sternum, breastbone -- (the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs)
  HAS PART: gladiolus, corpus sternum -- (the large central part of the breastbone)
  HAS PART: manubrium -- (the upper part of the breastbone)
  HAS PART: xiphoid process -- (smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib)
  HAS PART: thoracic aorta -- (a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries)
  HAS PART: thoracic vein, vena thoracica -- (veins that drain the thoracic walls)
  HAS PART: gallbladder, gall bladder -- (a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion)
  HAS PART: area of cardiac dullness -- (a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs)
  HAS PART: pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs -- (either of two large muscles of the chest)
  HAS PART: chest cavity, thoracic cavity -- (the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart)
  HAS PART: mediastinum -- (the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus)
  HAS PART: breast, chest -- (the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; ``he beat his breast in anger'' )
  HAS PART: rib cage -- (the bony enclosing wall of the chest)
  HAS PART: vertebrate foot, pedal extremity -- (the extremity of the limb in vertebrates)
  HAS PART: metatarsus -- (the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds)
  HAS PART: metatarsal -- (any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes)
  HAS PART: tarsus -- (the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively)
  HAS PART: cuboid bone -- (the cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsus)
  HAS PART: tarsal, tarsal bone -- (any bone of the tarsus)
  HAS PART: digit, dactyl -- (a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates)
  HAS PART: phalanx -- (any of the bones of the fingers or toes)
  HAS PART: nail -- (horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits)
  HAS PART: half-moon, lunula, lunule -- (the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail)
  HAS PART: matrix -- (the formative tissue at the base of a nail)
• chordate -- (any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column)
• animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  HAS SUBSTANCE: animal tissue -- (the tissue in the bodies of animals)
  HAS PART: head, caput -- (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; ``he stuck his head out the window'' )
  HAS PART: muzzle -- (forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose)
  HAS PART: snout, neb -- (a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose)
  HAS PART: ear -- (the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium)
  HAS PART: vestibule of the ear -- (the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the ear)
  HAS PART: eardrum, tympanum, tympanic membrane, myringa -- (the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound)
  HAS PART: umbo -- (a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum)
  HAS PART: organ of hearing -- (the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound)
  HAS PART: fenestra -- (a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear))
  HAS PART: auricular artery, arteria auricularis -- (artery that supplies blood to the ear)
  HAS PART: basilar artery, arteria basilaris -- (an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear)
  HAS PART: brain, encephalon -- (that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord)
  HAS PART: circle of Willis -- (a ring of arteries at the base of the brain)
  HAS PART: communicating artery, arteria communicans -- (any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis)
  HAS PART: brain cell -- (a nerve cell in the brain)
  HAS PART: neencephalon, neoencephalon -- (the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts)
  HAS PART: forebrain, prosencephalon -- (the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube)
  HAS PART: peduncle, cerebral peduncle -- (a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain)
  HAS PART: corpus callosum -- (a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres)
  HAS PART: telencephalon -- (the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus)
  HAS PART: cerebrum -- (anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans)
  HAS PART: fissure of Rolando, Rolando's fissure, central sulcus, sulcus centralis -- (a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes)
  HAS PART: fissure of Sylvius, Sylvian fissure, lateral cerebral sulcus, sulcus lateralis cerebri -- (the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres)
  HAS PART: hemisphere, cerebral hemisphere -- (either half of the cerebrum)
  HAS PART: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex -- (the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum)
  HAS PART: Golgi's cell, Golgi cell -- (a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter)
  HAS PART: cortical area, cortical region -- (any of various regions of the cerebral cortex)
  HAS PART: frontal lobe, frontal cortex -- (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead)
  HAS PART: frontal gyrus -- (any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum)
  HAS PART: precentral gyrus -- (the convolution of the frontal lobe that is bounded in back by the central sulcus and that contains the motor area)
  HAS PART: prefrontal lobe, prefrontal cortex -- (the anterior part of the frontal lobe)
  HAS PART: parietal lobe, parietal cortex -- (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head)
  HAS PART: parietal gyrus -- (any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum)
  HAS PART: postcentral gyrus -- (the convolution of parietal lobe that is bounded in front by the central sulcus)
  HAS PART: occipital lobe, occipital cortex -- (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head)
  HAS PART: calcarine sulcus, calcarine fissure -- (a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum)
  HAS PART: occipital gyrus -- (any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum)
  HAS PART: striate cortex, striate area, first visual area, area 17 of Brodmann, Brodmann's area 17 -- (the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision)
  HAS PART: temporal lobe, temporal ccortex -- (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head)
  HAS PART: temporal gyrus -- (any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum)
  HAS PART: amygdala, amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum -- (an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior)
  HAS PART: gyrus, convolution -- (a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain)
  HAS PART: diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon -- (the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon)
  HAS PART: mamillary body, mammillary body, corpus mamillare -- (one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix)
  HAS PART: infundibulum -- (any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk))
  HAS PART: third eye, pineal eye -- (a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles)
  HAS PART: optic nerve, nervus opticus, second cranial nerve, optic tract -- (the cranial nerve that serves the retina)
  HAS PART: pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis -- (the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain)
  HAS PART: hypophyseal stalk -- (the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus)
  HAS PART: anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis -- (the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)
  HAS PART: pars distilis, pars anterior -- (the anterior part of the anterior pituitary)
  HAS PART: posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa -- (the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)
  HAS PART: pars intermedia -- (a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary)
  HAS PART: basal ganglion -- (any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement)
  HAS PART: thalamus -- (large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon)
  HAS PART: geniculate body -- (one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex)
  HAS PART: subthalamus -- (the ventral part of the thalamus)
  HAS PART: subthalamic nucleus -- (an oval mass of grey matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamus; associated with the striate body)
  HAS PART: hypothalamus -- (a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system)
  HAS PART: midbrain, mesencephalon -- (the middle portion of the brain)
  HAS PART: substantia nigra, nucleus niger, locus niger -- (a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease)
  HAS PART: superior colliculus -- (an essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortex)
  HAS PART: inferior colliculus -- (an essential auditory center in the midbrain)
  HAS PART: hindbrain, rhombencephalon -- (the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem)
  HAS PART: cerebellum -- (a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans)
  HAS PART: cerebellar artery, arteria cerebelli -- (an artery that supplies the cerebellum)
  HAS PART: cerebellar hemisphere -- (either of two lateral lobes of the cerebellum)
  HAS PART: dentate nucleus -- (a large laminar nucleus of grey matter within the white matter of each cerebral hemisphere)
  HAS PART: vermis, vermis cerebelli -- (the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres)
  HAS PART: paleocerebellum -- (the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals)
  HAS PART: myelencephalon -- (the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults)
  HAS PART: brainstem, brain-stem, brain stem -- (the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus)
  HAS PART: medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb -- (lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); ``the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning'' )
  HAS PART: respiratory center -- (the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles)
  HAS PART: pons, pons Varolii -- (a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain)
  HAS PART: respiratory center -- (the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles)
  HAS PART: reticular formation, RF -- (a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone)
  HAS PART: reticular activating system, RAS -- (the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function)
  HAS PART: ventricle -- (one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid)
  HAS PART: spinal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid -- (clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord)
  HAS PART: skull -- (the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates)
  HAS PART: craniometric point -- (a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken)
  HAS PART: cheekbone, zygomatic bone, zygomatic, malar, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum -- (the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek)
  HAS PART: jugale, jugal point -- (the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone)
  HAS PART: zygoma, zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticus -- (the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone)
  HAS PART: zygomatic process -- (a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch)
  HAS PART: sphenoid bone, sphenoid, os sphenoidale -- (butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull)
  HAS PART: crotaphion -- (the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone)
  HAS PART: pterygoid process -- (two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone)
  HAS PART: eye socket, orbit, cranial orbit, orbital cavity -- (the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball)
  HAS PART: lacrimal bone -- (small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts)
  HAS PART: endocranium -- (membrane lining the inside of the skull)
  HAS PART: cranium, braincase, brainpan -- (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)
  HAS PART: asterion -- (the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture)
  HAS PART: stephanion -- (the craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus)
  HAS PART: ethmoid, ethmoid bone -- (one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity)
  HAS PART: temporal bone, os temporale -- (a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear)
  HAS PART: glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa -- (a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible)
  HAS PART: tympanic bone -- (the bone enclosing the middle ear)
  HAS PART: mastoid, mastoid process, mastoid bone, mastoidal -- (process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull)
  HAS PART: mastoidale -- (the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process)
  HAS PART: styloid process -- (extends from the base of the temporal bone)
  HAS PART: calvaria, skullcap -- (the dome of the skull)
  HAS PART: frontal bone, os frontale, forehead -- (the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits)
  HAS PART: glabella, mesophyron -- (a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges)
  HAS PART: metopion -- (the craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull)
  HAS PART: ophryon -- (the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits)
  HAS PART: frontal eminence -- (either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit)
  HAS PART: parietal bone -- (either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium)
  HAS PART: entomion -- (the craniometric point at the tip of the angular part of the parietal bone that articulates with the temporal bone)
  HAS PART: sphenion -- (the anterior tip of the parietal bone)
  HAS PART: occipital bone -- (a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull)
  HAS PART: inion -- (the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance))
  HAS PART: occipital protuberance -- (prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone)
  HAS PART: coronal suture, sutura coronalis -- (the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull)
  HAS PART: frontal suture, sutura frontalis -- (the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6))
  HAS PART: lamboid suture, sutura lamboidea -- (the suture between the occipital and parietal bones)
  HAS PART: occipitomastoid suture -- (the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture)
  HAS PART: parietomastoid suture -- (the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones)
  HAS PART: sagittal suture, interparietal suture, sutura sagittalis -- (the suture uniting the two parietal bones)
  HAS PART: fontanelle, fontanel, soft spot -- (any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus)
  HAS PART: foramen magnum -- (the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes)
  HAS PART: jaw -- (the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth)
  HAS PART: alveolar arch -- (the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set)
  HAS PART: alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process -- (a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth)
  HAS PART: tooth socket, alveolus -- (a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth)
  HAS PART: alveolar artery, arteria alveolaris -- (a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process)
  HAS PART: vomer -- (thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum)
  HAS PART: face, human face -- (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; ``he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news'' )
  HAS PART: beard, face fungus, whiskers -- (the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face)
  HAS PART: mustache, moustache -- (an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip; ``he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache'' )
  HAS PART: mouth -- (the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; ``she wiped lipstick from her mouth'' )
  HAS PART: mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris -- (the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; ``he stuffed his mouth with candy'' )
  HAS PART: dentition, teeth -- (the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal)
  HAS PART: tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper -- (a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity)
  HAS PART: tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ -- (an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue)
  HAS PART: neuroepithelium -- (epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings)
  HAS PART: taste cell, gustatory cell -- (an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve)
  HAS PART: buccal cavity -- (the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks)
  HAS PART: gingiva, gum -- (the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth)
  HAS PART: palate, roof of the mouth -- (the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities)
  HAS PART: tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ -- (an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue)
  HAS PART: neuroepithelium -- (epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings)
  HAS PART: taste cell, gustatory cell -- (an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve)
  HAS PART: soft palate, velum -- (a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking)
  HAS PART: uvula -- (a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate)
  HAS PART: hard palate -- (the bony part of the roof of the mouth)
  HAS PART: salivary gland -- (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)
  HAS PART: saliva, spit, spittle -- (a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches)
  HAS PART: lip -- (either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking)
  HAS PART: labial artery, arteria labialis -- (an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth)
  HAS PART: labial vein, vena labialis -- (a vein draining the lips of the mouth)
  HAS PART: lingual artery, arteria lingualis -- (an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue)
  HAS PART: lingual vein, vena lingualis -- (a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein)
  HAS PART: eye, oculus, optic -- (the organ of sight)
  HAS PART: choroid, choroid coat -- (a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye)
  HAS PART: ciliary body -- (the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris; ``the ciliary body produces aqueous humor'' )
  HAS PART: eyelid, lid, palpebra -- (either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; ``his lids would stay open no longer'' )
  HAS PART: eyelash, lash, cilium -- (any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids)
  HAS PART: conjunctiva -- (a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid)
  HAS PART: canthus -- (either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet)
  HAS PART: epicanthus, epicanthic fold -- (a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome)
  HAS PART: nictitating membrane, third eyelid -- (a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals)
  HAS PART: conjunctiva -- (a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid)
  HAS PART: eyeball, orb -- (the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye)
  HAS PART: ocular muscle, eye muscle -- (one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball)
  HAS PART: cornea -- (the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera)
  HAS PART: uvea -- (the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid)
  HAS PART: uveoscleral pathway -- (a tubule that drains excess aqueous humor)
  HAS PART: iris -- (muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye)
  HAS PART: pupil -- (the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot)
  HAS PART: lens, crystalline lens, lens of the eye -- (biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina)
  HAS PART: lens cortex, cortex -- (the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus)
  HAS PART: lens capsule -- (a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens of the eye)
  HAS PART: central artery of the retina, arteria centralis retinae -- (a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve)
  HAS PART: ciliary artery, arteria ciliaris -- (one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye)
  HAS PART: lacrimal artery, arteria lacrimalis -- (an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead)
  HAS PART: lacrimal vein, vena lacrimalis -- (drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein)
  HAS PART: lacrimal apparatus -- (the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye)
  HAS PART: lacrimal gland, lachrymal gland, tear gland -- (any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears)
  HAS PART: lacrimal duct, lachrymal duct, tear duct -- (any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands)
  HAS PART: lacrimal sac, tear sac, dacryocyst -- (either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands)
  HAS PART: retina -- (the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve)
  HAS PART: neuroepithelium -- (epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings)
  HAS PART: fovea, fovea centralis -- (area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute)
  HAS PART: parafovea -- (area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea)
  HAS PART: macula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot -- (a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision)
  HAS PART: visual cell -- (one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light)
  HAS PART: blind spot, optic disc, optic disk -- (the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light)
  HAS PART: cone, cone cell, retinal cone -- (a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color)
  HAS PART: iodopsin -- (a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision)
  HAS PART: rod, rod cell, retinal rod -- (a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light)
  HAS PART: visual purple, rhodopsin, retinal purple -- (a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light)
  HAS PART: sclera, sclerotic coat -- (the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball)
  HAS PART: pupillary sphincter, musculus sphincter pupillae -- (a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris)
  HAS PART: aperture -- (a natural opening in something)
  HAS PART: eyebrow, brow, supercilium -- (the arch of hair above each eye)
  HAS PART: venae palpebrales -- (veins of the eyelids)
  HAS PART: facial vein, vena facialis -- (any of several veins draining the face)
  HAS PART: facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve -- (cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles)
  HAS PART: nose, olfactory organ -- (the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; ``he has a cold in the nose'' )
  HAS PART: turbinate bone, turbinate, turbinal -- (any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates)
  HAS PART: ethmoidal artery, arteria ethmoidalis -- (a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule)
  HAS PART: nasal cavity -- (either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx)
  HAS PART: neuroepithelium -- (epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings)
  HAS PART: internasal suture, sutura internasalis -- (the suture between the two nasal bones)
  HAS PART: bridge -- (the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; ``her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose'' )
  HAS PART: nasal, nasal bone, os nasale -- (an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose)
  HAS PART: rhinion -- (the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones)
  HAS PART: nostril, anterior naris -- (either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose)
  HAS PART: chin, mentum -- (the protruding part of the lower jaw)
  HAS PART: goatee -- (a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard)
  HAS PART: feature, lineament -- (the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; ``an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular'' )
  HAS PART: facial muscle -- (any of the skeletal muscles of the face)
  HAS PART: brow, forehead -- (the part of the face above the eyes)
  HAS PART: trichion, crinion -- (point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead)
  HAS PART: cheek -- (either side of the face below the eyes)
  HAS PART: cheek muscle, buccinator muscle, musculus buccinator -- (a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth)
  HAS PART: buccal artery, arteria buccalis -- (a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek)
  HAS PART: jowl -- (a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging))
  HAS PART: jaw -- (the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth)
  HAS PART: temple -- (the flat area on either side of the forehead; ``the veins in his temple throbbed'' )
  HAS PART: face -- (the part of an animal corresponding to the human face)
• organism, being -- (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
  HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue -- (part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function)
  HAS PART: cell -- ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)
  HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane -- (a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell; ``all cells have a cell membrane'' )
  HAS PART: energid, protoplast -- (a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts)
  HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol -- (the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism)
  HAS PART: cytoskeleton -- (a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence)
  HAS PART: microsome -- (a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA)
  HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome -- (a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions))
  HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon -- (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)
  HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole -- (a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis)
  HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule -- (the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes)
  HAS PART: achromatin -- (the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes)
  HAS PART: linin -- (an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended)
  HAS PART: chromosome -- (a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; ``humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes'' )
  HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser -- (the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division)
  HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule -- (the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes)
  HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor -- ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; ``genes were formerly called factors'' )
  HAS PART: chromatid -- (one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis)
  HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore -- (a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; ``the centromere is difficult to sequence'' )
  HAS PART: telomere -- (either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; ``telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together'' )
  HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ -- (a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; ``the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus'' )
  HAS PART: vacuole -- (a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell)
  HAS PART: body part -- (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
  HAS PART: corpus -- (the main part of an organ or other bodily structure)
• living thing, animate thing -- (a living (or once living) entity)
• whole, unit -- (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; ``how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit'' )
  HAS PART: part, portion -- (something less than the whole of a human artifact; ``the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together'' )
  HAS PART: section, segment -- (one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; ``a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road'' )

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