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 amphioxus amphioxus /æmˈfaɪɒksəs/

noun

  1. Small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates  ( amphioxus , lancelet )
    small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates


 superhet superhet /ˈsuːpərˌhɛt/

noun

  1. A radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified  ( heterodyne receiver , superhet , superheterodyne receiver )
    a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified


 Datura stramonium Datura stramonium /dəˈtʊərə strəˈmoʊniəm/

noun

  1. Intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits  ( apple of Peru , common thorn apple , Datura stramonium , Jamestown weed , jimson weed [ N. American] , jimsonweed [ N. American] )
    intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits


 Mordecai Richler Mordecai Richler /ˈmɔːrdekaɪ ˈrɪʧlər/

noun

  1. Canadian novelist (born in 1931)  ( Mordecai Richler , Richler )
    Canadian novelist (born in 1931)