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#WordoftheDay coprophagous: feeding on dung, as certain beetles. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay gastrolobium: any of various poisonous fabaceous shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium which are largely native to WA, such as G. bilobum (heart-leaf poison) and G. grandiflorum; noted as a cause of stock loss. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay disseminate: to scatter, as seed in sowing; spread abroad; diffuse; promulgate. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay aperitif: a small alcoholic drink, as a cocktail or glass of sherry, often taken as an appetiser. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay willowherb: a plant, Chamaenerion angustifolium, with narrow, willow-like leaves and racemes of purple flowers. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay expository: serving to expound, set forth, or explain. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay breechblock: a movable piece of metal which closes the breech end of the barrel in certain firearms. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay somnambulism: the fact or habit of walking about, and often of performing various other acts, while asleep; sleepwalking. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay pharmacogenomics: the tailoring of a medicine regime to take into account the particular genetic make-up of the patient. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay decommission: to remove from service, as a naval vessel, army officer, etc. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay oblanceolate: (of a leaf) tapering towards the stalk. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay thunderbox: a toilet, especially a sanitary can. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay gonotocont: a cell that is capable of undergoing meiosis. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay chemosynthesis: production by plants of nutritive substances from carbon dioxide and water with energy derived from other chemical reactions. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay gastroenterostomy: the making of a new opening by surgery between the stomach and the small intestine. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay terminology: the system of terms belonging to a science, art, or subject; nomenclature. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay marquisate: the rank of a marquess. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay fractostratus: very low, ragged clouds of stratiform appearance which often appear beneath nimbostratus clouds during active precipitation; scud. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay thundershower: a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning, or a short heavy shower from a thundercloud. #MacquarieDictionary

#WordoftheDay heteropterous: of or relating to the true bugs of the suborder Heteroptera which have forewings thickened at the base and membranous at the apex. #MacquarieDictionary