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- andric/ˈændrɪtʃ/An extremely rare surname, primarily associated with Ivo Andrić, a Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961.nounVery Low / Extremely Rare
- androcles/ˈændrəˌkliːz/A proper noun referring to the name of a figure in a classical fable; the main character of the story 'Androcles and the Lion'.nounLow
- androcles and the lion/ˈæn.drə.kliːz ənd ðə ˈlaɪ.ən/A fable about a runaway slave named Androcles who removes a thorn from a lion's paw; later, when both are captured and Androcles is sentenced to be eaten by lions in the Roman arena, the same lion recognizes and spares him.nounLow
- androclinium/ˌandrə(ʊ)ˈklɪnɪəm/A botanical structure, specifically a cavity in orchids that houses the male reproductive organ (stamen).nounExtremely Rare / Technical
- androconium/ˌændrəʊˈkəʊniəm/A specialized, often scale-like, scent organ on the wings or body of a male butterfly or moth, used to disperse pheromones.nounVery low
- androcracy/ænˈdrɒ.krə.si/A system of government or social organization in which men hold the primary power and dominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.nounC2
- androecium/anˈdriːsɪəm/The collective term for all the male reproductive organs (stamens) of a flower.nounC2+ / Specialized Technical
- androgen/ˈændrədʒən/A type of hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of male characteristics.nounC2
- androgen insensitivity syndrome/ˈændrədʒən ɪnˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti ˈsɪndrəʊm/A genetic condition where a person with XY chromosomes is resistant to male sex hormones (androgens), resulting in varying degrees of female physical development despite having male chromosomes.nounLow
- androgeus/anˈdrɒdʒiːəs/A proper name from Greek mythology; a figure in myth, notably a son of King Minos of Crete.nounVery low
- androgyne/ˈandrədʒʌɪn/a person who does not fit cleanly into the categories of man or woman, having both male and female characteristics; someone with a gender identity that combines masculine and feminine qualities.nounLow
- androgynophore/anˈdrɒdʒɪnə(ʊ)ˌfɔː/A stalk in a flower that bears both the stamens (male parts) and the pistil (female part) above the rest of the floral parts.nounC2+
- androgyny/anˈdrɒdʒəni/The state or quality of having both masculine and feminine characteristics.nounC1
- android/ˈandrɔɪd/A robot or artificial being designed to look and behave like a human, often with a male or gender-neutral appearance.nounC1
- andrology/ænˈdrɒlədʒi/The branch of medicine dealing with male health, particularly the male reproductive system and urological issues.nounLow
- andromache/anˈdrɒməkiː/A proper noun referring to a central female character in Greek mythology, specifically the wife of Hector and a princess of Thebe in Homer's Iliad.nounVery Low (specialist)
- andromaque/anˈdrɒməki/Proper noun referring to a tragic figure from Greek mythology, the wife of Hector of Troy.nounC2
- andromeda/ænˈdrɒm.ɪ.də/The primary meaning is a proper noun: a constellation in the northern sky, named after a princess in Greek mythology.nounC2
- andromeda galaxy/ænˈdrɒmɪdə ˈɡæləksi/A spiral galaxy, the closest major galaxy to our own Milky Way, visible to the naked eye as a faint smudge in the constellation Andromeda.nounLow frequency (Technical/Specialist)
- andromeda strain/anˈdrɒmɪdə ˌstreɪn/A highly dangerous, extraterrestrial microorganism capable of causing catastrophic biological contamination; often used metaphorically for any novel, uncontrollable, and potentially catastrophic threat, especially of biological origin.nounLow (primarily literary/cultural reference, technical/scientific metaphor)
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