| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches |
adaptive radiation
|
| conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting) |
afforestation
|
| one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audio tape and compact disc |
album
,
record album
|
| member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast |
Algonquian
,
Algonquin
|
| bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country |
all-terrain bike
,
mountain bike
,
off-roader
|
| hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England |
American cheese
,
Armerican cheddar
,
cheddar
,
cheddar cheese
|
| large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed |
American cockroach
,
Periplaneta americana
|
| association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center |
amphictyony
|
| drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen |
angel dust
,
PCP
,
phencyclidine
,
phencyclidine hydrochloride
|
| member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa |
Arab
,
Arabian
|
| Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia |
Aramaic
|
| design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland |
argyle
,
argyll
|
| large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons |
armoire
|
| dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution |
Asiatic cockroach
,
blackbeetle
,
Blatta orientalis
,
oriental cockroach
,
oriental roach
|
| originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins |
B
,
B-complex vitamin
,
B complex
,
B vitamin
,
vitamin B
,
vitamin B complex
|
| loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India |
banian
,
banyan
|
| aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree with rum |
bay rum
|
| French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks |
benedictine
|
| originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers |
bikers
,
rockers
|
| common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide |
black rat
,
Rattus rattus
,
roof rat
|
