oceania

a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago) ;

oceanic

an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages ;

oceanic abyss

a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor ;

oceanic bird

bird of the open seas ;

oceanic bonito

fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna ;

oceanic whitetip shark

large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark ;

oceanica

a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago) ;

oceanid

(Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys ;

oceanites

a genus of Hydrobatidae ;

oceanites oceanicus

medium-sized storm petrel ;

oceanographer

a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas ;

oceanography

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans ;

oceanology

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans ;

oceanus

(Greek mythology) god of the stream that flowed around the earth in ancient mythology ;

ocellated turkey

wild turkey of Central America and northern South America ;

ocellus

an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color ; an eye having a single lens ;

ocelot

nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat ;

ocher

a moderate yellow-orange to orange color ; any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment ;

ochlocracy

a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses ;

ochna

type genus of Ochnaceae; evergreen trees and shrubs of Old World tropics ;

ochna family

family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves ;

ochna serrulata

shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals ;

ochnaceae

family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves ;

ochoa

United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (born in 1905) ;

ochotona

type genus of the Ochotonidae ;

ochotona collaris

similar to little chief hare and may be same species ;

ochotona princeps

North American pika ;

ochotonidae

pikas and extinct forms ;

ochre

a moderate yellow-orange to orange color ; any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment ;

ochroma

one species: balsa ;

ochroma lagopus

forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts ;

ochronosis

an accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning ;

ochs

United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935) ;

ocimum

basil ;

ocimum basilicum

annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs ;

ockham

English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349) ;

ockham's razor

the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred ;

oconee bells

plant of southeastern United States having solitary white funnel-shaped flowers flushed with pink and large glossy green leaves that turn bronze-red in fall ;

ocotillo

desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers ;

oct

the month following September and preceding November ;