mediterranean : Idioms & Phrases


mediterranean anaemia

  • noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
    Mediterranean anaemia; thalassemia; thalassaemia.
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mediterranean anchovy

  • noun esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes
    Engraulis encrasicholus.
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mediterranean anemia

  • noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
    Mediterranean anaemia; thalassemia; thalassaemia.
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mediterranean cypress

  • noun tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending branches
    Cupressus sempervirens; Italian cypress.
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mediterranean fever

  • noun infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
    brucellosis; Malta fever; Rock fever; Gibraltar fever; undulant fever.
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mediterranean flour moth

  • noun small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour
    Anagasta kuehniella.
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mediterranean fruit fly

  • noun small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
    Ceratitis capitata; medfly.
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mediterranean hackberry

  • noun bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe
    European hackberry; Celtis australis.
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mediterranean sea

  • noun the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
    Mediterranean.
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mediterranean snapdragon

  • noun perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowers
    Antirrhinum majus.
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mediterranean water shrew

  • noun a type of water shrew
    Neomys anomalus.
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