Dictionaries & Glossaries of Interest

A dictionary is an alphabetical listing of words with their meanings, spellings, variant forms, pronunciation, and word origin. Dictionaries may be monolingual or multilingual.

A glossary is an alphabetical list of technical terms used within a specialized field of knowledge, accompanied by contextual definitions for each term.

Biological, Ecological & Environmental Dictionaries
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CollapseDictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing
Description: "This dictionary decodes abbreviations and acronyms found in various publications including maps and websites. These abbreviations or acronyms, therefore, are not necessarily authoritative or standardized in format or content." From the Website.
Resource Type: Thesauri, Glossaries, and Dictionaries, Universities
Resource Format: URL
Publisher: University of California, Berkeley, Library
ExpandDictionary of Fish Names
ExpandDictionary of Genetic Terms
ExpandDictionary of Ichthyology
ExpandEarth Science Dictionary
ExpandEncyclopedia of Plants
ExpandEPA: Terms of the Environment
ExpandFAOTerm: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Terminology
ExpandGIS [Geospatial Information Systems] Dictionary
Biological, Ecological, Environmental, and Natural Resources Glossaries
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CollapseAquatic and Wetland Plant Glossary
Description: Glossary of terms for aquatic, wetland and invasive plants.
Resource Type: Thesauri, Glossaries, and Dictionaries
Resource Format: URL
Publisher: University of Florida, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
ExpandBee Glossary
ExpandBlue Crab Glossary
ExpandBotanical Glossaries
ExpandBryological Glossary
ExpandClimate Change Glossary
ExpandCoast Glossary of Terms
ExpandConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) Glossary
ExpandCrustacea Glossary
ExpandCryosphere Glossary
ExpandDictionary of Genetic Terms
ExpandEnergy Glossary
ExpandEnvironmental Glossary
ExpandEPA: Terms of the Environment
ExpandEuro Turtle Glossary
ExpandFood Uses Glossary
ExpandForest Genetics Glossary
ExpandForestry Talk: A Glossary of Common Terms
ExpandGenome Glossary
ExpandGeologyLink Glossary
ExpandGlossary
ExpandGlossary from Alabama Reptiles and Amphibians
ExpandGlossary of Aquaculture
ExpandGlossary of Arctic Climatology and Meteorology Terms
ExpandGlossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ExpandGlossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture
ExpandGlossary of Cave and Karst Terms
ExpandGlossary of Climate Change Terms
ExpandGlossary of Coral Reef Terminology
ExpandGlossary of Crayfish Terminology
ExpandGlossary of Crop Science Terms
ExpandGlossary of Forestry Terms
ExpandGlossary of Forestry Terms
ExpandGlossary of Glacier Terms
ExpandGlossary of Herps of Arkansas
ExpandGlossary of National Hurricane Center Terms
ExpandGlossary of Resource Types as Implemented in the National Biological Information Infrastructure's Metadata Standard for General Resources Cataloging, Version 3.0
ExpandGlossary of Scientific Terms from VenomousReptiles.org
ExpandGlossary of Solar-Terrestrial Terms
ExpandGlossary of Terms Related to Oil and Gas Exploration
ExpandGlossary of Terms Related to Oil and Gas Exploration
ExpandGlossary of the Great Lakes
ExpandGlossary of Useful Herpetological Terms
ExpandGlossary of Volcano and Related Terminology
ExpandGlossary of Water Quality Monitoring Terms
ExpandGlossary of Water Resource Terms
ExpandGlossary of Water-Related Biological Terms
ExpandGlossary of Weather Terms
ExpandGlossary of Wetland Terms
ExpandGlossary Related to Anthozoa
ExpandGlossary: Carbon Dioxide and Climate
ExpandGround Water Glossary
ExpandGround Water Glossary
ExpandHarmful Algal Bloom Glossary
ExpandHurricane Glossary
ExpandIllustrated Glossary of Flower Parts
ExpandIllustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms
ExpandIllustrated Glossary of Leaf Shapes
ExpandInfrared Zoo Glossary
ExpandInternational Glossary of Hydrology
ExpandLarval Fish Glossary
ExpandLessons on the Lake Glossary of Terms
ExpandMarine Protected Areas Glossary
ExpandMolluscan Glossary
ExpandNASA Ocean Surface from Space Glossary
ExpandNational Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Glossary (EPA)
ExpandNational Water Quality Assessment Glossary (USGS)
ExpandOcean Remote Sensory Glossary
ExpandOcean Surface Currents Glossary
ExpandOil Spill Prevention and Response Glossary of Terms
ExpandOn-Line Glossary of Solar-Terrestrial Terms
ExpandOn-Line Glossary of Technical Terms in Plant Pathology
ExpandPaleontology Glossary
ExpandPermafrost Glossary
ExpandPlant Anatomy Glossary
ExpandSchlumberger Oilfield Glossary
ExpandShorefishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific Online Information System Glossary
ExpandSouth Carolina Oyster Restoration and Enhancement Glossary
ExpandSouthEast U.S. Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System Glossary
ExpandStatistics Glossary
ExpandStreamNet's Glossary of Terms Related to Fisheries Management
ExpandTalking Glossary of Genetic Terms
ExpandTree of Life Web Project Glossary
ExpandUnited States Senate Glossary of Terms
ExpandUniversity of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) Glossary
ExpandUniversity of California Museum of Paleontology Glossary: Botany
ExpandWater Quality Association Glossary of Terms
ExpandWater Science Glossary of Terms
ExpandWeather Glossary
ExpandWebBeePop: Glossary of Honey Bee Terms
ExpandWetlands Glossary
ExpandWorld Bank Development Education Program Glossary
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