1. Taxiarch Ancient Greek brigade commander Doesn't exist Controller of taxi fleet Head of Internal Revenue Service

2. Pearmain Doesn't exist Type of apple Type of pear Means 'delivered by hand' (from French 'par main')

3. Kleptograph A plagiarist ('stealer of writings') A stealer of someone's math(s) homework Doesn't exist Device for photographing people without their knowledge

4. Twankay A fat woman Malay for 'lord' or 'sir' Doesn't exist A type of green Chinese tea

5. Macrogyne Doesn't exist A large female ant A fat woman Giving birth to more than six at one birth

6. Vespiary Doesn't exist An old book of prayers A nest of wasps A collection of motor scooters

7. Ingustable Tasteless Windproof Doesn't exist Able to be digested

8. Erglewinder Doesn't exist A device for reeling wire A German clock key The thing that makes car windows go up and down

9. Cupidity Greed Over amorousness (to be polite!) The study of cupids Doesn't exist

10. Fictile Doesn't exist Capable of being moulded Capable of being invented Frequently changes mind

11. Moslings Doesn't exist The young of the mongoose Little bits of leather left when a skin is dressed People from Moscow

12. Pilgarlick Extra strong garlic A bald man Doesn't exist A trade name for a salt lick for cattle (Pilgar-Lick)

13. Dittography Excessive use of 'ditto' marks Unintentional repetition of words A type of Indian script Doesn't exist

14. Distrix The plural of 'district' A double sized owl Doesn't exist Split ends

15. Inhaust Doesn't exist An Imperial German tax collector A full stable The opposite of exhaust