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-mata
(gcide) | adenoma \ad`e*no"ma\ ([a^]d`[-e]*n[=o]"m[.a]), n.; L. pl.
-mata. [NL.; adeno- + -oma.] (Med.)
A benign tumor of epithelial tissue with a glandlike
structure. -- Ad`e*nom"a*tous, a.--AS
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Acclimatable
(gcide) | Acclimatable \Ac*cli"ma*ta*ble\, a.
Capable of being acclimated.
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Acclimatation
(gcide) | Acclimatation \Ac*cli`ma*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. acclimation. See
Acclimate.]
Acclimatization.
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adipomata
(gcide) | adipoma \ad`i*po"ma\ ([a^]d`[i^]*p[=o]"m[.a]), n.; L. pl.
adipomata ([a^]d`[i^]*p[=o]"m[.a]*t[.a]). [NL. See
adipose; -oma.] (Med.)
An obsolete term for lipoma. -- Ad`i*pom"a*tous
([a^]d`[i^]*p[o^]m"[.a]*t[u^]s or
[a^]d`[i^]*p[=o]"m[.a]*t[u^]s), a.
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Aegialitis semipalmata
(gcide) | Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain
bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from
pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See
Float.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds
belonging to the family Charadrid[ae], and especially
those belonging to the subfamily Charadrins[ae]. They
are prized as game birds.
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2. (Zool.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling,
the true plovers, as the crab plover (Dromas ardeola);
the American upland, plover (Bartramia longicauda); and
other species of sandpipers.
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Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied
plover} or blackbreasted plover ({Charadrius
squatarola}) of America and Europe; -- called also
gray plover, bull-head plover, Swiss plover, {sea
plover}, and oxeye; the golden plover (see under
Golden); the ring plover or ringed plover
(Aegialitis hiaticula). See Ringneck. The {piping
plover} (Aegialitis meloda); Wilson's plover
(Aegialitis Wilsonia); the mountain plover
(Aegialitis montana); and the semipalmated plover
(Aegialitis semipalmata), are all small American
species.
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Bastard plover (Zool.), the lapwing.
Long-legged plover, or yellow-legged plover. See
Tattler.
Plover's page, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]
Rock plover, or Stone plover, the black-bellied plover.
[Prov. Eng.]
Whistling plover.
(a) The golden plover.
(b) The black-bellied plover.
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ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf.
Russ. krug'. Cf. Harangue, Rank a row,Rink.]
A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a
circular line or hoop.
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2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other
precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the
ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a
wedding ring.
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Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer.
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The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak.
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3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports
are performed; an arena.
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Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring,
Where youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E.
Smith.
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4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence,
figuratively, prize fighting. "The road was an
institution, the ring was an institution." --Thackeray.
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5. A circular group of persons.
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And hears the Muses in a ring
Aye round about Jove's alter sing. --Milton.
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6. (Geom.)
(a) The plane figure included between the circumferences
of two concentric circles.
(b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or
other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an
axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other
figure.
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7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for
taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring
suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through
which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the
graduated inner surface opposite.
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8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the
spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium.
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9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a
selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute
offices, obtain contracts, etc.
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The ruling ring at Constantinople. --E. A.
Freeman.
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Ring armor, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring
mail}, below, and Chain mail, under Chain.
Ring blackbird (Zool.), the ring ousel.
Ring canal (Zool.), the circular water tube which surrounds
the esophagus of echinoderms.
Ring dotterel, or Ringed dotterel. (Zool.) See
Dotterel, and Illust. of Pressiroster.
Ring dropper, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring
(dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy
it as valuable, it being worthless.
Ring fence. See under Fence.
Ring finger, the third finger of the left hand, or the next
the little finger, on which the ring is placed in
marriage.
Ring formula (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a
closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See
Illust. under Benzene.
Ring mail, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed
upon a garment of leather or of cloth.
Ring micrometer. (Astron.) See Circular micrometer, under
Micrometer.
Saturn's rings. See Saturn.
Ring ousel. (Zool.) See Ousel.
Ring parrot (Zool.), any one of several species of Old
World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck,
especially Palaeornis torquatus, common in India, and
Palaeornis Alexandri of Java.
Ring plover. (Zool.)
(a) The ringed dotterel.
(b) Any one of several small American plovers having a
dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover
(Aegialitis semipalmata).
Ring snake (Zool.), a small harmless American snake
(Diadophis punctatus) having a white ring around the
neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of
an orange red.
Ring stopper. (Naut.) See under Stopper.
Ring thrush (Zool.), the ring ousel.
The prize ring, the ring in which prize fighters contend;
prize fighters, collectively.
The ring.
(a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.
[Eng.]
(b) The prize ring.
[1913 Webster]Ringneck \Ring"neck`\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small plovers of the
genus Aegialitis, having a ring around the neck. The
ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in
winter. The semipalmated plover (Aegialitis semipalmata)
and the piping plover (Aegialitis meloda) are common
North American species. Called also ring plover, and
ring-necked plover.
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2. (Zool.) The ring-necked duck.
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Anseranas semipalmata
(gcide) | Goose \Goose\ (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. Geese (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS.
g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan.
gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for
hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. Gander,
Gannet, Ganza, Gosling.] (Zool.)
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1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserin[ae],
and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several
allied genera. See Anseres.
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Note: The common domestic goose is believed to have been
derived from the European graylag goose ({Anser
anser}). The bean goose (A. segetum), the American
wild or Canada goose (Branta Canadensis), and the
bernicle goose (Branta leucopsis) are well known
species. The American white or snow geese and the blue
goose belong to the genus Chen. See Bernicle,
Emperor goose, under Emperor, Snow goose, {Wild
goose}, Brant.
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2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the
common goose.
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Note: The Egyptian or fox goose (Alopochen Aegyptiaca) and
the African spur-winged geese (Plectropterus) belong
to the family Plectropterid[ae]. The Australian
semipalmated goose (Anseranas semipalmata) and Cape
Barren goose (Cereopsis Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]) are
very different from northern geese, and each is made
the type of a distinct family. Both are domesticated in
Australia.
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3. A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle,
which resembles the neck of a goose.
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4. A silly creature; a simpleton.
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5. A game played with counters on a board divided into
compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.
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The pictures placed for ornament and use,
The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.
--Goldsmith.
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A wild goose chase, an attempt to accomplish something
impossible or unlikely of attainment.
Fen goose. See under Fen.
Goose barnacle (Zool.), any pedunculated barnacle of the
genus Anatifa or Lepas; -- called also {duck
barnacle}. See Barnacle, and Cirripedia.
Goose cap, a silly person. [Obs.] --Beau. & .
Goose corn (Bot.), a coarse kind of rush ({Juncus
squarrosus}).
Goose feast, Michaelmas. [Colloq. Eng.]
Goose grass. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Galium (G. Aparine), a
favorite food of geese; -- called also catchweed and
cleavers.
(b) A species of knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
(c) The annual spear grass (Poa annua).
Goose neck, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved
like the neck of a goose; specially (Naut.), an iron hook
connecting a spar with a mast.
Goose quill, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a
pen made from it.
Goose skin. See Goose flesh, above.
Goose tongue (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea
ptarmica}), growing wild in the British islands.
Sea goose. (Zool.) See Phalarope.
Solan goose. (Zool.) See Gannet.
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Ardea comata
(gcide) | Squacco \Squac"co\ (skw[a^]k"k[-o]), n.; pl. Squaccos
(-k[=o]z). (Zool.)
A heron (Ardea comata) found in Asia, Northern Africa, and
Southern Europe.
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Arthropomata
(gcide) | Arthropomata \Ar`thro*pom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron
joint + ? lid.] (Zool.)
One of the orders of Branchiopoda. See Branchiopoda.
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Automata
(gcide) | Automaton \Au*tom"a*ton\, n.; pl. L. Automata, E.
Automatons. [L. fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? self-moving; ? self +
a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. ? to strive. See
Mean, v. i.]
1. Any thing or being regarded as having the power of
spontaneous motion or action. --Huxley.
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So great and admirable an automaton as the world.
--Boyle.
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These living automata, human bodies. --Boyle.
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2. A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power
within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear
to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings,
such as men, birds, etc.
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Blastemata
(gcide) | Blastema \Blas*te"ma\, n.; pl. Blastemata. [Gr. bla`sthma bud,
sprout.] (Biol.)
The structureless, protoplasmic tissue of the embryo; the
primitive basis of an organ yet unformed, from which it
grows.
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Carludovica palmata
(gcide) | Panama hat \Pan`a*ma" hat`\
A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young
leaves of a plant (Carludovica palmata).
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Carromata
(gcide) | Carromata \Car`ro*ma"ta\, n. [Sp. in Phil. I.]
In the Philippines, a light, two-wheeled, boxlike vehicle
usually drawn by a single native pony and used to convey
passengers within city limits or for traveling. It is the
common public carriage.
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Cheimatobia brumata
(gcide) | Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter,
OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr,
Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo-
white (in comp.), OIr. find white. ????.]
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1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most
obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.
"Of thirty winter he was old." --Chaucer.
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And after summer evermore succeeds
Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold.
--Shak.
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Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith.
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Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to
include the months of December, January, and February
(see Season). Astronomically, it may be considered to
begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st,
and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st.
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2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
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Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge.
--Wordsworth.
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Winter apple, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that
does not ripen until winter.
Winter barley, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn.
Winter berry (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs
(Ilex verticillata, Ilex laevigata, etc.) of the Holly
family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter.
Winter bloom. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Azalea.
(b) A plant of the genus Hamamelis ({Hamamelis
Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers
appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are
falling.
Winter bud (Zool.), a statoblast.
Winter cherry (Bot.), a plant (Physalis Alkekengi) of the
Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the
inflated and persistent calyx. See Alkekengi.
Winter cough (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by
a cough recurring each winter.
Winter cress (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant
(Barbarea vulgaris).
Winter crop, a crop which will bear the winter, or which
may be converted into fodder during the winter.
Winter duck. (Zool.)
(a) The pintail.
(b) The old squaw.
Winter egg (Zool.), an egg produced in the autumn by many
invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such
eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a
thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a
protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner
different from that of the summer eggs.
Winter fallow, ground that is fallowed in winter.
Winter fat. (Bot.) Same as White sage, under White.
Winter fever (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.]
Winter flounder. (Zool.) See the Note under Flounder.
Winter gull (Zool.), the common European gull; -- called
also winter mew. [Prov. Eng.]
Winter itch. (Med.) See Prarie itch, under Prairie.
Winter lodge, or Winter lodgment. (Bot.) Same as
Hibernaculum.
Winter mew. (Zool.) Same as Winter gull, above. [Prov.
Eng.]
Winter moth (Zool.), any one of several species of
geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the
European species (Cheimatobia brumata). These moths have
rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago
state. The female of some of the species is wingless.
Winter oil, oil prepared so as not to solidify in
moderately cold weather.
Winter pear, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or
that does not ripen until winter.
Winter quarters, the quarters of troops during the winter;
a winter residence or station.
Winter rye, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn.
Winter shad (Zool.), the gizzard shad.
Winter sheldrake (Zool.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.]
Winter sleep (Zool.), hibernation.
Winter snipe (Zool.), the dunlin.
Winter solstice. (Astron.) See Solstice, 2.
Winter teal (Zool.), the green-winged teal.
Winter wagtail (Zool.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla
melanope}). [Prov. Eng.]
Winter wheat, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the
winter, and ripens in the following summer.
Winter wren (Zool.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes
hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren.
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Chillostomata
(gcide) | Chilostoma \Chi*los"to*ma\, Chilostomata \Chi*lo*stom"a*ta\, n.
pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ?, ?, outh.] (Zool.)
An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa, mostly with
calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close
the aperture of the cells. [Also written Chillostomata.]
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Chilostomata
(gcide) | Chilostoma \Chi*los"to*ma\, Chilostomata \Chi*lo*stom"a*ta\, n.
pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ?, ?, outh.] (Zool.)
An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa, mostly with
calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close
the aperture of the cells. [Also written Chillostomata.]
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Chondromata
(gcide) | Chondroma \Chon*dro"ma\, n.; pl. Chondromata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
cartilage + -oma.]
A cartilaginous tumor or growth.
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Climatal
(gcide) | Climatal \Cli"ma*tal\, a.
Climatic. --Dunglison.
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Climatarchic
(gcide) | Climatarchic \Cli`ma*tar"chic\, a. [Climate + Gr. ? to rule.]
Presiding over, or regulating, climates.
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Condylomata
(gcide) | Condyloma \Con`dy*lo"ma\ (-l[=o]"m[.a]), Condylome \Con"dy*lome\
(-l[=o]m), n.; pl. Condylomataor, E. Condylomes
(-l[=o]mz). [NL. condyloma, fr. Gr. ?, from ko`ndylos
knuckle. See -oma.] (Med.)
A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous
membrane.
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Note: There are two kinds of condylomata, the pointed and the
broad, the latter being of syphilitic origin.
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Cryptogrammataceae
(gcide) | Cryptogrammataceae \Cryptogrammataceae\ n.
one of a number of families into which the family
Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification
systems.
Syn: family Cryptogrammataceae.
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Ctenostomata
(gcide) | Ctenostomata \Cten`o*stom"a*ta\ (t?n`?-st?m"?-t?), n. pl. [NL.,
fr. Gr. ???, ???, comb + ????, -??? mouth.] (Zool.)
A suborder of Bryozoa, usually having a circle of bristles
below the tentacles.
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Cyclostomata
(gcide) | Cyclostomata \Cy`clo*stom"a*ta\ (s?`kl?-st?m"?-t?), Cyclostoma
\Cy*clos"to*ma\ (s?-kl?s"t?-m?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos
circle + sto`ma, -atos mouth.] (Zool.)
A division of Bryozoa, in which the cells have circular
apertures.
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Derotremata
(gcide) | Derotremata \Der`o*tre"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ros skin
+ ?, ?, hole.] (Zool.)
The tribe of aquatic Amphibia which includes Amphiuma,
Menopoma, etc. They have permanent gill openings, but no
external gills; -- called also Cryptobranchiata. [Written
also Derotrema.]
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Dicyemata
(gcide) | Dicyemata \Di`cy*e"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s-
twice + ? an embryo.] (Zool.)
An order of worms parasitic in cephalopods. They are
remarkable for the extreme simplicity of their structure. The
embryo exists in two forms.
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Dogmata
(gcide) | Dogma \Dog"ma\ (d[o^]g"m[.a]), n.; pl. E. Dogmas
(d[o^]g"m[.a]z), L. Dogmata (d[o^]g"m[.a]*t[.a]). [L.
dogma, Gr. do`gma, pl. do`gmata, fr. dokei^n to think, seem,
appear; akin to L. decet it is becoming. Cf. Decent.]
1. That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.
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The obscure and loose dogmas of early antiquity. --
Whewell.
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2. A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a
definite, established, and authoritative tenet.
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3. A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or
truth; an arbitrary dictum.
Syn: tenet; opinion; proposition; doctrine.
Usage: -- Dogma, Tenet. A tenet is that which is
maintained as true with great firmness; as, the tenets
of our holy religion. A dogma is that which is laid
down with authority as indubitably true, especially a
religious doctrine; as, the dogmas of the church. A
tenet rests on its own intrinsic merits or demerits; a
dogma rests on authority regarded as competent to
decide and determine. Dogma has in our language
acquired, to some extent, a repulsive sense, from its
carrying with it the idea of undue authority or
assumption. This is more fully the case with its
derivatives dogmatical and dogmatism.
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Echinodermata
(gcide) | Echinodermata \E*chi`no*der"ma*ta\
([-e]*k[imac]`n[-o]*d[~e]r"m[.a]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + de`rma, -atos, skin.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. By many
writers it was formerly included in the Radiata. [Written
also Echinoderma.]
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Note: The species usually have an exterior calcareous
skeleton, or shell, made of many pieces, and often
covered with spines, to which the name. They may be
star-shaped, cylindrical, disk-shaped, or more or less
spherical. The body consists of several similar parts
(spheromeres) repeated symmetrically around a central
axis, at one end of which the mouth is situated. They
generally have suckers for locomotion. The group
includes the following classes: Crinoidea, Asterioidea,
Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, and Holothurioidea. See these
words in the Vocabulary, and also Ambulacrum.
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Ecthymata
(gcide) | Ecthyma \Ec*thy"ma\, n.; pl. Ecthymata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
pimple, fr. ? to break out.] (Med.)
A cutaneous eruption, consisting of large, round pustules,
upon an indurated and inflamed base. --Dunglison.
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Edriophthalmata
(gcide) | Edriophthalma \Ed`ri*oph*thal"ma\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
"edrai^os steadfast + 'ofqalmo`s the eye.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of Crustacea in which the eyes are without stalks;
the Arthrostraca. [Written also Edriophthalmata.]
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Enemata
(gcide) | Enema \En"e*ma\, n.; pl. L. Enemata. [L. enema, Gr. ?, fr. ?
to send in; ? in + ? to send.] (Med.)
An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a
medicine, or to impart nourishment. --Hoblyn.
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Epichiremata
(gcide) | Epichirema \Ep`i*chi*re"ma\, n.; pl. Epichiremata. [L., fr.
Gr. ?, from ? to attempt to prove.] (Rhet. & Logic)
A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise,
or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the
conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. [Written also
epicheirema.]
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Exanthemata
(gcide) | Exanthema \Ex`an*the"ma\, n.; pl. Exanthemata. [L., fr. Gr.?,
fr.? to burst forth as flowers, break out, as ulcers; ?, ?,
out + 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower: cf. F.
exanth[`e]me.] (Med.)
An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or
breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the
like diseases; -- sometimes limited to eruptions attended
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Gnathostomata
(gcide) | Gnathostoma \Gna*thos"to*ma\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. gna`qos the
jaw + ?, ?, the mouth.] (Zool.)
A comprehensive division of vertebrates, including all that
have distinct jaws, in contrast with the leptocardians and
marsipobranchs (Cyclostoma), which lack them. [Written also
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Gummata
(gcide) | Gumma \Gum"ma\ (g[u^]m"m[.a]), n.; pl. Gummata. [NL. So called
from its gummy contents See Gum.] (Med.)
A kind of soft tumor, usually of syphilitic origin.
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Gymnolaemata
(gcide) | Gymnolaema \Gym`no*l[ae]"ma\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*l[=e]"m[.a]),
Gymnolaemata \Gym`no*l[ae]"ma*ta\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*m[.a]*t[.a]),
prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + laimo`s the
throat.] (Zool.)
An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome.
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Gymnophthalmata
(gcide) | Gymnophthalmata \Gym`noph*thal"ma*ta\
(j[i^]m`n[o^]f*th[a^]l"m[.a]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
gymno`s naked + 'ofqalmo`s the eye.] (Zool.)
A group of acalephs, including the naked-eyed medus[ae]; the
hydromedus[ae]. Most of them are known to be the
free-swimming progeny (gonophores) of hydroids.
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Gymnosomata
(gcide) | Gymnosomata \Gym`no*so"ma*ta\ (j[i^]m"n[-o]*s[=o]"m[.a]*t[.a] or
j[i^]m"n[-o]*s[o^]m"[.a]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s
naked + sw^ma, sw`matos, the body.] (Zool.)
One of the orders of Pteropoda. They have no shell.
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Hackmatack
(gcide) | Hackmatack \Hack"ma*tack`\ (h[a^]k"m[.a]*t[a^]k`), n. [Of
American Indian origin.] (Bot.)
The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree
with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained
timber. Called also tamarack.
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Haematachometer
(gcide) | Haematachometer \H[ae]m`a*ta*chom"e*ter\
(-t[.a]*k[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [H[ae]ma- + Gr. tachy`s swift
+ -meter.] (Physiol.)
A form of apparatus (somewhat different from the
hemadrometer) for measuring the velocity of the blood.
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Haematachometry
(gcide) | Haematachometry \H[ae]m`a*ta*chom"e*try\ (-tr[y^]), n.
(Physiol.)
The measurement of the velocity of the blood.
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Haematatopinus eurysternus
(gcide) | Cattle \Cat"tle\ (k[a^]t"t'l), n. pl. [OE. calet, chatel, goods,
property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods,
property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head,
chief; because in early ages beasts constituted the chief
part of a man's property. See Capital, and cf. Chattel.]
Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including
all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules,
asses, and swine.
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Belted cattle, Black cattle. See under Belted, Black.
Cattle guard, a trench under a railroad track and alongside
a crossing (as of a public highway). It is intended to
prevent cattle from getting upon the track.
cattle louse (Zool.), any species of louse infecting
cattle. There are several species. The {H[ae]matatopinus
eurysternus} and H[ae]matatopinus vituli are common
species which suck blood; Trichodectes scalaris eats the
hair.
Cattle plague, the rinderpest; called also {Russian cattle
plague}.
Cattle range, or Cattle run, an open space through which
cattle may run or range. [U. S.] --Bartlett.
Cattle show, an exhibition of domestic animals with prizes
for the encouragement of stock breeding; -- usually
accompanied with the exhibition of other agricultural and
domestic products and of implements.
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Haematatopinus vituli
(gcide) | Cattle \Cat"tle\ (k[a^]t"t'l), n. pl. [OE. calet, chatel, goods,
property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods,
property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head,
chief; because in early ages beasts constituted the chief
part of a man's property. See Capital, and cf. Chattel.]
Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including
all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules,
asses, and swine.
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Belted cattle, Black cattle. See under Belted, Black.
Cattle guard, a trench under a railroad track and alongside
a crossing (as of a public highway). It is intended to
prevent cattle from getting upon the track.
cattle louse (Zool.), any species of louse infecting
cattle. There are several species. The {H[ae]matatopinus
eurysternus} and H[ae]matatopinus vituli are common
species which suck blood; Trichodectes scalaris eats the
hair.
Cattle plague, the rinderpest; called also {Russian cattle
plague}.
Cattle range, or Cattle run, an open space through which
cattle may run or range. [U. S.] --Bartlett.
Cattle show, an exhibition of domestic animals with prizes
for the encouragement of stock breeding; -- usually
accompanied with the exhibition of other agricultural and
domestic products and of implements.
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Hematachometer
(gcide) | Hematachometer \Hem`a*ta*chom"e*ter\, n.
Same as H[ae]matachometer.
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Heterosomata
(gcide) | Heterosomati \Het`e*ro*so"ma*ti\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other +
?, ?, body.] (Zool.)
An order of fishes, comprising the flounders, halibut, sole,
etc., having the body and head asymmetrical, with both eyes
on one side. Called also Heterosomata, Heterosomi.
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Holostomata
(gcide) | Holostomata \Hol`o*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole
+ sto`ma, -atos, mouth.] (Zool.)
An artificial division of gastropods, including those that
have an entire aperture.
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Lemmata
(gcide) | Lemma \Lem"ma\ (l[e^]m"m[.a]), n.; pl. L. Lemmata
(-m[.a]*t[.a]), E. Lemmas (-m[.a]z). [L. lemma, Gr. lh^mma
anything received, an assumption or premise taken for
granted, fr. lamba`nein to take, assume. Cf. Syllable.]
1. (Math., Logic) A preliminary or auxiliary proposition
demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the
demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics
or logic.
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2. A word that is included in a glossary or list of
headwords; a headword.
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lomata
(gcide) | loma \lo"ma\, n.; pl. lomata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a fringe.]
(Zool.)
A lobe; a membranous fringe or flap.
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Lyopomata
(gcide) | Lyopomata \Ly`o*po"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to loose + ?,
?, a lid.] (Zool.)
An order of brachiopods, in which the valves of shell are not
articulated by a hinge. It includes the Lingula, Discina, and
allied forms. [Written also Lyopoma.]
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Madrepora palmata
(gcide) | Stag \Stag\ (st[a^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several
animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. Steg.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) The adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a
large European species closely related to the American
elk, or wapiti.
(b) The male of certain other species of large deer.
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2. A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. A castrated bull; -- called also bull stag, and {bull
seg}. See the Note under Ox.
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4. (Stock Exchange)
(a) An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a
member of the exchange. [Cant]
(b) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new
projects, with a view to sell immediately at a
premium, and not to hold the stock. [Cant]
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5. (Zool.) The European wren. [Prov. Eng.]
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Stag beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
lamellicorn beetles belonging to Lucanus and allied
genera, especially Lucanus cervus of Europe and {Lucanus
dama} of the United States. The mandibles are large and
branched, or forked, whence the name. The larva feeds on
the rotten wood of dead trees. Called also horned bug,
and horse beetle.
Stag dance, a dance by men only. [Slang, U.S.]
Stag hog (Zool.), the babiroussa.
Stag-horn coral (Zool.), any one of several species of
large branching corals of the genus Madrepora, which
somewhat resemble the antlers of the stag, especially
Madrepora cervicornis, and Madrepora palmata, of
Florida and the West Indies.
Stag-horn fern (Bot.), an Australian and West African fern
(Platycerium alcicorne) having the large fronds branched
like a stag's horns; also, any species of the same genus.
Stag-horn sumac (Bot.), a common American shrub ({Rhus
typhina}) having densely velvety branchlets. See Sumac.
Stag party, a party consisting of men only. [Slang, U. S.]
Stag tick (Zool.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the
family Hippoboscidae, which lives upon the stag and is
usually wingless. The same species lives also upon the
European grouse, but in that case has wings.
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Malacodermata
(gcide) | Malacoderm \Mal"a*co*derm\, n. [Gr. malako`s soft + ? skin.]
(Zool.)
One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and
flexible body, as the fireflies.
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Matabele
(gcide) | Matabele \Mat`a*be"le\, or Matabeles \Mat`a*be"les\, prop. n.
pl., sing. Matabele. [Written also Matabili.] (Ethnol.)
A warlike South African Kaffir tribe.
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Matabeles
(gcide) | Matabele \Mat`a*be"le\, or Matabeles \Mat`a*be"les\, prop. n.
pl., sing. Matabele. [Written also Matabili.] (Ethnol.)
A warlike South African Kaffir tribe.
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Matabili
(gcide) | Matabele \Mat`a*be"le\, or Matabeles \Mat`a*be"les\, prop. n.
pl., sing. Matabele. [Written also Matabili.] (Ethnol.)
A warlike South African Kaffir tribe.
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Matachin
(gcide) | Matachin \Ma`ta*chin"\, n. [Sp.]
An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.
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Mataco
(gcide) | Mataco \Mat"a*co\, n. (Zool.)
The three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutis tricinctus). See
Illust. under Loricata.
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Matador
(gcide) | Matador \Mat"a*dor\, Matadore \Mat"a*dore\, n. [Sp. matador,
prop., a killer, fr. matar to kill, L. mactare to sacrifice,
kill.]
1. The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in
bullfights; a bullfighter; a toreador.
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2. (Card Playing) In the game of quadrille or omber, the
three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first,
the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce
of a black trump or the seven of a red one.
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When Lady Tricksey played a four,
You took it with a matadore. --Swift.
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3. [Skat] The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in
sequence with it, whether by the player or by his
adversaries.
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4. A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the
4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be
played at any time in any way.
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Matadore
(gcide) | Matador \Mat"a*dor\, Matadore \Mat"a*dore\, n. [Sp. matador,
prop., a killer, fr. matar to kill, L. mactare to sacrifice,
kill.]
1. The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in
bullfights; a bullfighter; a toreador.
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2. (Card Playing) In the game of quadrille or omber, the
three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first,
the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce
of a black trump or the seven of a red one.
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When Lady Tricksey played a four,
You took it with a matadore. --Swift.
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3. [Skat] The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in
sequence with it, whether by the player or by his
adversaries.
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4. A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the
4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be
played at any time in any way.
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Matagasse
(gcide) | Matagasse \Mat`a*gasse"\, n. (Zool.)
A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also mattages. [Prov.
Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Mattages \Mat`ta*ges"\, n. (Zool.)
A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also matagasse. [Prov.
Eng.]
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matagasse
(gcide) | Matagasse \Mat`a*gasse"\, n. (Zool.)
A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also mattages. [Prov.
Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Mattages \Mat`ta*ges"\, n. (Zool.)
A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also matagasse. [Prov.
Eng.]
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Matajuelo
(gcide) | Matajuelo \Ma`ta*jue"lo\ (m[aum]`t[.a]*hw[=a]"l[=o]; 239), n.
[Cf. Sp. matajud['i]o a kind of fish.]
A large squirrel fish (Holocentrus ascensionis) of Florida
and the West Indies.
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Matajuelo blanco
(gcide) | Matajuelo blanco \Ma`ta*jue"lo blan"co\
(m[aum]`t[.a]*hw[=a]"l[=o] bl[aum][ng]"k[=o]). [Sp. blanco
white.]
A West Indian food fish (Malacanthus plumieri) related to
the tilefish.
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Matakam
(gcide) | Mafa \Mafa\prop. n.. (Linguistics)
A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad; called also
Matakam.
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matamata
(gcide) | Pleuroderes \Pleu*rod"e*res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the side +
? the neck.] (Zool.)
A group of fresh-water turtles in which the neck can not be
retracted, but is bent to one side, for protection. The
matamata is an example.
[1913 Webster]Matamata \Ma`ta*ma"ta\, n. [Pg.] (Zool.)
The bearded tortoise (Chelys fimbriata) of South American
rivers.
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Matamata
(gcide) | Pleuroderes \Pleu*rod"e*res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the side +
? the neck.] (Zool.)
A group of fresh-water turtles in which the neck can not be
retracted, but is bent to one side, for protection. The
matamata is an example.
[1913 Webster]Matamata \Ma`ta*ma"ta\, n. [Pg.] (Zool.)
The bearded tortoise (Chelys fimbriata) of South American
rivers.
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Matanza
(gcide) | Matanza \Ma*tan"za\, n. [Sp., slaughter, fr. matar to kill.]
A place where animals are slaughtered for their hides and
tallow. [Western U. S.]
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Melismata
(gcide) | Melisma \Me*lis"ma\, n.; pl. Melismata. [NL., fr. Gr. me`lisma
a song.] (Mus.)
(a) A piece of melody; a song or tune, -- as opposed to
recitative or musical declamation.
(b) A grace or embellishment.
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Merostomata
(gcide) | Merostomata \Mer`o*stom"a*ta\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. me`ros
thigh + ?, -?, mouth.] (Zool.)
A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes
the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are
extinct except the horseshoe crabs (Limulus) of the last
group. See Limulus.
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Miasmata
(gcide) | Miasma \Mi*as"ma\, n.; pl. Miasmata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
defilement, fr. ? to pollute.]
Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made
noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious
effluvia; malaria.
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Molge palmata
(gcide) | Triton \Tri"ton\ (tr[imac]"t[o^]n), n. [L., fr. Gr. Tri`twn.]
(Gr. Myth.)
A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and
the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and
painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a
man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a
trumpet made of a shell.
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Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea,
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.
--Wordsworth.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods
belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout
spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with
prominent varices. Some of the species are among the
largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell,
and sea trumpet.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic
salamanders. The common European species are
Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and {Molge
alpestris}, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland.
The most common species of the United States is
Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander.
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Monotremata
(gcide) | Mammalia \Mam*ma"li*a\, n. pl. [NL., from L. mammalis. See
Mammal.] (Zool.)
The highest class of Vertebrata. The young are nourished for
a time by milk, or an analogous fluid, secreted by the
mammary glands of the mother.
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Note: Mammalia are divided into three subclasses;
[1913 Webster] I. Placentalia. This subclass embraces
all the higher orders, including man. In these the
fetus is attached to the uterus by a placenta.
[1913 Webster] II. Marsupialia. In these no placenta
is formed, and the young, which are born at an early
state of development, are carried for a time attached
to the teats, and usually protected by a marsupial
pouch. The opossum, kangaroo, wombat, and koala are
examples.
[1913 Webster] III. Monotremata. In this group, which
includes the genera Echidna and Ornithorhynchus,
the female lays large eggs resembling those of a bird
or lizard, and the young, which are hatched like those
of birds, are nourished by a watery secretion from the
imperfectly developed mammae.
[1913 Webster]Monotremata \Mon`o*trem"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos
single + ? hole.] (Zool.)
A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of
the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in
birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole,
under Duck, and Echidna.
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Myocommata
(gcide) | Myocomma \My`o*com"ma\, n.; pl. L. Myocommata, E. Myocommas.
[NL. See Myo-, and Comma.] (Anat.)
A myotome.
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Myxomata
(gcide) | Myxoma \Myx*o"ma\, n.; pl. Myxomata. [NL., fr. Gr. ? mucus +
-oma.] (Med.)
A tumor made up of a gelatinous tissue resembling that found
in the umbilical cord.
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Myzostomata
(gcide) | Myzostomata \My`zo*stom"a*ta\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
my`zein to suck + sto`ma, -atos, mouth.] (Zool.)
An order of curious parasitic worms found on crinoids. The
body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers and
five pairs of hook-bearing parapodia on the under side.
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Noematachograph
(gcide) | Noematachograph \No*e`ma*tach"o*graph\, n. [Gr. no`hma the
understanding + ta`chos swiftness + -graph.]
An instrument for determining and registering the duration of
more or less complex operations of the mind. --Dunglison.
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-nomata
(gcide) | Melanoma \Mel`a*no"ma\, n.; L. pl. -nomata. [NL.; Gr. ?, ?,
black + -oma.] (Med.)
(a) A tumor containing dark pigment. Such tumors are usually
malignant and often fatal.
(b) Development of dark-pigmented tumors.
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-omata
(gcide) | angioma \an`gi*o"ma\ ([a^]n`j[i^]*[=o]"m[.a]), n.; L. pl.
-omata (-[=o]"m[.a]*t[.a]). [NL.; angio- + -oma.] (Med.)
A tumor composed chiefly of blood or lymph vessels. --
an`gi*om"a*tous ([a^]n`j[i^]*[=o]"m[.a]*t[u^]s), a. --AS
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