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Articulata
(gcide) | Articulata \Ar*tic`u*la"ta\ ([aum]r*t[i^]k`[-u]*l[=a]"t[.a]), n.
pl. [Neut. pl. from L. articulatus furnished with joints,
distinct, p. p. of articulare. See Article, v.] (Zool.)
1. One of the four subkingdoms in the classification of
Cuvier. It has been much modified by later writers.
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Note: It includes those Invertebrata having the body composed
of a series of ringlike segments (arthromeres). By some
writers, the unsegmented worms (helminths) have also
been included; by others it is restricted to the
Arthropoda. It corresponds nearly with the Annulosa of
some authors. The chief subdivisions are Arthropoda
(Insects, Myriapoda, Malacopoda, Arachnida,
Pycnogonida, Crustacea); and Anarthropoda, including
the Annelida and allied forms.
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2. One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including
those that have the shells united by a hinge.
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3. A subdivision of the Crinoidea.
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Articulata
(gcide) | Encrinoidea \En`cri*noid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Encrinus and
-oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living
and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin
of the oral disk; -- also called Brachiata and
Articulata. See Illusts. under Comatula and Crinoidea.
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Inarticulata
(gcide) | Inarticulate \In`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. inarticulatus; pref. in-
not + articulatus articulate.]
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1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible
distinctness, as speech or words.
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Music which is inarticulate poesy. --Dryden.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body
segments; as, an inarticulate worm.
(b) Without a hinge; -- said of an order (Inarticulata
or Ecardines) of brachiopods.
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3. Incapable of articulating. [R.]
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The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy.
--Walpole.
4. Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly.
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Thuja articulata
(gcide) | Thyine wood \Thy"ine wood`\ [Gr. ? ?, fr. ?, adj., pertaining to
the tree ? or ?, an African tree with sweet-smelling wood.]
(Bot.)
The fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree
(Callitris quadrivalvis), formerly called {Thuja
articulata}. The tree is of the Cedar family, and furnishes a
balsamic resin called sandarach. --Rev. xviii. 12.
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Thuya articulata
(gcide) | Sandarach \San"da*rach\, Sandarac \San"da*rac\,, n. [L.
sandaraca, Gr. ?.]
1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]
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2. (Bot. Chem.) A white or yellow resin obtained from a
Barbary tree (Callitris quadrivalvis or {Thuya
articulata}), and pulverized for pounce; -- probably so
called from a resemblance to the mineral.
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tetraclinis articulata
(wn) | Tetraclinis articulata
n 1: large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain
having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a
hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes
[syn: sandarac, sandarac tree, {Tetraclinis
articulata}, Callitris quadrivalvis] |
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