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Avicula
(gcide) | Avicula \A*vic"u*la\, n. [L., small bird.] (Zool.)
A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied
to the pearl oyster; -- so called from a supposed resemblance
of the typical species to a bird.
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clavicular
(encz) | clavicular,klíční adj: Zdeněk Brož |
navicular
(encz) | navicular,člunovitý adj: Zdeněk Brožnavicular,loďkovitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Avicular
(gcide) | Avicular \A*vic"u*lar\, a. [L. avicula a small bird, dim. of
avis bird.]
Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.
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Avicularia
(gcide) | Avicularia \A*vic`u*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Avicular.]
(Zool.)
See prehensile processes on the cells of some Bryozoa, often
having the shape of a bird's bill.
[1913 Webster]Bryozoum \Bry`o*zo"um\, n. [NL. See Bryozoa.] (Zool.)
An individual zooid of a bryozoan coralline, of which there
may be two or more kinds in a single colony. The zo[oe]cia
usually have a wreath of tentacles around the mouth, and a
well developed stomach and intestinal canal; but these parts
are lacking in the other zooids (Avicularia, O[oe]cia,
etc.).
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Clavicular
(gcide) | Clavicular \Cla*vic"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. claviculaire. See
Clavicle.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the clavicle.
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Infraclavicular
(gcide) | Infraclavicular \In`fra*cla*vic"u*lar\, a. [Infra + clavicular.]
(Anat.)
Below the clavicle; as, the infraclavicular fossa.
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Interclavicular
(gcide) | Interclavicular \In`ter*cla*vic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)
(a) Between the clavicles; as, the interclavicular notch of
the sternum.
(b) Of or pertaining to the interclavicle.
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Mygale avicularia
(gcide) | Mygale \Myg"a*le\, prop. n. [L., a field mouse, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
A genus of very large hairy spiders of the family
Ctenizidae, having four lungs and only four spinnerets.
They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the
earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South
American bird spider (Mygale avicularia), and the crab
spider, or matoutou (Mygale cancerides) are among the
largest species. They are also called trapdoor spiders.
Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the
Texas tarantula (Mygale Hentzii).
[1913 Webster +PJC]Bird \Bird\ (b[~e]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird,
bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]
1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a
nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
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That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak.
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The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.
--Tyndale
(Matt. viii.
20).
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2. (Zool.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with
wings. See Aves.
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3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
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4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
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And by my word! the bonny bird
In danger shall not tarry. --Campbell.
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Arabian bird, the phenix.
Bird of Jove, the eagle.
Bird of Juno, the peacock.
Bird louse (Zool.), a wingless insect of the group
Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very
numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite
(Zool.), a small mite (genera Dermanyssus,
Dermaleichus and allies) parasitic upon birds. The
species are numerous.
Bird of passage, a migratory bird.
Bird spider (Zool.), a very large South American spider
(Mygale avicularia). It is said sometimes to capture and
kill small birds.
Bird tick (Zool.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds
(genus Ornithomyia, and allies), usually winged.
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Navicular
(gcide) | Navicular \Na*vic"u*lar\, a. [L. navicularius, fr. navicula,
dim. of navis ship: cf. F. naviculaire.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship.
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2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular
glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone.
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Navicular bone. (Anat.)
(a) One of the middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding
to the centrale; -- called also scaphoid.
(b) A proximal bone on the radial side of the carpus; the
scaphoid.
Navicular disease (Far.), a disease affecting the navicular
bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.
[1913 Webster]Navicular \Na*vic"u*lar\, n. (Anat.)
The navicular bone.
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Navicular bone
(gcide) | Navicular \Na*vic"u*lar\, a. [L. navicularius, fr. navicula,
dim. of navis ship: cf. F. naviculaire.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship.
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2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular
glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone.
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Navicular bone. (Anat.)
(a) One of the middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding
to the centrale; -- called also scaphoid.
(b) A proximal bone on the radial side of the carpus; the
scaphoid.
Navicular disease (Far.), a disease affecting the navicular
bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.
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Navicular disease
(gcide) | Navicular \Na*vic"u*lar\, a. [L. navicularius, fr. navicula,
dim. of navis ship: cf. F. naviculaire.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship.
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2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular
glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone.
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Navicular bone. (Anat.)
(a) One of the middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding
to the centrale; -- called also scaphoid.
(b) A proximal bone on the radial side of the carpus; the
scaphoid.
Navicular disease (Far.), a disease affecting the navicular
bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.
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Polygonum aviculare
(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.
[1913 Webster]Knotgrass \Knot"grass`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) a common weed with jointed stems (Polygonum aviculare);
knotweed.
(b) The dog grass. See under Dog.
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Note: An infusion of Polygonum aviculare was once supposed
to have the effect of stopping the growth of an animal,
and hence it was called, as by Shakespeare, "hindering
knotgrass."
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We want a boy extremely for this function,
Kept under for a year with milk and knotgrass.
--Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]Swine \Swine\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[imac]n; akin to
OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[imac]n,
Icel. sv[imac]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein;
originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See Sow,
n.] (Zool.)
Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical
species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat,
which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is
specifically called boar, the female, sow, and the young,
pig. See Hog. "A great herd of swine." --Mark v. 11.
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Swine grass (Bot.), knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare); --
so called because eaten by swine.
Swine oat (Bot.), a kind of oat sometimes grown for swine.
Swine's cress (Bot.), a species of cress of the genus
Senebiera (Senebiera Coronopus).
Swine's head, a dolt; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Swine thistle (Bot.), the sow thistle.
[1913 Webster]Bird's-tongue \Bird's"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)
The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
[1913 Webster]Centinody \Cen*tin"o*dy\, n. [L. centum a hundred + nodus knot:
cf. F. centinode.] (Bot.)
A weed with a stem of many joints ({Illecebrum
verticillatum}); also, the Polygonum aviculare or
knotgrass.
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Postclavicular
(gcide) | Postclavicle \Post*clav"i*cle\, n. [Pref. post- + clavicle.]
(Anat.)
A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting
backward from the clavicle. -- Post`*cla*vic"u*lar, a.
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Pseudonavicula
(gcide) | Pseudonavicula \Pseu`do*na*vic"u*la\, n.; pl.
Pseudonavicul[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr. pseydh`s false + NL.
navicula, a genus of diatoms. See Navicular.] (Zool.)
One of the minute spindle-shaped embryos of Gregarin[ae] and
some other Protozoa.
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Pseudonaviculae
(gcide) | Pseudonavicula \Pseu`do*na*vic"u*la\, n.; pl.
Pseudonavicul[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr. pseydh`s false + NL.
navicula, a genus of diatoms. See Navicular.] (Zool.)
One of the minute spindle-shaped embryos of Gregarin[ae] and
some other Protozoa.
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Solanum aviculare
(gcide) | kangaroo \kan"ga*roo"\, n. [Said to be the native name.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the
family Macropodid[ae]. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea,
and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and
a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and
feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest
species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total
length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus
Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the
genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush
kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded
districts. See Wallaby.
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Kangaroo apple (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian
plant Solanum aviculare.
Kangaroo grass (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass
(Anthistiria australis).
Kangaroo hare (Zool.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under
Jerboa.
Kangaroo mouse. (Zool.) See Jumping mouse, under
Jumping.
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Supraclavicular
(gcide) | Supraclavicular \Su`pra*cla*vic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)
(a) Situated above the clavicle.
(b) Of or pertaining to the supraclavicle.
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Vanilla claviculata
(gcide) | Vanilla \Va*nil"la\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. vainilla, dim. of Sp.
vaina a sheath, a pod, L. vagina; because its grains, or
seeds, are contained in little pods.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of
tropical America.
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2. The long podlike capsules of Vanilla planifolia, and
Vanilla claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and
agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil
extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from
the capsules, extensively used in confectionery,
perfumery, etc.
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Note: As a medicine, vanilla is supposed to possess powers
analogous to valerian, while, at the same time, it is
far more grateful.
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Cuban vanilla, a sweet-scented West Indian composite shrub
(Eupatorium Dalea).
Vanilla bean, the long capsule of the vanilla plant.
Vanilla grass. Same as Holy grass, under Holy.
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corydalis claviculata
(wn) | Corydalis claviculata
n 1: annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow
and pink flowers [syn: climbing corydalis, {Corydalis
claviculata}, Fumaria claviculata] |
fumaria claviculata
(wn) | Fumaria claviculata
n 1: annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow
and pink flowers [syn: climbing corydalis, {Corydalis
claviculata}, Fumaria claviculata] |
navicular
(wn) | navicular
adj 1: shaped like a boat [syn: navicular, scaphoid]
n 1: the largest wrist bone on the thumb side [syn: {scaphoid
bone}, os scaphoideum, navicular] |
solanum aviculare
(wn) | Solanum aviculare
n 1: Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of
purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit [syn:
kangaroo apple, poroporo, Solanum aviculare] |
NAVICULARIS
(bouvier) | NAVICULARIS, civil law. He who had the management and care of a ship. The
same as our sea captain. Bouch. Inst. n. 359. Vide Captain.
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