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Cervus
(gcide) | Cervus \Cer"vus\, n. [L., a deer.] (Zool.)
A genus of ruminants, including the red deer and other allied
species.
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Note: Formerly all species of deer were included in the genus
Cervus.
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cervus
(wn) | Cervus
n 1: the type genus of the Cervidae [syn: Cervus, {genus
Cervus}] |
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Cervus alces
(gcide) | elk \elk\ ([e^]lk), n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh,
OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large deer, of several species. The European elk {Alces
alces} (formerly Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is
closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or
wapiti (Cervus Canadensis) the largest member of the deer
family, has large, spreading antlers and is closely related
to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.
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Irish elk (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer
(Cervus giganteus) with widely spreading antlers. Its
remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in
Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also
Illustration of Antler.
Cape elk (Zo["o]l.), the eland. elk |
Cervus axis
(gcide) | Axis \Ax"is\, n. [L.] (Zool.)
The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India,
where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).
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Cervus campestris
(gcide) | Pampas \Pam"pas\, n. pl. [Sp., fr. Peruv. pampa a field, plain.]
Vast grass-covered plains in the central and southern part of
the Argentine Republic in South America. The term is
sometimes used in a wider sense for the plains east of the
Andes extending from Bolivia to Southern Patagonia.
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Pampas cat (Zool.), a South American wild cat ({Felis
pajeros}). It has oblique transverse bands of yellow or
brown. It is about three and a half feet long. Called also
straw cat.
Pampas deer (Zool.), a small, reddish-brown, South American
deer (Cervus campestris syn. Blastocerus campestris).
Pampas grass (Bot.), a very tall ornamental grass
(Gynerium argenteum) with a silvery-white silky panicle.
It is a native of the pampas of South America.
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Cervus Canadensis
(gcide) | Wapiti \Wap"i*ti\, n. [Probably the Iroquois name. Bartlett.]
(Zool.)
The American elk (Cervus Canadensis). It is closely related
to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.
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Note: By some writers it is thought to be a variety of the
red deer, but it is considered a distinct species by
others. It is noted for the large, branching antlers of
the male.
[1913 Webster]elk \elk\ ([e^]lk), n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh,
OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large deer, of several species. The European elk {Alces
alces} (formerly Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is
closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or
wapiti (Cervus Canadensis) the largest member of the deer
family, has large, spreading antlers and is closely related
to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.
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Irish elk (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer
(Cervus giganteus) with widely spreading antlers. Its
remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in
Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also
Illustration of Antler.
Cape elk (Zo["o]l.), the eland. elk |
Cervus Columbianus
(gcide) | Deer \Deer\ (d[=e]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal,
wild animal, AS. de['o]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G.
thier, tier, Icel. d[=y]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of
unknown origin. [root]71.]
1. Any animal; especially, a wild animal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Mice and rats, and such small deer. --Shak.
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The camel, that great deer. --Lindisfarne
MS.
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2. (Zool.) A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species,
and of related genera of the family Cervid[ae]. The
males, and in some species the females, have solid
antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually.
Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called
venison.
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Note: The deer hunted in England is Cervus elaphus, called
also stag or red deer; the fallow deer is {Cervus
dama}; the common American deer is {Cervus
Virginianus}; the blacktailed deer of Western North
America is Cervus Columbianus; and the mule deer of
the same region is Cervus macrotis. See Axis,
Fallow deer, Mule deer, Reindeer.
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Note: Deer is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, deerkiller, deerslayer, deerslaying,
deer hunting, deer stealing, deerlike, etc.
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Deer mouse (Zool.), the white-footed mouse ({Peromyscus
leucopus}, formerly Hesperomys leucopus) of America.
Small deer, petty game, not worth pursuing; -- used
metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the
first definition, above.) "Minor critics . . . can find
leisure for the chase of such small deer." --G. P. Marsh.
[1913 Webster]Blacktail \Black"tail`\, n. [Black + tail.]
1. (Zool.) A fish; the ruff or pope.
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2. (Zool.) The black-tailed deer (Cervus Columbianus or
Cariacus Columbianus) of California and Oregon; also,
the mule deer of the Rocky Mountains. See Mule deer.
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Cervus dama
(gcide) | Deer \Deer\ (d[=e]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal,
wild animal, AS. de['o]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G.
thier, tier, Icel. d[=y]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of
unknown origin. [root]71.]
1. Any animal; especially, a wild animal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Mice and rats, and such small deer. --Shak.
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The camel, that great deer. --Lindisfarne
MS.
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2. (Zool.) A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species,
and of related genera of the family Cervid[ae]. The
males, and in some species the females, have solid
antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually.
Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called
venison.
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Note: The deer hunted in England is Cervus elaphus, called
also stag or red deer; the fallow deer is {Cervus
dama}; the common American deer is {Cervus
Virginianus}; the blacktailed deer of Western North
America is Cervus Columbianus; and the mule deer of
the same region is Cervus macrotis. See Axis,
Fallow deer, Mule deer, Reindeer.
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Note: Deer is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, deerkiller, deerslayer, deerslaying,
deer hunting, deer stealing, deerlike, etc.
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Deer mouse (Zool.), the white-footed mouse ({Peromyscus
leucopus}, formerly Hesperomys leucopus) of America.
Small deer, petty game, not worth pursuing; -- used
metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the
first definition, above.) "Minor critics . . . can find
leisure for the chase of such small deer." --G. P. Marsh.
[1913 Webster]Fallow deer \Fal"low deer`\ [So called from its fallow or pale
yellow color.] (Zool.)
A European species of deer (Cervus dama), much smaller than
the red deer. In summer both sexes are spotted with white. It
is common in England, where it is often domesticated in the
parks.
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Cervus elaphus
(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.
[1913 Webster]Deer \Deer\ (d[=e]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal,
wild animal, AS. de['o]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G.
thier, tier, Icel. d[=y]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of
unknown origin. [root]71.]
1. Any animal; especially, a wild animal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Mice and rats, and such small deer. --Shak.
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The camel, that great deer. --Lindisfarne
MS.
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2. (Zool.) A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species,
and of related genera of the family Cervid[ae]. The
males, and in some species the females, have solid
antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually.
Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called
venison.
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Note: The deer hunted in England is Cervus elaphus, called
also stag or red deer; the fallow deer is {Cervus
dama}; the common American deer is {Cervus
Virginianus}; the blacktailed deer of Western North
America is Cervus Columbianus; and the mule deer of
the same region is Cervus macrotis. See Axis,
Fallow deer, Mule deer, Reindeer.
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Note: Deer is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, deerkiller, deerslayer, deerslaying,
deer hunting, deer stealing, deerlike, etc.
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Deer mouse (Zool.), the white-footed mouse ({Peromyscus
leucopus}, formerly Hesperomys leucopus) of America.
Small deer, petty game, not worth pursuing; -- used
metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the
first definition, above.) "Minor critics . . . can find
leisure for the chase of such small deer." --G. P. Marsh.
[1913 Webster]Elaphine \El"a*phine\, a. [Gr. ? stag.] (Zo["o]l.)
Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of, the stag, or
Cervus elaphus.
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Cervus giganteus
(gcide) | elk \elk\ ([e^]lk), n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh,
OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large deer, of several species. The European elk {Alces
alces} (formerly Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is
closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or
wapiti (Cervus Canadensis) the largest member of the deer
family, has large, spreading antlers and is closely related
to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.
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Irish elk (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer
(Cervus giganteus) with widely spreading antlers. Its
remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in
Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also
Illustration of Antler.
Cape elk (Zo["o]l.), the eland. elk |
Cervus macrotis
(gcide) | Mule \Mule\ (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she-mule, L. mula, fem. of
mulus; cf. Gr. my`klos, mychlo`s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L.
mulus. Cf. Mulatto.]
1. (Zool.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated
between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is applied
to the offspring of a horse and a she-ass, but that hybrid
is more properly termed a hinny. See Hinny.
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Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy,
and proverbial for stubbornness.
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2. (Bot.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the
pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust
of another; -- called also hybrid.
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3. A very stubborn person.
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4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool,
etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; --
called also jenny and mule-jenny.
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5. A slipper that has no fitting around the heel.
Syn: mules, scuff, scuffs.
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Mule armadillo (Zool.), a long-eared armadillo (Tatusia
hybrida), native of Buenos Ayres; -- called also mulita.
See Illust. under Armadillo.
Mule deer (Zool.), a large deer (Cervus macrotis syn.
Cariacus macrotis) of the Western United States. The
name refers to its long ears.
Mule pulley (Mach.), an idle pulley for guiding a belt
which transmits motion between shafts that are not
parallel.
Mule twist, cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in
distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame.
[1913 Webster]Deer \Deer\ (d[=e]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal,
wild animal, AS. de['o]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G.
thier, tier, Icel. d[=y]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of
unknown origin. [root]71.]
1. Any animal; especially, a wild animal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Mice and rats, and such small deer. --Shak.
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The camel, that great deer. --Lindisfarne
MS.
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2. (Zool.) A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species,
and of related genera of the family Cervid[ae]. The
males, and in some species the females, have solid
antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually.
Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called
venison.
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Note: The deer hunted in England is Cervus elaphus, called
also stag or red deer; the fallow deer is {Cervus
dama}; the common American deer is {Cervus
Virginianus}; the blacktailed deer of Western North
America is Cervus Columbianus; and the mule deer of
the same region is Cervus macrotis. See Axis,
Fallow deer, Mule deer, Reindeer.
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Note: Deer is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, deerkiller, deerslayer, deerslaying,
deer hunting, deer stealing, deerlike, etc.
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Deer mouse (Zool.), the white-footed mouse ({Peromyscus
leucopus}, formerly Hesperomys leucopus) of America.
Small deer, petty game, not worth pursuing; -- used
metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the
first definition, above.) "Minor critics . . . can find
leisure for the chase of such small deer." --G. P. Marsh.
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Cervus Virginianus
(gcide) | Deer \Deer\ (d[=e]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal,
wild animal, AS. de['o]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G.
thier, tier, Icel. d[=y]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of
unknown origin. [root]71.]
1. Any animal; especially, a wild animal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Mice and rats, and such small deer. --Shak.
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The camel, that great deer. --Lindisfarne
MS.
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2. (Zool.) A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species,
and of related genera of the family Cervid[ae]. The
males, and in some species the females, have solid
antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually.
Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called
venison.
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Note: The deer hunted in England is Cervus elaphus, called
also stag or red deer; the fallow deer is {Cervus
dama}; the common American deer is {Cervus
Virginianus}; the blacktailed deer of Western North
America is Cervus Columbianus; and the mule deer of
the same region is Cervus macrotis. See Axis,
Fallow deer, Mule deer, Reindeer.
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Note: Deer is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, deerkiller, deerslayer, deerslaying,
deer hunting, deer stealing, deerlike, etc.
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Deer mouse (Zool.), the white-footed mouse ({Peromyscus
leucopus}, formerly Hesperomys leucopus) of America.
Small deer, petty game, not worth pursuing; -- used
metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the
first definition, above.) "Minor critics . . . can find
leisure for the chase of such small deer." --G. P. Marsh.
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Lucanus cervus
(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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Rucervus Duvaucelli
(gcide) | Swamp \Swamp\, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D.
zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv["o]ppr, Dan. &
Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo`s porous, spongy.]
Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but
not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the
seashore.
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Gray swamps and pools, waste places of the hern.
--Tennyson.
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A swamp differs from a bog and a marsh in producing
trees and shrubs, while the latter produce only
herbage, plants, and mosses. --Farming
Encyc. (E.
Edwards,
Words).
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Swamp blackbird. (Zool.) See Redwing
(b) .
Swamp cabbage (Bot.), skunk cabbage.
Swamp deer (Zool.), an Asiatic deer (Rucervus Duvaucelli)
of India.
Swamp hen. (Zool.)
(a) An Australian azure-breasted bird (Porphyrio bellus);
-- called also goollema.
(b) An Australian water crake, or rail (Porzana Tabuensis);
-- called also little swamp hen.
(c) The European purple gallinule.
Swamp honeysuckle (Bot.), an American shrub ({Azalea
viscosa} syn. Rhododendron viscosa or {Rhododendron
viscosum}) growing in swampy places, with fragrant flowers
of a white color, or white tinged with rose; -- called
also swamp pink and white swamp honeysuckle.
Swamp hook, a hook and chain used by lumbermen in handling
logs. Cf. Cant hook.
Swamp itch. (Med.) See Prairie itch, under Prairie.
Swamp laurel (Bot.), a shrub (Kalmia glauca) having small
leaves with the lower surface glaucous.
Swamp maple (Bot.), red maple. See Maple.
Swamp oak (Bot.), a name given to several kinds of oak
which grow in swampy places, as swamp Spanish oak
(Quercus palustris), swamp white oak ({Quercus
bicolor}), swamp post oak (Quercus lyrata).
Swamp ore (Min.), bog ore; limonite.
Swamp partridge (Zool.), any one of several Australian game
birds of the genera Synoicus and Excalfatoria, allied
to the European partridges.
Swamp robin (Zool.), the chewink.
Swamp sassafras (Bot.), a small North American tree of the
genus Magnolia (Magnolia glauca) with aromatic leaves
and fragrant creamy-white blossoms; -- called also {sweet
bay}.
Swamp sparrow (Zool.), a common North American sparrow
(Melospiza Georgiana, or Melospiza palustris), closely
resembling the song sparrow. It lives in low, swampy
places.
Swamp willow. (Bot.) See Pussy willow, under Pussy.
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Rucervus Eldi
(gcide) | Thamyn \Tha"myn\, n. (Zool.)
An Asiatic deer (Rucervus Eldi) resembling the swamp deer;
-- called also Eld's deer.
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cervus
(wn) | Cervus
n 1: the type genus of the Cervidae [syn: Cervus, {genus
Cervus}] |
cervus elaphus
(wn) | Cervus elaphus
n 1: common deer of temperate Europe and Asia [syn: red deer,
elk, American elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus] |
cervus elaphus canadensis
(wn) | Cervus elaphus canadensis
n 1: large North American deer with large much-branched antlers
in the male [syn: wapiti, elk, American elk, {Cervus
elaphus canadensis}] |
cervus nipon
(wn) | Cervus nipon
n 1: small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers [syn:
Japanese deer, sika, Cervus nipon, Cervus sika] |
cervus sika
(wn) | Cervus sika
n 1: small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers [syn:
Japanese deer, sika, Cervus nipon, Cervus sika] |
cervus unicolor
(wn) | Cervus unicolor
n 1: a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines
[syn: sambar, sambur, Cervus unicolor] |
genus cervus
(wn) | genus Cervus
n 1: the type genus of the Cervidae [syn: Cervus, {genus
Cervus}] |
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