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Erebus
(gcide) | Erebus \Er"e*bus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. (Greek Myth.) A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy
space through which the souls passed to Hades. See
Milton's "Paradise Lost," Book II., line 883.
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2. (Greek Myth.) The son of Chaos and brother of Nox, who
dwelt in Erebus.
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To the infernal deep, with Erebus and tortures vile.
--Shak.
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erebus
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n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the
underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether
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erebus
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Erebus strix
(gcide) | Owl \Owl\ (oul), n. [AS. [=u]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [=u]wila,
G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.]
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1. (Zool.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family
Strigidae. They have large eyes and ears, and a
conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are
mostly nocturnal in their habits.
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Note: Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the
head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The
species are numerous. See Barn owl, Burrowing owl,
Eared owl, Hawk owl, Horned owl, Screech owl,
Snowy owl, under Barn, Burrowing, etc.
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Note: In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with
desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a
bird of ill omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it
the emblem of wisdom, and sacred to Minerva, -- and
indeed its large head and solemn eyes give it an air of
wisdom. --Am. Cyc.
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2. (Zool.) A variety of the domestic pigeon.
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Owl monkey (Zool.), any one of several species of South
American nocturnal monkeys of the genus Nyctipithecus.
They have very large eyes. Called also durukuli.
Owl moth (Zool.), a very large moth (Erebus strix). The
expanse of its wings is over ten inches.
Owl parrot (Zool.), the kakapo.
Sea owl (Zool.), the lumpfish.
Owl train, a cant name for certain railway trains whose run
is in the nighttime.
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erebus
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n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the
underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether
and Day |
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