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Megalo-
(gcide) | Meg- \Meg-\ (m[e^]g-), Mega \Meg"a\ (m[e^]g"[.a]-), Megalo-
\Meg"a*lo-\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*l[-o]-). [Gr. me`gas, gen. mega`loy,
great.]
Combining forms signifying:
(a) Great, extended, powerful; as, megascope, megacosm.
(b) (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.) A million times, a
million of; as, megabyte, a million butes; megawatt, a
million watts; megameter, a million meters; megafarad, a
million farads; megohm, a million ohms.
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Megalo-
(gcide) | Megalo- \Meg"a*lo-\
See Meg-.
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Cytomegalovirus
(gcide) | Herpesvirus \Her"pes*vir`us\, n. (Med.)
any of several dozen DNA-containing virus of the family
Herpetoviridae, including among them such
human-disease-causing agents as Herpes simplex virus
causing oral and genital herpes, varicella-zoster virus
(Herpes zoster virus) causing shingles and chickenpox
(varicella), Epstein-Barr virus (EB virus) causing
infectious mononucleosis, and Cytomegalovirus.
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Megalobatrachus
(gcide) | Megalobatrachus \Megalobatrachus\ prop. n.
A genus of giant salamanders; in some classifications
included in the genus Cryptobranchus.
Syn: genus Megalobatrachus.
[WordNet 1.5] Megalocephalia |
Megalobatrachus maximus
(gcide) | Giant \Gi"ant\, a.
Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,
giant brothers; a giant son.
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Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax.
Giant clam (Zool.), a bivalve shell of the genus
Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500
pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to
contain holy water.
Giant heron (Zool.), a very large African heron ({Ardeomega
goliath}). It is the largest heron known.
Giant kettle, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found
in Norway in connection with glaciers. See Pothole.
Giant powder. See Nitroglycerin.
Giant puffball (Bot.), a fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum),
edible when young, and when dried used for stanching
wounds.
Giant salamander (Zool.), a very large aquatic salamander
(Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It is the
largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.
Giant squid (Zool.), one of several species of very large
squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied genera.
Some are over forty feet long.
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Megalocephalia
(gcide) | Megalocephalia \Meg`a*lo*ce*pha"li*a\, Megalocephaly
\Meg`a*lo*ceph"a*ly\, n. [NL. megalocephalia, fr. Gr. ? having a
large head.] (Med.)
The condition of having an abnormally large head; called also
megacephaly. -- Meg`a*lo*ce*phal"ic, a.
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Megalocephalic
(gcide) | Megalocephalia \Meg`a*lo*ce*pha"li*a\, Megalocephaly
\Meg`a*lo*ceph"a*ly\, n. [NL. megalocephalia, fr. Gr. ? having a
large head.] (Med.)
The condition of having an abnormally large head; called also
megacephaly. -- Meg`a*lo*ce*phal"ic, a.
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Megalocephaly
(gcide) | Megalocephalia \Meg`a*lo*ce*pha"li*a\, Megalocephaly
\Meg`a*lo*ceph"a*ly\, n. [NL. megalocephalia, fr. Gr. ? having a
large head.] (Med.)
The condition of having an abnormally large head; called also
megacephaly. -- Meg`a*lo*ce*phal"ic, a.
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Megalocyte
(gcide) | Megalocyte \Meg"a*lo*cyte\, n. [Megalo- + Gr. ? a hollow
vessel.] (Physiol.)
A large, flattened red blood cell corpuscle having no
nucleus, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle,
found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound
anaemia.
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megalokaryocyte
(gcide) | megakaryocyte \meg`a*kar"y*o*cyte\
(m[e^]g`[.a]*k[a^]r"[i^]*[-o]*s[imac]t) n. (Anat.)
A large bone marrow cell not usually found in the circulating
blood; it is regarded as the precursors of blood platelets;
it is up to 100 [mu]m in diameter, with a polyploid nucleus.
Also referred to as megacaryocyte, megalokaryocyte, and
thromboblast.
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Megalomania
(gcide) | Megalomania \Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. megalo- + mania.]
(Pathol.)
A form of mental alienation in which the patient has
grandiose delusions.
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megalomaniacal
(gcide) | megalomaniacal \megalomaniacal\, megalomanic \megalomanic\adj.
Suffering from megalomania.
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megalomanic
(gcide) | megalomaniacal \megalomaniacal\, megalomanic \megalomanic\adj.
Suffering from megalomania.
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Megalonychidae
(gcide) | Megalonychidae \Megalonychidae\ prop. n.
A natural family consisting of the two-toed sloths.
Syn: family Megalonychidae.
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Megalonyx
(gcide) | Megalonyx \Meg`a*lon"yx\, n. [NL., from Gr. me`gas, mega`lh,
great + 'o`nyx claw.] (Paleon.)
An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the
sloth.
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Megalophonous
(gcide) | Megalophonous \Meg`a*loph"o*nous\
(m[e^]g`[.a]*l[o^]f"[-o]*n[u^]s), a. [Megalo- + Gr. fwnh`
voice.]
Having a loud voice.
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Megalopolis
(gcide) | Megalopolis \Meg`a*lop"o*lis\, Megapolis
\Meg`a"po*lis\(m[e^]g`[.a]*l[o^]p"[-o]*l[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
megalo`polis; me`gas, mega`lh, great + po`lis city.]
1. A chief city; a very large cuity; a metropolis.
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2. A region in which the suburbs of several large cities
merge to form one large predominantly urbanized area.
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Megalops
(gcide) | Megalops \Meg"a*lops\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*l[o^]ps), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
me`gas, -a`loy, large + 'w`ps eye.] (Zool.)
1. A larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development
of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal
appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long,
and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively.
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2. A large fish; the tarpum.
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megalopsychy
(gcide) | megalopsychy \meg`a*lop"sy*chy\, n. [Megalo- + Gr. psychh` soul,
mind.]
Greatness of soul. [Obs. & R.]
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Megalosaur
(gcide) | Megalosaur \Meg"a*lo*saur`\, Megalosaurus \Meg`a*lo*sau"rus\, n.
[NL. megalosaurus, fr. Gr. me`gas, mega`lh, great + say^ros
lizard: cf. F. m['e]galosaure.] (Paleon.)
A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have
been found in England and elsewhere.
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Megalosaurus
(gcide) | Megalosaur \Meg"a*lo*saur`\, Megalosaurus \Meg`a*lo*sau"rus\, n.
[NL. megalosaurus, fr. Gr. me`gas, mega`lh, great + say^ros
lizard: cf. F. m['e]galosaure.] (Paleon.)
A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have
been found in England and elsewhere.
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Notropis megalops
(gcide) | Shiner \Shin"er\, n.
That which shines. Specifically:
(a) A luminary.
(b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]
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Has she the shiners, d' ye think? --Foote.
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(c) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small freshwater
American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or
Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin ({Notropis
megalops}), and the golden shiner ({Notemigonus
chrysoleucus}) of the Eastern United States; also loosely
applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar
fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice,
and the sparada.
(d) (Zool.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.
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Blunt-nosed shiner (Zool.), the silver moonfish.
[1913 Webster]Redfin \Red"fin`\ (-f?n`), n. (Zool.)
A small North American dace (Minnilus cornutus, or
Notropis megalops). The male, in the breeding season, has
bright red fins. Called also red dace, and shiner.
Applied also to Notropis ardens, of the Mississippi valley.
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