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Ornitho-
(gcide) | Ornitho- \Ornitho-\ [Cf. Ern.]
A combining form fr. Gr. 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird.
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ornithology
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Ornithodelphia
(gcide) | Ornithodelphia \Or*ni`tho*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
'o`rnis + delfy`s the womb.]
Same as Monotremata. -- Or`ni*tho*del"phid, a.
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Ornithodelphid
(gcide) | Ornithodelphia \Or*ni`tho*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
'o`rnis + delfy`s the womb.]
Same as Monotremata. -- Or`ni*tho*del"phid, a.
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Ornithogalum umbellatum
(gcide) | Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to
OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G.
stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth.
sta['i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r,
'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter,
Skr. st[.r], L. sternere (cf. Stratum), and originally
applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as
being scatterers or spreaders of light. [root]296. Cf.
Aster, Asteroid, Constellation, Disaster, Stellar.]
1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the
heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon,
comets, and nebulae.
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His eyen twinkled in his head aright,
As do the stars in the frosty night. --Chaucer.
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Note: The stars are distinguished as planets, and {fixed
stars}. See Planet, Fixed stars under Fixed, and
Magnitude of a star under Magnitude.
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2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak.
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3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny;
(usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to
influence fortune.
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O malignant and ill-brooding stars. --Shak.
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Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison.
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4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament
worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.
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On whom . . .
Lavish Honor showered all her stars. --Tennyson.
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5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an
asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or
to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.
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6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in
the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding
in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
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7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially
on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading
theatrical performer, etc.
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Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words
generally of obvious signification; as, star-aspiring,
star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting,
star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed,
star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed, star-sprinkled,
star-wreathed.
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Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, {Shooting
star}, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular
nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so
called from its star-shaped capsules.
Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum
Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a
silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike
fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when
cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of
about sixty species, and the natural order (Sapotaceae)
to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family.
Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an
astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
Star coral (Zool.), any one of numerous species of stony
corals belonging to Astraea, Orbicella, and allied
genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and
contain conspicuous radiating septa.
Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
Star flower. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum;
star-of-Bethlehem.
(b) See Starwort
(b) .
(c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis
(Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with
projecting angles; -- whence the name.
Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points
projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of
different parts of the bore of a gun.
Star grass. (Bot.)
(a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having
star-shaped yellow flowers.
(b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla
(Scilla autumnalis); -- called also {star-headed
hyacinth}.
Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants
(Nostoc commune, Nostoc edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
Star lizard. (Zool.) Same as Stellion.
Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant
(Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike
flower.
Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago
(Plantago coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other
so as to form a star-shaped figure.
Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the
United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in
a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,
one for each.
With the old flag, the true American flag, the
Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the
chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea
solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with stout
radiating spines.
Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of
ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions
of some machines.
Star worm (Zool.), a gephyrean.
Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,
shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.
These stars were supposed by some astronomers to be
variable stars of long and undetermined periods. More
recently, variations star in start intensity are
classified more specifically, and this term is now
obsolescent. See also nova. [Obsolescent]
Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies
periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes
irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes
occur at fixed periods.
Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera
graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms.
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Ornithoidichnite
(gcide) | Ornithoidichnite \Or`ni*thoid*ich"nite\, n. [Ornitho- + -oid +
Gr. 'i`chnos footstep, track.] (Paleon.)
A fossil track resembling that of a bird. --Hitchcock.
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Ornitholite
(gcide) | Ornitholite \Or*nith"o*lite\, n. [Ornitho- + -lite.] (Paleon.)
(a) The fossil remains of a bird.
(b) A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds.
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Ornithologic
(gcide) | Ornithologic \Or`ni*tho*log"ic\, Ornithological
\Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ornithologique.]
Of or pertaining to ornithology; as, her ornithological
interests.
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Ornithological
(gcide) | Ornithologic \Or`ni*tho*log"ic\, Ornithological
\Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ornithologique.]
Of or pertaining to ornithology; as, her ornithological
interests.
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Ornithologist
(gcide) | Ornithologist \Or`ni*thol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. ornithologiste.]
One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who
describes birds.
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Ornithology
(gcide) | Ornithology \Or`ni*thol"o*gy\, n. [Ornitho- + -logy: cf. F.
ornithologie.]
1. That branch of Zoology which treats of the natural history
of birds and their classification.
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2. A treatise or book on this science.
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Ornithomancy
(gcide) | Ornithomancy \Or*nith"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos,
a bird + ? divination: cf. F. ornithomancie.]
Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
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Ornithomancy grew into an elaborate science. --De
Quincey.
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Ornithon
(gcide) | Ornithon \Or*ni"thon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. 'o`rnis,
'o`rniqos, a bird.]
An aviary; a poultry house. --Weale.
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Ornithopappi
(gcide) | Ornithopappi \Or*ni`tho*pap"pi\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
'o`rnis a bird + ? an ancestor.] (Zool.)
An extinct order of birds. It includes only the
Archaeopteryx.
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Ornithopoda
(gcide) | Ornithopoda \Or`ni*thop"o*da\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See Ornitho-,
and -poda.] (Paleon.)
An order of herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike
characteristics in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind
legs, which in some genera had only three functional toes,
and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See
Illust. in Appendix.
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Ornithopus
(gcide) | Bird's-foot \Bird's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.)
A papilionaceous plant, the Ornithopus, having a curved,
cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.
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Bird's-foot trefoil. (Bot.)
(a) A genus of plants (Lotus) with clawlike pods. {Lotus
corniculatas}, with yellow flowers, is very common in
Great Britain.
(b) the related plant, Trigonella ornithopodioides, is also
European.
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Ornithopus scorpioides
(gcide) | Scorpionwort \Scor"pi*on*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A leguminous plant (Ornithopus scorpioides) of Southern
Europe, having slender curved pods.
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Ornithorhynchidae
(gcide) | Ornithorhynchidae \Ornithorhynchidae\ prop. n.
The natural family of monotremes including the platypus
(duckbill) (Ornithorhyncus anatinus).
Syn: family Ornithorhynchidae.
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Ornithorhynchus
(gcide) | Ornithorhynchus \Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr.
'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + ? snout, beak.] (Zool.)
A genus of monotremes including the platypus ({Ornithorhyncus
anatinus}). See Duck mole, under Duck.
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Ornithorhynchus anatinus
(gcide) | Duck \Duck\, n. [OE. duke, doke. See Duck, v. t. ]
1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatin[ae], family
Anatid[ae].
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Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided
into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former
are the common domestic duck (Anas boschas); the wood
duck (Aix sponsa); the beautiful mandarin duck of
China (Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy duck,
originally of South America (Cairina moschata). Among
the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.
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2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the
person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
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Here be, without duck or nod,
Other trippings to be trod. --Milton.
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Bombay duck (Zool.), a fish. See Bummalo.
Buffel duck, Spirit duck. See Buffel duck.
Duck ant (Zool.), a species of white ant in Jamaica which
builds large nests in trees.
Duck barnacle. (Zool.) See Goose barnacle.
Duck hawk. (Zool.)
(a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon.
(b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard.
Duck mole (Zool.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia,
having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass
Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird
or reptile; -- called also duckbill, platypus,
mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole.
To make ducks and drakes, to throw a flat stone obliquely,
so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of
the water, raising a succession of jets; hence:
To play at ducks and drakes, with property, to throw it
away heedlessly or squander it foolishly and unprofitably.
Lame duck. See under Lame.
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Ornithorhyncus anatinus
(gcide) | Ornithorhynchidae \Ornithorhynchidae\ prop. n.
The natural family of monotremes including the platypus
(duckbill) (Ornithorhyncus anatinus).
Syn: family Ornithorhynchidae.
[WordNet 1.5]Ornithorhynchus \Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr.
'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + ? snout, beak.] (Zool.)
A genus of monotremes including the platypus ({Ornithorhyncus
anatinus}). See Duck mole, under Duck.
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Ornithosauria
(gcide) | Ornithosauria \Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See
Ornitho-, and Sauria.] (Paleon.)
An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also
{Pterosauria}.
[1913 Webster]Pterosauria \Pter`o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)
An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the
pterodactyls; -- called also {Pterodactyli}, and
{Ornithosauria}.
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Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a
leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported
by the greatly enlarged outer or " little" fingers of
the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no
teeth. See Pteranodontia, and Pterodactyl.
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Ornithoscelida
(gcide) | Ornithoscelida \Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + ? a leg.] (Zool.)
A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure
(especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and
birds. -- Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan, a.
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Ornithoscelidan
(gcide) | Ornithoscelida \Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + ? a leg.] (Zool.)
A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure
(especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and
birds. -- Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan, a.
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Ornithoscopy
(gcide) | Ornithoscopy \Or`ni*thos"co*py\, n. [Ornitho- + -scopy: cf. Gr.
? divination from birds.]
Observation of birds and their habits. [R.] --De Quincey.
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Ornithotomical
(gcide) | Ornithotomical \Or`ni*tho*tom"ic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to ornithotomy.
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Ornithotomist
(gcide) | Ornithotomist \Or`ni*thot"o*mist\, n.
One who is skilled in ornithotomy.
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Ornithotomy
(gcide) | Ornithotomy \Or`ni*thot"o*my\, n. [Gr. 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a
bird + te`mnein to cut.]
The anatomy or dissection of birds.
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palaeornithology
(gcide) | palaeornithology \palaeornithology\ n.
The paleobiology of birds.
Syn: paleornithology.
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Paleornithology
(gcide) | Paleornithology \Pa`le*or`ni*thol"o*gy\
(p[=a]`l[-e]*[^o]r`n[i^]*th[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Paleo- +
ornithology.]
The branch of paleontology which treats of fossil birds.
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Trigonella ornithopodioides
(gcide) | Bird's-foot \Bird's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.)
A papilionaceous plant, the Ornithopus, having a curved,
cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.
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Bird's-foot trefoil. (Bot.)
(a) A genus of plants (Lotus) with clawlike pods. {Lotus
corniculatas}, with yellow flowers, is very common in
Great Britain.
(b) the related plant, Trigonella ornithopodioides, is also
European.
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