| slovo | definícia |
teat
(encz) | teat,dudlík n: Zdeněk Brož |
teat
(encz) | teat,vemeno n: Zdeněk Brož |
Teat
(gcide) | Teat \Teat\ (t[=e]t), n. [OE. tete, titte, AS. tit, titt; akin
to LG. & OD. titte, D. tet, G. zitze: cf. F. tette, probably
of Teutonic origin.]
1. The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the
udder or breast of a mammal; a nipple; a pap; a mammilla;
a dug; a tit.
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2. (Mach.) A small protuberance or nozzle resembling the teat
of an animal.
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teat
(wn) | teat
n 1: the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: nipple,
mammilla, mamilla, pap, teat, tit] |
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anteater
(mass) | anteater
- mravčiar |
anteater
(encz) | anteater,mravenečník n: Zdeněk Brož |
ebracteate
(encz) | ebracteate, adj: |
giant anteater
(encz) | giant anteater, n: |
great anteater
(encz) | great anteater, n: |
lesser anteater
(encz) | lesser anteater, n: |
scaly anteater
(encz) | scaly anteater, n: |
silky anteater
(encz) | silky anteater, n: |
spiny anteater
(encz) | spiny anteater, n: |
steatite
(encz) | steatite,steatit Zdeněk Brož |
steatocystoma
(encz) | steatocystoma, n: |
steatorrhea
(encz) | steatorrhea, n: |
teat
(encz) | teat,dudlík n: Zdeněk Brožteat,vemeno n: Zdeněk Brož |
teatime
(encz) | teatime,čas na čaj Zdeněk Brož |
two-toed anteater
(encz) | two-toed anteater, n: |
amfiteatrální
(czen) | amfiteatrální,amphitheatrical Zdeněk Brož |
neteatrální
(czen) | neteatrální,nontheatrical |
steatit
(czen) | steatit,soapstonen: [geol.] josesteatit,steatite Zdeněk Brož |
teatrálnost
(czen) | teatrálnost,theatricalityn: Zdeněk Brož |
teatrální
(czen) | teatrální,hamadj: [hovor.] PetrVteatrální,theatricaladj: Zdeněk Brož |
Ant-eater
(gcide) | Ant-eater \Ant"-eat`er\, n. (Zool.)
One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed
upon ants. See Ant-bear, Pangolin, Aard-vark, and
Echidna.
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Australian ant-eater
(gcide) | Echidna \E*chid"na\ ([-e]*k[i^]d"n[.a]), n. [L., a viper, adder,
Gr. 'e`chidna.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Monotremata found in Australia,
Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered
with spines; -- called also porcupine ant-eater, and
Australian ant-eater.
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Bibracteate
(gcide) | Bibracteate \Bi*brac"te*ate\, a. [Pref. bi- + bracteate.] (Bot.)
Furnished with, or having, two bracts.
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Bracteate
(gcide) | Bracteate \Brac"te*ate\, a. [Cf. L. bracteatus covered with gold
plate.] (Bot.)
Having a bract or bracts.
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Copaifera bracteata
(gcide) | Purpleheart \Pur"ple*heart`\, n. (Bot.)
A strong, durable, and elastic wood of a purplish color,
obtained from several tropical American leguminous trees of
the genus Copaifera (Copaifera pubiflora, {Copaifera
bracteata}, and Copaifera officinalis). Used for decorative
veneering. See Copaiba.
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Ebracteate
(gcide) | Ebracteate \E*brac"te*ate\, a. [Pref. e- + bracteate.] (Bot.)
Without bracts.
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fruit-eating bat
(gcide) | Fruit \Fruit\, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus
enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to
enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See Brook, v. t., and cf.
Fructify, Frugal.]
1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of
man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as
corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the
plural.
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Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather
in the
fruits thereof. --Ex. xxiii.
10.
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2. (Hort.) The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants,
especially those grown on branches above ground, as
apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3.
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3. (Bot.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its
contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it.
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Note: Fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and dry.
Fleshy fruits include berries, gourds, and melons,
orangelike fruits and pomes; drupaceous fruits are
stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and
cherries; and dry fruits are further divided into
achenes, follicles, legumes, capsules, nuts,
and several other kinds.
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4. (Bot.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless
plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores
contained in them.
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6. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of
the womb, of the loins, of the body.
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King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown.
--Shak.
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6. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any
action; advantageous or desirable product or result;
disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the
fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance.
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The fruit of rashness. --Shak.
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What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain.
--Burke.
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They shall eat the fruit of their doings. --Is. iii
10.
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The fruits of this education became visible.
--Macaulay.
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Note: Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of,
for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud;
fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit
show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc.
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Fruit bat (Zool.), one of the Frugivora; -- called also
fruit-eating bat.
Fruit bud (Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most
oplants the same as the power bud.
Fruit dot (Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns.
See Sorus.
Fruit fly (Zool.), a small dipterous insect of the genus
Drosophila, which lives in fruit, in the larval state.
There are seveal species, some of which are very damaging
to fruit crops. One species, Drosophila melanogaster,
has been intensively studied as a model species for
genetic reserach.
Fruit jar, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made
of glass or earthenware.
Fruit pigeon (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons of
the family Carpophagid[ae], inhabiting India, Australia,
and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and
are noted for their beautiful colors.
Fruit sugar (Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally
formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The
name is also, though rarely, applied to invert sugar, or
to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling
it, and found in fruits and honey.
Fruit tree (Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit.
Fruit worm (Zool.), one of numerous species of insect
larv[ae]: which live in the interior of fruit. They are
mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera.
Small fruits (Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries,
etc.
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Heart-eating
(gcide) | Heart-eating \Heart"-eat`ing\ (-[=e]t`[i^]ng), a.
Preying on the heart.
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Pedilanthus bracteatus
(gcide) | candellila \candellila\ n.
1. either of two Mexican shrubs Pedilanthus bracteatus or
Pedilanthus pavonis.
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2. a wax-coated shrub (Euphorbia antisyphilitica) of
northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S.
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Plant-eating
(gcide) | Plant-eating \Plant"-eat`ing\, a.
Eating, or subsisting on, plants; as, a plant-eating beetle.
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Porcupine ant-eater
(gcide) | Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.
porc-espi, F. porc-['e]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco
spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine
+ spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is
perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. ['e]pi ear,
a spike of grain, L. spica. See Pork, Spike a large nail,
Spine.]
1. (Zool.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having
the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or
quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of
Europe and Asia (Hystrix cristata) is the best known.
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2. (Zool.) Any species of Erethizon and related genera,
native of America. They are related to the true
porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in
their habits. The Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus)
is a well known species.
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Porcupine ant-eater (Zool.), the echidna.
Porcupine crab (Zool.), a large spiny Japanese crab
(Acantholithodes hystrix).
Porcupine disease (Med.). See Ichthyosis.
Porcupine fish (Zool.), any plectognath fish having the
body covered with spines which become erect when the body
is inflated. See Diodon, and Globefish.
Porcupine grass (Bot.), a grass (Stipa spartea) with
grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and
uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the
sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh
of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See
Illustration in Appendix.
Porcupine wood (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa
palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the
markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
[1913 Webster]Echidna \E*chid"na\ ([-e]*k[i^]d"n[.a]), n. [L., a viper, adder,
Gr. 'e`chidna.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Monotremata found in Australia,
Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered
with spines; -- called also porcupine ant-eater, and
Australian ant-eater.
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porcupine ant-eater
(gcide) | Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.
porc-espi, F. porc-['e]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco
spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine
+ spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is
perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. ['e]pi ear,
a spike of grain, L. spica. See Pork, Spike a large nail,
Spine.]
1. (Zool.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having
the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or
quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of
Europe and Asia (Hystrix cristata) is the best known.
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2. (Zool.) Any species of Erethizon and related genera,
native of America. They are related to the true
porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in
their habits. The Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus)
is a well known species.
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Porcupine ant-eater (Zool.), the echidna.
Porcupine crab (Zool.), a large spiny Japanese crab
(Acantholithodes hystrix).
Porcupine disease (Med.). See Ichthyosis.
Porcupine fish (Zool.), any plectognath fish having the
body covered with spines which become erect when the body
is inflated. See Diodon, and Globefish.
Porcupine grass (Bot.), a grass (Stipa spartea) with
grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and
uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the
sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh
of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See
Illustration in Appendix.
Porcupine wood (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa
palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the
markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
[1913 Webster]Echidna \E*chid"na\ ([-e]*k[i^]d"n[.a]), n. [L., a viper, adder,
Gr. 'e`chidna.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Monotremata found in Australia,
Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered
with spines; -- called also porcupine ant-eater, and
Australian ant-eater.
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S steatornis
(gcide) | Guacharo \Gua*cha"ro\, n. [Cf. Sp. gu['a]charo sickly,
dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zool.)
A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad ({Steatornis
Caripensis}, or S. steatornis); -- called also oilbird.
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Note: It resembles the goatsuckers and nighthawks, but feeds
on fruits, and nests in caverns. A pure oil, used in
place of butter, is extracted from the young by the
natives.
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Scaly ant-eater
(gcide) | Scaly \Scal"y\, a.
1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly
crocodile." --Milton.
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2. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
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3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]
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4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a
scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
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Scaly ant-eater (Zool.), the pangolin.
[1913 Webster]Pangolin \Pan"go*lin\ (p[a^][ng]"g[-o]*l[i^]n), n. [Malay
pang[=u]lang.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of Manis, Pholidotus, and
related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered
with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also
scaly ant-eater.
[1913 Webster]Manis \Ma"nis\ (m[=a]"n[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts
or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance,
and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zool.)
A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular
scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles
on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa,
and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See
Pangolin.
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Manito |
scaly ant-eater
(gcide) | Scaly \Scal"y\, a.
1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly
crocodile." --Milton.
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2. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
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3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]
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4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a
scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
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Scaly ant-eater (Zool.), the pangolin.
[1913 Webster]Pangolin \Pan"go*lin\ (p[a^][ng]"g[-o]*l[i^]n), n. [Malay
pang[=u]lang.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of Manis, Pholidotus, and
related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered
with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also
scaly ant-eater.
[1913 Webster]Manis \Ma"nis\ (m[=a]"n[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts
or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance,
and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zool.)
A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular
scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles
on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa,
and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See
Pangolin.
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Manito |
Scaly anteater
(gcide) | Scaly \Scal"y\, a.
1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly
crocodile." --Milton.
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2. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
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3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]
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4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a
scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
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Scaly ant-eater (Zool.), the pangolin.
[1913 Webster]Pangolin \Pan"go*lin\ (p[a^][ng]"g[-o]*l[i^]n), n. [Malay
pang[=u]lang.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of Manis, Pholidotus, and
related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered
with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also
scaly ant-eater.
[1913 Webster]Manis \Ma"nis\ (m[=a]"n[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts
or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance,
and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zool.)
A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular
scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles
on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa,
and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See
Pangolin.
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Manito |
Steatite
(gcide) | Steatite \Ste"a*tite\ (-t[imac]t), n. [Gr. ste`ar, ste`atos,
fat, tallow: cf. F. st['e]atite.] (Min.)
A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color.
It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fireplaces and
for coarse utensils. Called also potstone, lard stone,
and soapstone.
[1913 Webster]Talc \Talc\ (t[a^]lk), n. [F. talc; cf. Sp. & It. talco, LL.
talcus; all fr. Ar. talq.] (Min.)
A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or
grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is
hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is
a compact granular variety.
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Indurated talc, an impure, slaty talc, with a nearly
compact texture, and greater hardness than common talc; --
called also talc slate.
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Steatitic
(gcide) | Steatitic \Ste`a*tit"ic\ (-t[i^]t"[i^]k), a. (Min.)
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, steatite; containing or
resembling steatite.
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Steatoma
(gcide) | Steatoma \Ste`a*to"ma\ (-t[=o]"m[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr.
stea`twma, fr. steatoy^n to turn into tallow or suet, fr.
ste`ar, -atos, fat, suet.] (Med.)
A cyst containing matter like suet.
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Steatomatous
(gcide) | Steatomatous \Ste`a*tom"a*tous\ (-t[o^]m"[.a]*t[u^]s or
-t[=o]"m[.a]-; 277), a. [Cf. F. st['e]atomateux.] (Med.)
Of the nature of a steatoma.
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Steatopyga
(gcide) | Steatopyga \Ste`a*top"y*ga\ (-t[o^]p"[i^]*g[.a]), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. ste`ar, ste`atos, fat + pygh` the buttocks.]
A remarkable accretion of fat upon the buttocks of Africans
of certain tribes, especially of Hottentot (Khoikhoi) women.
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Steatopygous
(gcide) | Steatopygous \Ste`a*top"y*gous\ (-g[u^]s), a.
Having fat buttocks.
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Specimens of the steatopygous Abyssinian breed.
--Burton.
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Sted |
Steatornis Caripensis
(gcide) | Guacharo \Gua*cha"ro\, n. [Cf. Sp. gu['a]charo sickly,
dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zool.)
A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad ({Steatornis
Caripensis}, or S. steatornis); -- called also oilbird.
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Note: It resembles the goatsuckers and nighthawks, but feeds
on fruits, and nests in caverns. A pure oil, used in
place of butter, is extracted from the young by the
natives.
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Teated
(gcide) | Teated \Teat"ed\, a.
Having protuberances resembling the teat of an animal.
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Teathe
(gcide) | Teathe \Teathe\, n. & v.
See Tath. [Prov. Eng.]
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Teatish
(gcide) | Teatish \Teat"ish\, a.
Peevish; tettish; fretful; -- said of a child. See Tettish.
[Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]Tettish \Tet"tish\, a. [Cf. Testy.]
Captious; testy. [Written also teatish.] [Obs.] --Beau. &
Fl.
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teatish
(gcide) | Teatish \Teat"ish\, a.
Peevish; tettish; fretful; -- said of a child. See Tettish.
[Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]Tettish \Tet"tish\, a. [Cf. Testy.]
Captious; testy. [Written also teatish.] [Obs.] --Beau. &
Fl.
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Tete-a-tete
(gcide) | Tete-a-tete \T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\, adv.
Face to face; privately or confidentially; familiarly.
--Prior.
[1913 Webster]Tete-a-tete \T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\ (t[=a]t`[.a]*t[=a]t"), n.
[F., head to head. See Tester a covering, Test a cupel.]
1. Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of
two persons.
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2. A short sofa intended to accomodate two persons.
[1913 Webster]Tete-a-tete \T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\, a.
Private; confidential; familiar.
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She avoided t[^e]te-[`a]-t[^e]te walks with him. --C.
Kingsley.
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Tribracteate
(gcide) | Tribracteate \Tri*brac"te*ate\, a. [Pref. tri- + bracteate.]
(Bot.)
Having three bracts.
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abies bracteata
(wn) | Abies bracteata
n 1: a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny
pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines [syn:
Santa Lucia fir, bristlecone fir, Abies bracteata,
Abies venusta] |
amphicarpa bracteata
(wn) | Amphicarpa bracteata
n 1: vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing
racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually
subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
[syn: hog peanut, wild peanut, {Amphicarpaea
bracteata}, Amphicarpa bracteata] |
amphicarpaea bracteata
(wn) | Amphicarpaea bracteata
n 1: vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing
racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually
subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
[syn: hog peanut, wild peanut, {Amphicarpaea
bracteata}, Amphicarpa bracteata] |
anteater
(wn) | anteater
n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body
covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on
ants and termites [syn: pangolin, scaly anteater,
anteater]
2: any of several tropical American mammals of the family
Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and
termites [syn: anteater, New World anteater]
3: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that
feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order
Tubulidentata [syn: aardvark, ant bear, anteater,
Orycteropus afer]
4: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws
for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: numbat,
banded anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus]
5: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a
long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to
New Guinea [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater]
6: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a
long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to
Australia [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater] |
banded anteater
(wn) | banded anteater
n 1: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong
claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn:
numbat, banded anteater, anteater, {Myrmecobius
fasciatus}] |
bracteate
(wn) | bracteate
adj 1: having bracts [syn: bracteate, bracted] [ant:
ebracteate] |
coeloglossum bracteatum
(wn) | Coeloglossum bracteatum
n 1: orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very
irregular flowers [syn: satyr orchid, {Coeloglossum
bracteatum}] |
ebracteate
(wn) | ebracteate
adj 1: without bracts [ant: bracteate, bracted] |
family steatornithidae
(wn) | family Steatornithidae
n 1: oilbirds [syn: Steatornithidae, family Steatornithidae] |
genus steatornis
(wn) | genus Steatornis
n 1: type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae [syn:
Steatornis, genus Steatornis] |
giant anteater
(wn) | giant anteater
n 1: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and
powerful claws; of South America [syn: ant bear, {giant
anteater}, great anteater, tamanoir, {Myrmecophaga
jubata}] |
great anteater
(wn) | great anteater
n 1: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and
powerful claws; of South America [syn: ant bear, {giant
anteater}, great anteater, tamanoir, {Myrmecophaga
jubata}] |
helichrysum bracteatum
(wn) | Helichrysum bracteatum
n 1: Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of
lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who
love dried flowers [syn: strawflower, {golden
everlasting}, yellow paper daisy, {Helichrysum
bracteatum}] |
lesser anteater
(wn) | lesser anteater
n 1: small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-
clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central
America [syn: tamandua, tamandu, lesser anteater,
Tamandua tetradactyla] |
new world anteater
(wn) | New World anteater
n 1: any of several tropical American mammals of the family
Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and
termites [syn: anteater, New World anteater] |
pedilanthus bracteatus
(wn) | Pedilanthus bracteatus
n 1: wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia
antisyphilitica [syn: candelilla, {Pedilanthus
bracteatus}, Pedilanthus pavonis] |
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