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Troglodytes
(gcide) | Troglodytes \Trog`lo*dy"tes\, n. [NL. See Troglodyte.]
1. (Zool.) A genus of apes including the chimpanzee.
Note: The chimpanzee is now named Pan troglodytes., and its
genus is Pan.
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2. (Zool.) A genus of singing birds including the common
wrens.
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troglodytes
(wn) | Troglodytes
n 1: type genus of the Troglodytidae [syn: Troglodytes, {genus
Troglodytes}] |
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Anthropithecus troglodytes
(gcide) | Chimpanzee \Chim*pan"zee\ (ch[i^]m*p[a^]n"z[-e]; 277), n. [From
the native name: cf. F. chimpanz['e], chimpans['e],
chimpanz['e]e.] (Zool.)
An african ape (Pan troglodytes, formerly {Anthropithecus
troglodytes}, or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more
nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. It is
the most intelligent of non-human animals, and when full
grown, it is from three to four feet high. A variant called
the pygmy chimpanzee, or bonobo, has been recently
recognized as a separate species.
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Pan troglodytes
(gcide) | Troglodytes \Trog`lo*dy"tes\, n. [NL. See Troglodyte.]
1. (Zool.) A genus of apes including the chimpanzee.
Note: The chimpanzee is now named Pan troglodytes., and its
genus is Pan.
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2. (Zool.) A genus of singing birds including the common
wrens.
[1913 Webster] Troglodyticbonobo \bo*no"bo\ (b[-o]*n[=o]"b[=o]), n.
An anthropoid ape (Pan paniscus), resembling but smaller
than the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); -- called
also pygmy chimpanzee. It is found in the forests of Zaire.
Its genome is the closest known to humans, differing by less
than 2% in nucleotide sequence.
Syn: pygmy chimpanzee, pygmy chimp.
[PJC]Chimpanzee \Chim*pan"zee\ (ch[i^]m*p[a^]n"z[-e]; 277), n. [From
the native name: cf. F. chimpanz['e], chimpans['e],
chimpanz['e]e.] (Zool.)
An african ape (Pan troglodytes, formerly {Anthropithecus
troglodytes}, or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more
nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. It is
the most intelligent of non-human animals, and when full
grown, it is from three to four feet high. A variant called
the pygmy chimpanzee, or bonobo, has been recently
recognized as a separate species.
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Troglodytes aedon
(gcide) | Wren \Wren\ (r[e^]n), n. [OE. wrenne, AS. wrenna, wr[ae]nna,
perhaps akin to wr[=ae]ne lascivious.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds
belonging to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the
family Troglodytidae.
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Note: Among the species best known are the house wren
(Troglodytes aedon) common in both Europe and
America, and the American winter wren ({Troglodytes
hiemalis}). See also Cactus wren, Marsh wren, and
Rock wren, under Cactus, Marsh, and Rock.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds
more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits.
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Note: Among these are several species of European warblers;
as, the reed wren (see Reed warbler
(a), under Reed), the sedge wren (see Sedge warbler,
under Sedge), the willow wren (see Willow warbler,
under Willow), the golden-crested wren, and the
ruby-crowned wren (see Kinglet).
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Ant wren, any one of numerous South American birds of the
family Formicaridae, allied to the ant thrushes.
Blue wren, a small Australian singing bird ({Malurus
cyaneus}), the male of which in the breeding season is
bright blue. Called also superb warbler.
Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary.
Wren babbler, any one of numerous species of small timaline
birds belonging to Alcippe, Stachyris, Timalia, and
several allied genera. These birds are common in Southern
Asia and the East Indies.
Wren tit. See Ground wren, under Ground.
Wren warbler, any one of several species of small Asiatic
and African singing birds belonging to Prinia and allied
genera. These birds are closely allied to the tailor
birds, and build their nests in a similar manner. See also
Pincpinc.
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Troglodytes Aubryi
(gcide) | Koolokamba \Koo`lo*kam"ba\, n. (Zool.)
A west African anthropoid ape (Troglodytes koolokamba, or
Troglodytes Aubryi), allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla,
and, in some respects, intermediate between them.
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Troglodytes hiemalis
(gcide) | Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter,
OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr,
Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo-
white (in comp.), OIr. find white. ????.]
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1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most
obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.
"Of thirty winter he was old." --Chaucer.
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And after summer evermore succeeds
Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold.
--Shak.
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Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith.
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Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to
include the months of December, January, and February
(see Season). Astronomically, it may be considered to
begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st,
and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st.
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2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
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Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge.
--Wordsworth.
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Winter apple, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that
does not ripen until winter.
Winter barley, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn.
Winter berry (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs
(Ilex verticillata, Ilex laevigata, etc.) of the Holly
family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter.
Winter bloom. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Azalea.
(b) A plant of the genus Hamamelis ({Hamamelis
Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers
appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are
falling.
Winter bud (Zool.), a statoblast.
Winter cherry (Bot.), a plant (Physalis Alkekengi) of the
Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the
inflated and persistent calyx. See Alkekengi.
Winter cough (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by
a cough recurring each winter.
Winter cress (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant
(Barbarea vulgaris).
Winter crop, a crop which will bear the winter, or which
may be converted into fodder during the winter.
Winter duck. (Zool.)
(a) The pintail.
(b) The old squaw.
Winter egg (Zool.), an egg produced in the autumn by many
invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such
eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a
thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a
protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner
different from that of the summer eggs.
Winter fallow, ground that is fallowed in winter.
Winter fat. (Bot.) Same as White sage, under White.
Winter fever (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.]
Winter flounder. (Zool.) See the Note under Flounder.
Winter gull (Zool.), the common European gull; -- called
also winter mew. [Prov. Eng.]
Winter itch. (Med.) See Prarie itch, under Prairie.
Winter lodge, or Winter lodgment. (Bot.) Same as
Hibernaculum.
Winter mew. (Zool.) Same as Winter gull, above. [Prov.
Eng.]
Winter moth (Zool.), any one of several species of
geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the
European species (Cheimatobia brumata). These moths have
rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago
state. The female of some of the species is wingless.
Winter oil, oil prepared so as not to solidify in
moderately cold weather.
Winter pear, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or
that does not ripen until winter.
Winter quarters, the quarters of troops during the winter;
a winter residence or station.
Winter rye, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn.
Winter shad (Zool.), the gizzard shad.
Winter sheldrake (Zool.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.]
Winter sleep (Zool.), hibernation.
Winter snipe (Zool.), the dunlin.
Winter solstice. (Astron.) See Solstice, 2.
Winter teal (Zool.), the green-winged teal.
Winter wagtail (Zool.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla
melanope}). [Prov. Eng.]
Winter wheat, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the
winter, and ripens in the following summer.
Winter wren (Zool.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes
hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren.
[1913 Webster]Wren \Wren\ (r[e^]n), n. [OE. wrenne, AS. wrenna, wr[ae]nna,
perhaps akin to wr[=ae]ne lascivious.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds
belonging to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the
family Troglodytidae.
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Note: Among the species best known are the house wren
(Troglodytes aedon) common in both Europe and
America, and the American winter wren ({Troglodytes
hiemalis}). See also Cactus wren, Marsh wren, and
Rock wren, under Cactus, Marsh, and Rock.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds
more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits.
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Note: Among these are several species of European warblers;
as, the reed wren (see Reed warbler
(a), under Reed), the sedge wren (see Sedge warbler,
under Sedge), the willow wren (see Willow warbler,
under Willow), the golden-crested wren, and the
ruby-crowned wren (see Kinglet).
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Ant wren, any one of numerous South American birds of the
family Formicaridae, allied to the ant thrushes.
Blue wren, a small Australian singing bird ({Malurus
cyaneus}), the male of which in the breeding season is
bright blue. Called also superb warbler.
Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary.
Wren babbler, any one of numerous species of small timaline
birds belonging to Alcippe, Stachyris, Timalia, and
several allied genera. These birds are common in Southern
Asia and the East Indies.
Wren tit. See Ground wren, under Ground.
Wren warbler, any one of several species of small Asiatic
and African singing birds belonging to Prinia and allied
genera. These birds are closely allied to the tailor
birds, and build their nests in a similar manner. See also
Pincpinc.
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Troglodytes koolokamba
(gcide) | Koolokamba \Koo`lo*kam"ba\, n. (Zool.)
A west African anthropoid ape (Troglodytes koolokamba, or
Troglodytes Aubryi), allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla,
and, in some respects, intermediate between them.
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Troglodytes niger
(gcide) | Chimpanzee \Chim*pan"zee\ (ch[i^]m*p[a^]n"z[-e]; 277), n. [From
the native name: cf. F. chimpanz['e], chimpans['e],
chimpanz['e]e.] (Zool.)
An african ape (Pan troglodytes, formerly {Anthropithecus
troglodytes}, or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more
nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. It is
the most intelligent of non-human animals, and when full
grown, it is from three to four feet high. A variant called
the pygmy chimpanzee, or bonobo, has been recently
recognized as a separate species.
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genus troglodytes
(wn) | genus Troglodytes
n 1: type genus of the Troglodytidae [syn: Troglodytes, {genus
Troglodytes}] |
pan troglodytes
(wn) | Pan troglodytes
n 1: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African
forests [syn: chimpanzee, chimp, Pan troglodytes] |
pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
(wn) | Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
n 1: long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely
related to the central chimpanzees [syn: {eastern
chimpanzee}, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii] |
pan troglodytes troglodytes
(wn) | Pan troglodytes troglodytes
n 1: black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related
to eastern chimpanzees [syn: central chimpanzee, {Pan
troglodytes troglodytes}] |
pan troglodytes verus
(wn) | Pan troglodytes verus
n 1: masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa;
distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees;
possibly a distinct species [syn: western chimpanzee,
Pan troglodytes verus] |
troglodytes
(wn) | Troglodytes
n 1: type genus of the Troglodytidae [syn: Troglodytes, {genus
Troglodytes}] |
troglodytes aedon
(wn) | Troglodytes aedon
n 1: common American wren that nests around houses [syn: {house
wren}, Troglodytes aedon] |
troglodytes troglodytes
(wn) | Troglodytes troglodytes
n 1: small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere
[syn: winter wren, Troglodytes troglodytes] |
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