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Cultus
(gcide) | Cultus \Cul"tus\ (k?l"t?s), n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. Cultuses
(-?z). [L., cultivation, culture. See Cult.]
Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship;
state of religious development. Cf. Cult, 2.
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Cultus
(gcide) | Cultus \Cul"tus\, a. [See Cultus cod.]
Bad, worthless; no good. [Northwestern U. S.]
"A bad horse, cultus [no good] !" he said, beating it
with his whip. --F. H. Balch.
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cultus
(wn) | cultus
n 1: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the
cultus of the Blessed Virgin" [syn: cult, cultus,
religious cult] |
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Cultus
(gcide) | Cultus \Cul"tus\ (k?l"t?s), n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. Cultuses
(-?z). [L., cultivation, culture. See Cult.]
Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship;
state of religious development. Cf. Cult, 2.
[1913 Webster]Cultus \Cul"tus\, a. [See Cultus cod.]
Bad, worthless; no good. [Northwestern U. S.]
"A bad horse, cultus [no good] !" he said, beating it
with his whip. --F. H. Balch.
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Cultus cod
(gcide) | Cultus cod \Cul"tus cod`\ (k?d`). [Chinook cultus of little
worth.] (Zool.)
See Cod, and Buffalo cod, under Buffalo.
[1913 Webster]Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus
(Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
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2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus
(Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South
Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.
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4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.
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5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
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6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
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Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous
insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of
the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
[1913 Webster] buffalofishCod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
gadus merlangus.] (Zool.)
An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
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Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
Buffalo.
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Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.
Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
--McElrath.
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cultus cod
(gcide) | Cultus cod \Cul"tus cod`\ (k?d`). [Chinook cultus of little
worth.] (Zool.)
See Cod, and Buffalo cod, under Buffalo.
[1913 Webster]Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus
(Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
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2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus
(Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South
Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.
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4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.
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5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
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6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
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Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous
insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of
the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
[1913 Webster] buffalofishCod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
gadus merlangus.] (Zool.)
An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
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Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
Buffalo.
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Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.
Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
--McElrath.
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Cultuses
(gcide) | Cultus \Cul"tus\ (k?l"t?s), n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. Cultuses
(-?z). [L., cultivation, culture. See Cult.]
Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship;
state of religious development. Cf. Cult, 2.
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