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delphian
(encz) | Delphian, adj: |
delphic
(encz) | Delphic, |
delphic oracle
(encz) | Delphic oracle, |
delphically
(encz) | Delphically, |
delphinium
(encz) | delphinium, |
delphinus
(encz) | Delphinus, |
oracle of delphi
(encz) | oracle of Delphi, n: |
philadelphia
(encz) | Philadelphia,Filadelfie n: Zdeněk BrožPhiladelphia,město - Spojené státy americké n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překladPhiladelphia,okres v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
philadelphia lawyer
(encz) | Philadelphia lawyer, |
Adelphia
(gcide) | Adelphia \A*del"phi*a\, n. [Gr. 'adelfo`s brother.] (Bot.)
A "brotherhood," or collection of stamens in a bundle; --
used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia,
Diadelphia, etc.
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Delphian
(gcide) | Delphian \Del"phi*an\, a.
Delphic.
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Delphic
(gcide) | Delphic \Del"phic\, a. [L. Delphicus, fr. Gr. Delfiko`s, fr.
Delfoi`, L. Delphi, a town of Phocis, in Greece, now Kastri.]
(Gr. Antiq.)
1. Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that
place.
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2. Ambiguous; mysterious. "If he is silent or delphic." --New
York Times. Delphin |
Delphin
(gcide) | Delphin \Del"phin\, Delphine \Del"phine\, a. [See Dauphin.]
Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin
classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the
reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum
Delphini).
[1913 Webster]Delphin \Del"phin\, n. [L. delphinus a dolphin.] (Chem.)
A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the
porpoise; -- called also phocenin.
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Delphinapterus catodon
(gcide) | Beluga \Be*lu"ga\ (b[-e]*l[=u]"g[.a]), n. [Russ. bieluga a sort
of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white. The
whale is now commonly called bieluka in Russian.]
1. (Zool.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
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Note: The northern beluga (Delphinapterus catodon) is the
white whale and white fish of the whalers. It grows
to be from twelve to eighteen feet long.
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2. the sturgeon (Huso huso) native to the Black Sea and
Caspian Sea; -- also called hausen. It is valued for its
roe, sold as caviar, and is also used for production of
isinglass. See also sturgeon.
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3. the caviar obtained from the beluga[2]; -- also called
beluga caviar. The caviar of the beluga is considered
the finest sort, larger and of a taste superior to that
obtained from other sturgeon. See also sturgeon and
caviar.
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Delphine
(gcide) | Delphin \Del"phin\, Delphine \Del"phine\, a. [See Dauphin.]
Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin
classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the
reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum
Delphini).
[1913 Webster]Delphine \Del"phine\, a. [L. delphinus a dolphin, Gr. delfi`s,
delfi`n.]
Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes.
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Delphinic
(gcide) | Delphinic \Del*phin"ic\, a. [See Delphin, n.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic.
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Delphinic acid. (Chem.) See Valeric acid, under
Valeric. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Delphinic \Del*phin"ic\, a. [From NL. Delphinium, the name of
the genus.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically,
relating to the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria).
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Delphinic acid
(gcide) | Delphinic \Del*phin"ic\, a. [See Delphin, n.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic.
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Delphinic acid. (Chem.) See Valeric acid, under
Valeric. [Obs.]
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Delphinine
(gcide) | Delphinine \Del"phi*nine\ (?; 104), n. [Cf. F. delphinine.]
(Chem.)
A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre
(Delphinium staphisagria), as a colorless amorphous powder.
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Delphinium Ajacis
(gcide) | Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It
ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.)
(a) A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in
Europe as a salad.
(b) Damewort.
(c) Rocket larkspur. See below.
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Dyer's Rocket. (Bot.) See Dyer's broom, under Broom.
Rocket larkspur (Bot.), an annual plant with showy flowers
in long racemes (Delphinium Ajacis).
Sea rocket (Bot.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants
(Cakile maritima and Cakile Americana) found on the
seashore of Europe and America.
Yellow rocket (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow
flowers (Barbarea vulgaris).
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Delphinium Consolida
(gcide) | Larkspur \Lark"spur\, n. (Bot.)
A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Delphinium), having showy
flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North
Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is
Delphinium Consolida. The flower of the bee larkspur
(Delphinium elatum) has two petals bearded with yellow
hairs, and looks not unlike a bee.
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Delphinium elatum
(gcide) | Larkspur \Lark"spur\, n. (Bot.)
A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Delphinium), having showy
flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North
Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is
Delphinium Consolida. The flower of the bee larkspur
(Delphinium elatum) has two petals bearded with yellow
hairs, and looks not unlike a bee.
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Delphinium staphisagria
(gcide) | Delphinic \Del*phin"ic\, a. [From NL. Delphinium, the name of
the genus.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically,
relating to the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria).
[1913 Webster]Delphinine \Del"phi*nine\ (?; 104), n. [Cf. F. delphinine.]
(Chem.)
A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre
(Delphinium staphisagria), as a colorless amorphous powder.
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Delphinium Staphysagria
(gcide) | Stavesacre \Staves"a`cre\ (st[=a]vz"[=a]`k[~e]r), n. [Corrupted
from NL. staphis agria, Gr. stafi`s dried grape + 'a`grios
wild.] (Bot.)
A kind of larkspur (Delphinium Staphysagria), and its
seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are
used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish.
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Delphinoid
(gcide) | Delphinoid \Del"phi*noid\, a. [L. delphinus a dolphin + -oid.]
(Zool.)
Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin.
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Delphinoidea
(gcide) | Delphinoidea \Del`phi*noi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins,
porpoises, and related forms.
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Delphinus
(gcide) | Delphinus \Del*phi"nus\, n. [L., a dolphin, fr. Gr. delfi`s,
delfi`n.]
1. (Zool.) A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See
Dolphin, 1.
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2. (Astron.) The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator
and east of Aquila.
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Delphinus delphis
(gcide) | dolphin \dol"phin\ (d[o^]l"f[i^]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin,
dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the
dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses
1, 2, 3, & 6), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb,
Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. Dauphin,
Delphine.]
1. (Zool.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied
genera (esp. Delphinus delphis); the true dolphin.
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Note: The dolphin of the ancients (Delphinus delphis) is
common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a
length of from six to eight feet.
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2. (Zool.) The Coryph[ae]na hippuris, a fish of about five
feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of
color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the
dolphin. The term is also applied to the related
Coryphaena equisetis. Called also dolphinfish and
(especially in Hawaii) mahimahi. See also dolphinfish
and Coryph[ae]noid.
Syn: dolphinfish, mahimahi.
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3. [Gr. delfi`s] (Gr. Antiq.) A mass of iron or lead hung
from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck
of an enemy's vessel.
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4. (Naut.)
(a) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
(b) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a
ring to which ships may fasten their cables. --R. H.
Dana.
(c) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
(d) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the
gunwale. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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5. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the
trunnions by which a cannon was lifted.
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6. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and
Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.
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Dolphin fly (Zool.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis
(Aphis fable), destructive to beans.
Dolphin striker (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the
bowsprit.
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Delphinus Tursio
(gcide) | Bottle-nose \Bot"tle-nose`\ Bottle-nosed dolphin \Bot"tle-nosed`
dolphin\, n. (Zool.)
1. A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species,
as Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus, of
Europe.
Note: Also Tursiops truncatus -- a synonym?
Syn: bottlenose dolphin.
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2. The puffin.
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3. a north Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead.
Syn: bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon
ampullatus.
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Diadelphia
(gcide) | Diadelphia \Di`a*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s-
twice + ? brother.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants whose stamens are united into
two bodies or bundles by their filaments. Diadelphian |
Diadelphian
(gcide) | Diadelphian \Di`a*del"phi*an\, Diadelphous \Di`a*del"phous\, a.
[Cf. F. diadelphe.] (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens
united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or
flower); grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of
the filaments (said of stamens).
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Didelphia
(gcide) | Didelphia \Di*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? = ? matrix,
uterus.] (Zool.)
The subclass of Mammalia which includes the marsupials. See
Marsupialia.
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Didelphian
(gcide) | Didelphian \Di*del"phi*an\, a. (Zool.)
Of or relating to the Didelphia. -- n. One of the Didelphia.
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Didelphic
(gcide) | Didelphic \Di*del"phic\, a. (Zool.)
Having the uterus double; of or pertaining to the Didelphia.
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Didelphid
(gcide) | Didelphid \Di*del"phid\, a. (Zool.)
Same as Didelphic.
[1913 Webster]Didelphid \Di*del"phid\, n. (Zool.)
A marsupial animal.
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Didelphis
(gcide) | Didelphys \Di*del"phys\, n. [NL. See Didelphia.] (Zool.)
Formerly, any marsupial; but the term is now restricted to an
American genus which includes the opossums, of which there
are many species. See Opossum. [Written also Didelphis.]
See Illustration in Appendix. --Cuvier.
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Geothlypis Philadelphia
(gcide) | Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a.
1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
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2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as
appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing;
as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin,
and the like.
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Mourning bride (Bot.), a garden flower ({Scabiosa
atropurpurea}) with dark purple or crimson flowers in
flattened heads.
Mourning dove (Zool.), a wild dove (Zenaidura macroura)
found throughout the United States; -- so named from its
plaintive note. Called also Carolina dove. See Illust.
under Dove.
Mourning warbler (Zool.), an American ground warbler
(Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck,
and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat
and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.
[1913 Webster]Warbler \War"bler\, n.
1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
applied chiefly to birds.
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In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.
--Tickell.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidae, many of
which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed
warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under
Sedge) are well-known species.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright
colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily
Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. They are allied to the
Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
musical.
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Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to
their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,
fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,
wormeating warblers, etc.
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Bush warbler (Zool.) any American warbler of the genus
Opornis, as the Connecticut warbler (Opornis agilis).
Creeping warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
very small American warblers belonging to Parula,
Mniotilta, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed
warbler (Parula Americana), and the black-and-white
creeper (Mniotilta varia).
Fly-catching warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
warblers belonging to Setophaga, Sylvania, and allied
genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with
strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler
(Sylvania mitrata), the black-capped warbler ({Sylvania
pusilla}), the Canadian warbler (Sylvania Canadensis),
and the American redstart (see Redstart).
Ground warbler (Zool.), any American warbler of the genus
Geothlypis, as the mourning ground warbler ({Geothlypis
Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
Yellowthroat).
Wood warbler (Zool.), any one of numerous American warblers
of the genus Dendroica. Among the most common wood
warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or
yellow warbler (see under Yellow), the black-throated
green warbler (Dendroica virens), the yellow-rumped
warbler (Dendroica coronata), the blackpoll ({Dendroica
striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({Dendroica
castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({Dendroica
Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({Dendroica
tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under Prairie), and
the pine warbler (Dendroica pinus). See also {Magnolia
warbler}, under Magnolia, and Blackburnian warbler.
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L Philadelphia
(gcide) | Gull \Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.]
(Zool.)
One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus
Larus and allied genera.
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Note: Among the best known American species are the herring
gull (Larus argentatus), the great black-backed gull
(L. murinus) the laughing gull (L. atricilla), and
Bonaparte's gull (L. Philadelphia). The common
European gull is Larus canus.
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Gull teaser (Zool.), the jager; -- also applied to certain
species of terns.
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Lilium Philadelphicum
(gcide) | Lily \Lil"y\ (l[i^]l"[y^]), n.; pl. Lilies (l[i^]l"[i^]z).
[AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. Flower-de-luce.]
1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium,
endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of
six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior
three-celled ovary.
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Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North
Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and {Lilium
longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens;
Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the
Atlantic States. Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to
be the "lily of the field" in our Lord's parable;
Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of
Japan.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of
several genera, having some resemblance in color or form
to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis,
Nerine, etc.
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3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the
north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of
a lily or fleur-de-lis.
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But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See
Royal spade, below.
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African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus
umbellatus}.
Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes
(Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink
funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions
resembling those of a lily. --Gray.
Blackberry lily (Bot.), the Pardanthus Chinensis, the
black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust.
Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the
Vocabulary.
Lily beetle (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris
merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.
Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and
its flower.
Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.
Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
Lily iron, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of
peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb
(Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding,
fragrant, white flowers.
Lily pad, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.
S.] --Lowell.
Tiger lily (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which
are blotched with black.
Turk's-cap lily (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with
recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {Lilium
superbum}.
Water lily (Bot.), the Nymph[ae]a, a plant with floating
roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
[See Illust. of Nymph[ae]a.]
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Monadelphia
(gcide) | Monadelphia \Mon`a*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. mo`nos
alone + 'adelfo`s brother.] (Bot.)
A Linnaean class of plants having the stamens united into a
tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the Mallow family.
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Monadelphian
(gcide) | Monadelphian \Mon`a*del"phi*an\, Monadelphous \Mon`a*del"phous\,
a. [Cf. F. monadelphie.] (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens
united in one body by the filaments.
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Monodelphia
(gcide) | Monodelphia \Mon`o*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos
single + delfy`s the womb.] (Zool.)
The group that includes all ordinary or placental mammals;
the Placentalia. See Mammalia.
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Monodelphian
(gcide) | Monodelph \Mon"o*delph\, Monodelphian \Mon`o*del"phi*an\, n.
(Zool.)
One of the Monodelphia.
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Monodelphic
(gcide) | Monodelphic \Mon`o*del"phic\, Monodelphous \Mon`o*del"phous\, a.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Monodelphia.
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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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Philadelphia lawyer
(gcide) | Philadelphia lawyer \Philadelphia lawyer\
A lawyer knowledgeable about the most detailed and minute
points of law, especially one with an exceptional propensity
and ability to exploit fine technical points of law for the
client's advantage. [U. S.]
[PJC]Lawyer \Law"yer\, n. [From Law, like bowyer, fr. bow.]
1. One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one
whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to
advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to
legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a
general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors,
solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The black-necked stilt. See Stilt.
(b) The bowfin (Amia calva).
(c) The burbot (Lota maculosa).
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Philadelphia lawyer, A lawyer knowledgeable about the most
detailed and minute points of law, especially one with an
exceptional propensity and ability to exploit fine
technical points of law for the client's advantage.
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Philadelphian
(gcide) | Philadelphian \Phil`a*del"phi*an\, a. [Gr. filadelfia brotherly
love, from fila`delfos brotherly; fi`los loved, loving,
friendly + 'adelfo`s brother.]
Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the
cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in
Pennsylvania.
[1913 Webster]Philadelphian \Phil`a*del"phi*an\, n.
1. A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia.
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2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a society of mystics of the
seventeenth century, -- called also the Family of Love.
--Tatler.
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Polyadelphia
(gcide) | Polyadelphia \Pol`y*a*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s
many + ? brother.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants having stamens united in three
or more bodies or bundles by the filaments.
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Polyadelphian
(gcide) | Polyadelphian \Pol`y*a*del"phi*an\, Polyadelphous
\Pol`y*a*del"phous\, a. (Bot.)
Belonging to the class Polyadelphia; having stamens united in
three or more bundles.
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V Philadelphicus
(gcide) | Greenlet \Green"let\, n.
1. (Zool.) One of numerous species of small American singing
birds, of the genus Vireo, as the solitary, or
blue-headed (Vireo solitarius); the brotherly-love ({V.
Philadelphicus}); the warbling greenlet (V. gilvus); the
yellow-throated greenlet (V. flavifrons) and others. See
Vireo.
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2. (Zool,) Any species of Cyclorhis, a genus of tropical
American birds allied to the tits.
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centropristis philadelphica
(wn) | Centropristis philadelphica
n 1: a kind of sea bass [syn: rock sea bass, rock bass,
Centropristis philadelphica] |
delphian
(wn) | Delphian
adj 1: of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at
Delphi; "Delphic oracle" [syn: Delphic, Delphian] |
delphic
(wn) | Delphic
adj 1: of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at
Delphi; "Delphic oracle" [syn: Delphic, Delphian]
2: obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular
message" [syn: Delphic, oracular] |
delphic oracle
(wn) | Delphic oracle
n 1: (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess
supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who
sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or
ambiguous [syn: Temple of Apollo, Oracle of Apollo,
Delphic oracle, oracle of Delphi] |
delphinapterus
(wn) | Delphinapterus
n 1: white whale [syn: Delphinapterus, genus Delphinapterus] |
delphinapterus leucas
(wn) | Delphinapterus leucas
n 1: small northern whale that is white when adult [syn: {white
whale}, beluga, Delphinapterus leucas] |
delphinidae
(wn) | Delphinidae
n 1: dolphins [syn: Delphinidae, family Delphinidae] |
delphinium
(wn) | delphinium
n 1: any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided
leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred
flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances |
delphinium ajacis
(wn) | Delphinium ajacis
n 1: commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having
unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish
or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium
[syn: rocket larkspur, Consolida ambigua, {Delphinium
ajacis}] |
delphinus
(wn) | Delphinus
n 1: a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and
Aquila
2: type genus of the Delphinidae [syn: Delphinus, {genus
Delphinus}] |
delphinus delphis
(wn) | Delphinus delphis
n 1: black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water;
[syn: common dolphin, Delphinus delphis] |
didelphidae
(wn) | Didelphidae
n 1: opossums [syn: Didelphidae, family Didelphidae] |
didelphis
(wn) | Didelphis
n 1: type genus of the family Didelphidae [syn: Didelphis,
genus Didelphis] |
didelphis marsupialis
(wn) | Didelphis marsupialis
n 1: omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for
feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some
areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum
of South America [syn: common opossum, {Didelphis
virginiana}, Didelphis marsupialis] |
didelphis virginiana
(wn) | Didelphis virginiana
n 1: omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for
feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some
areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum
of South America [syn: common opossum, {Didelphis
virginiana}, Didelphis marsupialis] |
erigeron philadelphicus
(wn) | Erigeron philadelphicus
n 1: especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of
threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender
white or pink rays; United States and Canada [syn:
Philadelphia fleabane, Erigeron philadelphicus] |
family delphinidae
(wn) | family Delphinidae
n 1: dolphins [syn: Delphinidae, family Delphinidae] |
family didelphidae
(wn) | family Didelphidae
n 1: opossums [syn: Didelphidae, family Didelphidae] |
genus delphinapterus
(wn) | genus Delphinapterus
n 1: white whale [syn: Delphinapterus, genus Delphinapterus] |
genus delphinium
(wn) | genus Delphinium
n 1: large genus of chiefly perennial erect branching herbs of
north temperate regions some poisonous |
genus delphinus
(wn) | genus Delphinus
n 1: type genus of the Delphinidae [syn: Delphinus, {genus
Delphinus}] |
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