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ethiopic
(encz) | Ethiopic,etiopský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Ethiopic
(gcide) | Ethiopian \E`thi*o"pi*an\, Ethiopic \E`thi*op"ic\, a.
Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians.
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Ethiopic
(gcide) | Ethiopic \E`thi*op"ic\, n.
The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient
Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the
Abyssinian church. It is of Semitic origin, and is also
called Geez.
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Ethiopic
(gcide) | Ethiopian \E`thi*o"pi*an\, Ethiopic \E`thi*op"ic\, a.
Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians.
[1913 Webster]Ethiopic \E`thi*op"ic\, n.
The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient
Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the
Abyssinian church. It is of Semitic origin, and is also
called Geez.
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Ibis aethiopica
(gcide) | Ibis \I"bis\, n. [L. ibis, Gr. ?; of Egyptian origin.] (Zool.)
Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of
the family Ibid[ae], inhabiting both the Old World and the
New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading
birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on
reptiles.
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Note: The sacred ibis of the ancient Egyptians ({Ibis
aethiopica}) has the head and neck black, without
feathers. The plumage of the body and wings is white,
except the tertiaries, which are lengthened and form a
dark purple plume. In ancient times this bird was
extensively domesticated in Egypt, but it is now seldom
seen so far north. The glossy ibis ({Plegadis
autumnalis}), which is widely distributed both in the
Old World and the New, has the head and neck feathered,
except between the eyes and bill; the scarlet ibis
(Guara rubra) and the white ibis (Guara alba)
inhabit the West Indies and South America, and are
rarely found in the United States. The wood ibis
(Tantalus loculator) of America belongs to the Stork
family (Ciconid[ae]). See Wood ibis.
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Leucoethiopic
(gcide) | Leucoethiopic \Leu`co*e`thi*op"ic\ (-[=e]`th[i^]*[o^]p"[i^]k),
a. [Leuco- + Ethiopic.]
White and black; -- said of a white animal of a black
species, or the albino of the negro race.
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Phacochoerus Aethiopicus
(gcide) | Wart hog \Wart" hog`\ (Zool.)
Either one of two species of large, savage African wild hogs
of the genus Phacoch[oe]rus. These animals have a pair of
large, rough, fleshy tubercles behind the tusks and second
pair behind the eyes. The tusks are large and strong, and
both pairs curve upward. The body is scantily covered with
bristles, but there is long dorsal mane. The South African
species (Phacoch[oe]rus Aethiopicus) is the best known.
Called also vlacke vark. The second species
(Phacoch[oe]rus Aeliani) is native of the coasts of the Red
Sea.
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Piper aethiopicum
(gcide) | Guinea \Guin"ea\ (g[i^]n"[-e]), n.
1. A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for
its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea
fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
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2. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings
sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the
issue of sovereigns in 1817.
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The guinea, so called from the Guinea gold out of
which it
was first struck, was proclaimed in 1663, and to go
for twenty shillings; but it never went for less
than twenty-one shillings. --Pinkerton.
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Guinea corn. (Bot.) See Durra.
Guinea Current (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean
setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of
Guinea.
Guinea dropper one who cheats by dropping counterfeit
guineas. [Obs.] --Gay.
Guinea fowl, Guinea hen (Zool.), an African gallinaceous
bird, of the genus Numida, allied to the pheasants. The
common domesticated species (Numida meleagris), has a
colored fleshy horn on each aide of the head, and is of a
dark gray color, variegated with small white spots. The
crested Guinea fowl (Numida cristata) is a finer
species.
Guinea grains (Bot.), grains of Paradise, or amomum. See
Amomum.
Guinea grass (Bot.), a tall strong forage grass ({Panicum
jumentorum}) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies
and Southern United States.
Guinea-hen flower (Bot.), a liliaceous flower ({Fritillaria
Meleagris}) with petals spotted like the feathers of the
Guinea hen.
Guinea peach. See under Peach.
Guinea pepper (Bot.), the pods of the Xylopia aromatica,
a tree of the order Anonace[ae], found in tropical West
Africa. They are also sold under the name of {Piper
aethiopicum}.
Guinea plum (Bot.), the fruit of Parinarium excelsum, a
large West African tree of the order Chrysobalane[ae],
having a scarcely edible fruit somewhat resembling a plum,
which is also called gray plum and rough-skin plum.
Guinea worm (Zool.), a long and slender African nematoid
worm (Filaria Medinensis) of a white color. It lives in
the cellular tissue of man, beneath the skin, and produces
painful sores.
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threskiornis aethiopica
(wn) | Threskiornis aethiopica
n 1: African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians [syn: {sacred
ibis}, Threskiornis aethiopica] |
xylopia aethiopica
(wn) | Xylopia aethiopica
n 1: tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent
aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
[syn: Guinea pepper, negro pepper, {Xylopia
aethiopica}] |
zantedeschia aethiopica
(wn) | Zantedeschia aethiopica
n 1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure
white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: calla lily, calla,
arum lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica] |
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