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icterus
(encz) | icterus, n: |
Icterus
(gcide) | Icterus \Ic"te*rus\, n. [NL. See Icteric, a.] (Med.)
The jaundice.
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icterus
(wn) | icterus
n 1: yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by
an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood;
can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
[syn: jaundice, icterus]
2: type genus of the Icteridae [syn: Icterus, genus Icterus] |
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icterus neonatorum
(encz) | icterus neonatorum, n: |
kernicterus
(encz) | kernicterus, n: |
Icterus
(gcide) | Icterus \Ic"te*rus\, n. [NL. See Icteric, a.] (Med.)
The jaundice.
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Icterus galbula
(gcide) | Hangbird \Hang"bird`\ (h[a^]ng"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.)
The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula); -- so called
because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree. See
Baltimore oriole.
[1913 Webster]Baltimore bird \Bal"ti*more bird`\, Baltimore oriole
\Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole\ (Zool.)
A common bird (Icterus galbula) of eastern and central
America and Canada, named after Lord Baltimore, because its
colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of
arms; -- called also golden robin. It winters in the
American tropics.
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Icterus icterus
(gcide) | Troupial \Troup"i*al\, n. [F. troupiale.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of bright-colored American birds
belonging to Icterus and allied genera, especially {Icterus
icterus}, a native of the West Indies and South America. Many
of the species are called orioles in America. [Written also
troopial.]
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Icterus leucopteryx
(gcide) | Banana \Ba*na"na\ (b[.a]*n[aum]"n[.a]; 277), n. [Sp. banana,
name of the fruit.] (Bot.)
A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size ({Musa
sapientum}); also, its edible fruit. See Musa.
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Note: The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of
great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches,
covered with a sheath of a green or purple color; the
fruit is five or six inches long, and over an inch in
diameter; the pulp is soft, and of a luscious taste,
and is eaten either raw or cooked. This plant is a
native of tropical countries, and furnishes an
important article of food.
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Banana bird (Zool.), a small American bird ({Icterus
leucopteryx}), which feeds on the banana.
Banana quit (Zool.), a small bird of tropical America, of
the genus Certhiola, allied to the creepers.
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Icterus spurius
(gcide) | Orchard \Or"chard\, n. [AS. ortgeard, wyrtgeard, lit., wortyard,
i. e., a yard for herbs; wyrt herb + geard yard. See Wort,
Yard inclosure.]
1. A garden. [Obs.]
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2. An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, the fruit
trees, collectively; -- used especially of apples,
peaches, pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less
frequently of nutbearing trees and of sugar maple trees.
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Orchard grass (Bot.), a tall coarse grass ({Dactylis
glomerata}), introduced into the United States from
Europe. It grows usually in shady places, and is of value
for forage and hay.
Orchard house (Hort.), a glazed structure in which fruit
trees are reared in pots.
Orchard oriole (Zool.), a bright-colored American oriole
(Icterus spurius), which frequents orchards. It is
smaller and darker thah the Baltimore oriole.
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genus icterus
(wn) | genus Icterus
n 1: type genus of the Icteridae [syn: Icterus, {genus
Icterus}] |
icterus galbula
(wn) | Icterus galbula
n 1: a kind of New World oriole [syn: northern oriole,
Icterus galbula] |
icterus galbula bullockii
(wn) | Icterus galbula bullockii
n 1: western subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Bullock's
oriole}, Icterus galbula bullockii] |
icterus galbula galbula
(wn) | Icterus galbula galbula
n 1: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore
oriole}, Baltimore bird, hangbird, firebird, {Icterus
galbula galbula}] |
icterus neonatorum
(wn) | icterus neonatorum
n 1: yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides
spontaneously [syn: jaundice of the newborn,
physiological jaundice of the newborn, {icterus
neonatorum}] |
icterus spurius
(wn) | Icterus spurius
n 1: the male is chestnut-and-black [syn: orchard oriole,
Icterus spurius] |
kernicterus
(wn) | kernicterus
n 1: an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and
other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue
damage |
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