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kae
(gcide) | Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zool.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family
Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,
more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually
have a crest.
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Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (Aphelocoma Floridana), and the green jay
(Xanthoura luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large,
handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and {Whisky
jack}.
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Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of
India.
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kae
(gcide) | Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zool.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family
Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,
more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually
have a crest.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (Aphelocoma Floridana), and the green jay
(Xanthoura luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large,
handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and {Whisky
jack}.
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Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of
India.
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Kaempferia Galanga
(gcide) | Galanga \Ga*lan"ga\, Galangal \Ga*lan"gal\, n.[OE. galingale,
OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob.
fr. Ar. khalanj[=a]n. ]
The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian
or Chinese species of Alpinia (Alpinia Galanga and
Alpinia officinarum) and of the K[ae]mpferia Galanga), --
all of the Ginger family.
[1913 Webster]Wanhorn \Wan"horn`\, n. [Corruption fr. Siamese wanhom.] (Bot.)
An East Indian plant (Kaempferia Galanga) of the Ginger
family. See Galanga.
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Kafkaesque
(gcide) | Kafkaesque \Kafkaesque\ prop. a. [fr. Franz Kafka, novelist;
especially from his novels such as "The Trial".]
Frightening, threating, and bewildering in a vague and
unexplicable way; -- of situations or regulations. Often used
to describe illogical bureaucratic entanglements with no
reasonable solution.
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leukaemia
(gcide) | Leuchaemia \Leu*ch[ae]"mi*a\ (l[-u]*k[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.,
fr. Gr. leyko`s white + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)
See Leukemia. [Written also leukemia, leukaemia,a nd
leucemia.]
-- Leu*ch[ae]m"ic (l[-u]*k[e^]m"[i^]k), a. [Written also
leukemic and leukaemic.]
[1913 Webster] Leucicleukaemia \leu*k[ae]"mi*a\ (l[-u]*k[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n.
A disease in which the white corpuscles of the blood are
largely increased in number, and there is enlargement of the
spleen, or the lymphatic glands; formerly called
leucocythaemia. It is due to a cancer of the bone marrow,
and results in anemia and increased susceptibility to
infectious disease. [Also spelled leucemia and
leuchaemia.]
[1913 Webster +PJC] Leuke |
leukaemic
(gcide) | Leuchaemia \Leu*ch[ae]"mi*a\ (l[-u]*k[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.,
fr. Gr. leyko`s white + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)
See Leukemia. [Written also leukemia, leukaemia,a nd
leucemia.]
-- Leu*ch[ae]m"ic (l[-u]*k[e^]m"[i^]k), a. [Written also
leukemic and leukaemic.]
[1913 Webster] Leucic |
ungka-etam
(gcide) | Ungka-puti \Ung"ka-pu`ti\, n. (Zool.)
The agile gibbon; -- called also ungka-pati, and
ungka-etam. See Gibbon.
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