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Mega
(gcide) | Meg- \Meg-\ (m[e^]g-), Mega \Meg"a\ (m[e^]g"[.a]-), Megalo-
\Meg"a*lo-\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*l[-o]-). [Gr. me`gas, gen. mega`loy,
great.]
Combining forms signifying:
(a) Great, extended, powerful; as, megascope, megacosm.
(b) (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.) A million times, a
million of; as, megabyte, a million butes; megawatt, a
million watts; megameter, a million meters; megafarad, a
million farads; megohm, a million ohms.
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mega-
(foldoc) | prefix
atto-
exa-
femto-
giga-
kilo-
mega-
micro-
milli-
peta-
pico-
tera-
yocto-
yotta-
zepto
zetta-
1. An SI prefix used to multiply the value of an {SI
(Système International)} unit by some power of ten.
2. In mathematics or programming, a
prefix operator is one that is written before its operand. In
a programming language using prefix notation, all operators
are prefix operators.
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mega-
(jargon) | mega-
/me'g@/, pref.
[SI] See quantifiers.
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mega
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megastar
(mass) | megastar
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omega-3
(encz) | omega-3, n: |
omega-3 fatty acid
(encz) | omega-3 fatty acid, n: |
omega-6
(encz) | omega-6, n: |
omega-6 fatty acid
(encz) | omega-6 fatty acid, n: |
Acromegaly
(gcide) | Acromegaly \Ac`ro*meg"a*ly\ ([a^]k`r[-o]*m[e^]g"[.a]*l[y^]), n.
[NL. acromegalia, fr. Gr. 'a`kron point, peak + me`gas,
mega`loy, big.] (Med.)
Chronic enlargement of many bones of the skeleton, especially
bones of hands, feet and face; the condition is due to
excessive secretion of growth hormone.
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Alpha and Omega
(gcide) | omega \o*me"ga\ ([=o]*m[=e]"g[.a] or [=o]*m[=a]"g[.a] or
[=o]"m[-e]*g[.a]; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'w^ me`ga, i.e., the
great or long o. Cf. Mickle.]
1. The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See Alpha.
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2. The last; the end; hence, death.
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"Omega! thou art Lord," they said. --Tennyson.
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Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending; hence, the
chief, the whole. --Rev. i. 8.
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The alpha and omega of science. --Sir J.
Herschel.
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Ardeomega goliath
(gcide) | Giant \Gi"ant\, a.
Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,
giant brothers; a giant son.
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Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax.
Giant clam (Zool.), a bivalve shell of the genus
Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500
pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to
contain holy water.
Giant heron (Zool.), a very large African heron ({Ardeomega
goliath}). It is the largest heron known.
Giant kettle, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found
in Norway in connection with glaciers. See Pothole.
Giant powder. See Nitroglycerin.
Giant puffball (Bot.), a fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum),
edible when young, and when dried used for stanching
wounds.
Giant salamander (Zool.), a very large aquatic salamander
(Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It is the
largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.
Giant squid (Zool.), one of several species of very large
squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied genera.
Some are over forty feet long.
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Capra megaceros
(gcide) | Markhoor \Mark"hoor`\, markhor \mark"hor`\, n. [Per.
m[=a]r-kh[=o]r snake eater.] (Zool.)
A large wild goat (Capra falconeri syn. Capra megaceros),
having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains
of Northern India and Cashmere.
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Cytomegalovirus
(gcide) | Herpesvirus \Her"pes*vir`us\, n. (Med.)
any of several dozen DNA-containing virus of the family
Herpetoviridae, including among them such
human-disease-causing agents as Herpes simplex virus
causing oral and genital herpes, varicella-zoster virus
(Herpes zoster virus) causing shingles and chickenpox
(varicella), Epstein-Barr virus (EB virus) causing
infectious mononucleosis, and Cytomegalovirus.
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Luscinia megarhynchos
(gcide) | Nightingale \Night"in*gale\, n. [OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS.
nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf.
D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall,
Sw. n[aum]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See Night, and Yell.]
1. (Zool.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird
(Luscinia megarhynchos syn. Luscinia luscinia). It
sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its
song.
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2. (Zool.) A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern
Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The
name is also applied to other allied species.
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Mock nightingale. (Zool.) See Blackcap, n., 1
(a) .
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Luscinia megarhyncos
(gcide) | Luscinia \Luscinia\ n.
A genus of birds including the nightingale {Luscinia
megarhyncos}.
Syn: genus Luscinia.
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Mega
(gcide) | Meg- \Meg-\ (m[e^]g-), Mega \Meg"a\ (m[e^]g"[.a]-), Megalo-
\Meg"a*lo-\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*l[-o]-). [Gr. me`gas, gen. mega`loy,
great.]
Combining forms signifying:
(a) Great, extended, powerful; as, megascope, megacosm.
(b) (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.) A million times, a
million of; as, megabyte, a million butes; megawatt, a
million watts; megameter, a million meters; megafarad, a
million farads; megohm, a million ohms.
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megacaryocyte
(gcide) | megakaryocyte \meg`a*kar"y*o*cyte\
(m[e^]g`[.a]*k[a^]r"[i^]*[-o]*s[imac]t) n. (Anat.)
A large bone marrow cell not usually found in the circulating
blood; it is regarded as the precursors of blood platelets;
it is up to 100 [mu]m in diameter, with a polyploid nucleus.
Also referred to as megacaryocyte, megalokaryocyte, and
thromboblast.
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Megacephalic
(gcide) | Megacephalic \Meg`a*ce*phal"ic\
(m[e^]g`[.a]*s[-e]*f[a^]l"[i^]k), Megacephalous
\Meg`a*ceph"a*lous\ (m[e^]g`[.a]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[u^]s), a. [Mega-
+ Gr. kefalh` head.] (Biol.)
Large headed; -- applied to animals, and to plants when they
have large flower heads.
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megacephalon maleo
(gcide) | Maleo \Ma"le*o\, n. [From its native name.] (Zool.)
A bird of Celebes (megacephalon maleo), allied to the brush
turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs.
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Megacephalous
(gcide) | Megacephalic \Meg`a*ce*phal"ic\
(m[e^]g`[.a]*s[-e]*f[a^]l"[i^]k), Megacephalous
\Meg`a*ceph"a*lous\ (m[e^]g`[.a]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[u^]s), a. [Mega-
+ Gr. kefalh` head.] (Biol.)
Large headed; -- applied to animals, and to plants when they
have large flower heads.
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megacephaly
(gcide) | Megalocephalia \Meg`a*lo*ce*pha"li*a\, Megalocephaly
\Meg`a*lo*ceph"a*ly\, n. [NL. megalocephalia, fr. Gr. ? having a
large head.] (Med.)
The condition of having an abnormally large head; called also
megacephaly. -- Meg`a*lo*ce*phal"ic, a.
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Megaceros
(gcide) | Megaceros \Me*gac"e*ros\ (m[-e]*g[a^]s"[-e]*r[o^]s), n. [NL.,
fr. Gr. me`gas great + ke`ras horn.] (Paleon.)
The Irish elk.
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Megachile
(gcide) | Megachile \Meg"a*chile\, n. [Mega- + Gr. ? lip.] (Zool.)
A leaf-cutting bee of the genus Megachilus. See {Leaf
cutter}, under Leaf.
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Megachile brevis
(gcide) | leaf cutter \leaf cutter\, leaf-cutter \leaf-cutter\n. (Zool.)
Any one of various species of wild bees of the genus
Megachile, which cut rounded pieces from the edges of
leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be used in the
construction of their nests, which are made in holes and
crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the purpose. Among the
common American species are Megachile brevis and {Megachile
centuncularis}. Called also rose-cutting bee.
Syn: leaf-cutting bee, leaf-cutter bee.
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Megachile centuncularis
(gcide) | leaf cutter \leaf cutter\, leaf-cutter \leaf-cutter\n. (Zool.)
Any one of various species of wild bees of the genus
Megachile, which cut rounded pieces from the edges of
leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be used in the
construction of their nests, which are made in holes and
crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the purpose. Among the
common American species are Megachile brevis and {Megachile
centuncularis}. Called also rose-cutting bee.
Syn: leaf-cutting bee, leaf-cutter bee.
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Megacosm
(gcide) | Megacosm \Meg"a*cosm\, n. [Mega- + Gr. ? world.]
See Macrocosm. --Croft.
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Megacoulomb
(gcide) | Megacoulomb \Meg`a*cou`lomb"\, n. [Mega- + coulomb.] (Elec.)
A million coulombs.
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Megaderm
(gcide) | Megaderm \Meg"a*derm\, n. [Mega- + Gr. ? skin.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of Old World blood-sucking bats of
the genus Megaderma.
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Megaderma lyra
(gcide) | Lyre \Lyre\, n. [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. ?. Cf.
Lyra.]
1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much
used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.
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Note: The lyre was the peculiar instrument of Apollo, the
tutelary god of music and poetry. It gave name to the
species of verse called lyric, to which it originally
furnished an accompaniment.
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2. (Astron.) One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra.
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Lyre bat (Zool.), a small bat (Megaderma lyra),
inhabiting India and Ceylon. It is remarkable for the
enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and
ears.
Lyre turtle (Zool.), the leatherback.
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Megadyne
(gcide) | Megadyne \Meg"a*dyne\, n. [Mega- + dyne.] (Physics)
One of the larger measures of force, amounting to one million
dynes.
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Megafarad
(gcide) | Megafarad \Meg"a*far`ad\, n. [Mega- + farad.] (Elec.)
One of the larger measures of electrical capacitance,
amounting to one million farads; a macrofarad.
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megakaryocyte
(gcide) | megakaryocyte \meg`a*kar"y*o*cyte\
(m[e^]g`[.a]*k[a^]r"[i^]*[-o]*s[imac]t) n. (Anat.)
A large bone marrow cell not usually found in the circulating
blood; it is regarded as the precursors of blood platelets;
it is up to 100 [mu]m in diameter, with a polyploid nucleus.
Also referred to as megacaryocyte, megalokaryocyte, and
thromboblast.
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megakaryocytic
(gcide) | megakaryocytic \megakaryocytic\ adj.
Of or pertaining to a megakaryocyte.
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Megalaima faber
(gcide) | Ironsmith \I"ron*smith`\, n.
1. A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of
iron; a blacksmith.
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2. (Zool.) An East Indian barbet (Megalaima faber),
inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its
note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith.
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Megalerg
(gcide) | Megalerg \Meg"a*lerg\, n. [Megalo- + erg.] (Physics)
A million ergs; a megerg.
[1913 Webster]Megerg \Meg"erg`\, n. [Mega- + erg.] (Physics)
One of the larger measures of work, amounting to one million
ergs; -- called also megalerg.
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megalerg
(gcide) | Megalerg \Meg"a*lerg\, n. [Megalo- + erg.] (Physics)
A million ergs; a megerg.
[1913 Webster]Megerg \Meg"erg`\, n. [Mega- + erg.] (Physics)
One of the larger measures of work, amounting to one million
ergs; -- called also megalerg.
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Megalesian
(gcide) | Megalesian \Meg`a*le"sian\, a. [L. Megalesius, fr. Gr. Mega`lh
the Great, a surname of Cybele, the Magna Mater.]
Pertaining to, or in honor of, Cybele; as, the Megalesian
games at Rome.
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Megalestris skua
(gcide) | Skua \Sku"a\, n. [Icel. sk?fr, sk?mr.] (Zool.)
Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua; -- called
also boatswain.
[1913 Webster]Jager \Ja"ger\, n. [G. j[aum]ger a hunter, a sportsman. Cf.
Yager.] [Written also jaeger.]
1. (Mil.) A sharpshooter. See Yager.
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2. (Zool.) Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius.
Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers
pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge
their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually
decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain,
and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the
skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua).
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Megalethoscope
(gcide) | Megalethoscope \Meg`a*leth"o*scope\, n. [Mega- + alethoscope.]
An optical apparatus in which pictures are viewed through a
large lens with stereoptical effects. It is often combined
with the stereoscope.
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Megalith
(gcide) | Megalith \Meg"a*lith\, n. [Mega- + -lith; cf. F. m['e]galithe.]
A large stone; especially, a large stone used in constructing
ancient monuments. -- Meg`a*lith"ic, a.
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Megalithic
(gcide) | Megalith \Meg"a*lith\, n. [Mega- + -lith; cf. F. m['e]galithe.]
A large stone; especially, a large stone used in constructing
ancient monuments. -- Meg`a*lith"ic, a.
[1913 Webster]megalithic \megalithic\ adj.
Of or pertaining to megaliths or the period during which they
were erected; as, megalithic monuments like Stonehenge.
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megalithic
(gcide) | Megalith \Meg"a*lith\, n. [Mega- + -lith; cf. F. m['e]galithe.]
A large stone; especially, a large stone used in constructing
ancient monuments. -- Meg`a*lith"ic, a.
[1913 Webster]megalithic \megalithic\ adj.
Of or pertaining to megaliths or the period during which they
were erected; as, megalithic monuments like Stonehenge.
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Megalo-
(gcide) | Meg- \Meg-\ (m[e^]g-), Mega \Meg"a\ (m[e^]g"[.a]-), Megalo-
\Meg"a*lo-\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*l[-o]-). [Gr. me`gas, gen. mega`loy,
great.]
Combining forms signifying:
(a) Great, extended, powerful; as, megascope, megacosm.
(b) (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.) A million times, a
million of; as, megabyte, a million butes; megawatt, a
million watts; megameter, a million meters; megafarad, a
million farads; megohm, a million ohms.
[1913 Webster +PJC] MegacephalicMegalo- \Meg"a*lo-\
See Meg-.
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Megalobatrachus
(gcide) | Megalobatrachus \Megalobatrachus\ prop. n.
A genus of giant salamanders; in some classifications
included in the genus Cryptobranchus.
Syn: genus Megalobatrachus.
[WordNet 1.5] Megalocephalia |
Megalobatrachus maximus
(gcide) | Giant \Gi"ant\, a.
Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,
giant brothers; a giant son.
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Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax.
Giant clam (Zool.), a bivalve shell of the genus
Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500
pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to
contain holy water.
Giant heron (Zool.), a very large African heron ({Ardeomega
goliath}). It is the largest heron known.
Giant kettle, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found
in Norway in connection with glaciers. See Pothole.
Giant powder. See Nitroglycerin.
Giant puffball (Bot.), a fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum),
edible when young, and when dried used for stanching
wounds.
Giant salamander (Zool.), a very large aquatic salamander
(Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It is the
largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.
Giant squid (Zool.), one of several species of very large
squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied genera.
Some are over forty feet long.
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Megalocephalia
(gcide) | Megalocephalia \Meg`a*lo*ce*pha"li*a\, Megalocephaly
\Meg`a*lo*ceph"a*ly\, n. [NL. megalocephalia, fr. Gr. ? having a
large head.] (Med.)
The condition of having an abnormally large head; called also
megacephaly. -- Meg`a*lo*ce*phal"ic, a.
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Megalocephalic
(gcide) | Megalocephalia \Meg`a*lo*ce*pha"li*a\, Megalocephaly
\Meg`a*lo*ceph"a*ly\, n. [NL. megalocephalia, fr. Gr. ? having a
large head.] (Med.)
The condition of having an abnormally large head; called also
megacephaly. -- Meg`a*lo*ce*phal"ic, a.
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Megalocephaly
(gcide) | Megalocephalia \Meg`a*lo*ce*pha"li*a\, Megalocephaly
\Meg`a*lo*ceph"a*ly\, n. [NL. megalocephalia, fr. Gr. ? having a
large head.] (Med.)
The condition of having an abnormally large head; called also
megacephaly. -- Meg`a*lo*ce*phal"ic, a.
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Megalocyte
(gcide) | Megalocyte \Meg"a*lo*cyte\, n. [Megalo- + Gr. ? a hollow
vessel.] (Physiol.)
A large, flattened red blood cell corpuscle having no
nucleus, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle,
found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound
anaemia.
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megalokaryocyte
(gcide) | megakaryocyte \meg`a*kar"y*o*cyte\
(m[e^]g`[.a]*k[a^]r"[i^]*[-o]*s[imac]t) n. (Anat.)
A large bone marrow cell not usually found in the circulating
blood; it is regarded as the precursors of blood platelets;
it is up to 100 [mu]m in diameter, with a polyploid nucleus.
Also referred to as megacaryocyte, megalokaryocyte, and
thromboblast.
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Megalomania
(gcide) | Megalomania \Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. megalo- + mania.]
(Pathol.)
A form of mental alienation in which the patient has
grandiose delusions.
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megalomaniacal
(gcide) | megalomaniacal \megalomaniacal\, megalomanic \megalomanic\adj.
Suffering from megalomania.
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megalomanic
(gcide) | megalomaniacal \megalomaniacal\, megalomanic \megalomanic\adj.
Suffering from megalomania.
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Megalonychidae
(gcide) | Megalonychidae \Megalonychidae\ prop. n.
A natural family consisting of the two-toed sloths.
Syn: family Megalonychidae.
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Megalonyx
(gcide) | Megalonyx \Meg`a*lon"yx\, n. [NL., from Gr. me`gas, mega`lh,
great + 'o`nyx claw.] (Paleon.)
An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the
sloth.
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Megalophonous
(gcide) | Megalophonous \Meg`a*loph"o*nous\
(m[e^]g`[.a]*l[o^]f"[-o]*n[u^]s), a. [Megalo- + Gr. fwnh`
voice.]
Having a loud voice.
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Megalopolis
(gcide) | Megalopolis \Meg`a*lop"o*lis\, Megapolis
\Meg`a"po*lis\(m[e^]g`[.a]*l[o^]p"[-o]*l[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
megalo`polis; me`gas, mega`lh, great + po`lis city.]
1. A chief city; a very large cuity; a metropolis.
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2. A region in which the suburbs of several large cities
merge to form one large predominantly urbanized area.
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Megalops
(gcide) | Megalops \Meg"a*lops\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*l[o^]ps), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
me`gas, -a`loy, large + 'w`ps eye.] (Zool.)
1. A larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development
of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal
appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long,
and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively.
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2. A large fish; the tarpum.
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megalopsychy
(gcide) | megalopsychy \meg`a*lop"sy*chy\, n. [Megalo- + Gr. psychh` soul,
mind.]
Greatness of soul. [Obs. & R.]
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Megalosaur
(gcide) | Megalosaur \Meg"a*lo*saur`\, Megalosaurus \Meg`a*lo*sau"rus\, n.
[NL. megalosaurus, fr. Gr. me`gas, mega`lh, great + say^ros
lizard: cf. F. m['e]galosaure.] (Paleon.)
A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have
been found in England and elsewhere.
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Megalosaurus
(gcide) | Megalosaur \Meg"a*lo*saur`\, Megalosaurus \Meg`a*lo*sau"rus\, n.
[NL. megalosaurus, fr. Gr. me`gas, mega`lh, great + say^ros
lizard: cf. F. m['e]galosaure.] (Paleon.)
A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have
been found in England and elsewhere.
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Megameter
(gcide) | Megameter \Meg"a*me`ter\, Megametre \Meg"a*me`tre\, n. [Mega- +
meter, metre, n., 2.]
In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand
kilometers.
[1913 Webster]Megameter \Me*gam"e*ter\, n. [Mega- + -meter: cf. F.
m['e]gam[`e]tre.] (Physics)
1. An instrument for determining longitude by observation of
the stars.
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2. A micrometer. [R. & Obs.] --Knight.
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Megametre
(gcide) | Megameter \Meg"a*me`ter\, Megametre \Meg"a*me`tre\, n. [Mega- +
meter, metre, n., 2.]
In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand
kilometers.
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Megampere
(gcide) | Megampere \Meg`am`p[`e]re"\, n. [Mega- + amp[`e]re.] (Elec.)
A million amp[`e]res.
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Megaphone
(gcide) | Megaphone \Meg"a*phone\, n. [Mega- + Gr. fwnh` voice.]
A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction
in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear
trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.
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Megaphyton
(gcide) | Megaphyton \Me*gaph"y*ton\, n. [NL., from Gr. me`gas great +
fyto`n plant.] (Paleon.)
An extinct genus of tree ferns with large, two-ranked leaves,
or fronds.
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Megapode
(gcide) | Megapode \Meg"a*pode\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*p[=o]d), n. [Mega- + Gr.
poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous
birds of the genera Megapodius and Leipoa, inhabiting
Australia and other Pacific islands. Called also {mound
builder}, scrub fowl, moundbird, and brush turkey. See
Jungle fowl
(b) under Jungle, and Leipoa.
[1913 Webster]moundbird \moundbird\, mound bird \mound bird\n. (Zool.)
Any of several large-footed short-winged birds of
Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to
incubate eggs. Called also mound builder, mound maker,
megapode, brush turkey, and scrub fowl.
Syn: megapode, mound builder, scrub fowl, brush turkey.
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megapode
(gcide) | Megapode \Meg"a*pode\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*p[=o]d), n. [Mega- + Gr.
poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous
birds of the genera Megapodius and Leipoa, inhabiting
Australia and other Pacific islands. Called also {mound
builder}, scrub fowl, moundbird, and brush turkey. See
Jungle fowl
(b) under Jungle, and Leipoa.
[1913 Webster]moundbird \moundbird\, mound bird \mound bird\n. (Zool.)
Any of several large-footed short-winged birds of
Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to
incubate eggs. Called also mound builder, mound maker,
megapode, brush turkey, and scrub fowl.
Syn: megapode, mound builder, scrub fowl, brush turkey.
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Megapodius tumulus
(gcide) | Jungle \Jun"gle\ (j[u^][ng]"g'l), n. [Hind. jangal desert,
forest, jungle; Skr. ja[.n]gala desert.]
1. A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.;
an almost impenetrable thicket of trees, canes, and reedy
vegetation, as in India, Africa, Australia, and Brazil.
The jungles of India are of bamboos, canes, and
other palms, very difficult to penetrate. --Balfour
(Cyc. of
India).
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2. Hence: (Fig.) A place of danger or ruthless competition
for survival. /'bdIt's a jungle out there./'b8
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3. Anything which causes confusion or difficulty due to
intricacy; as, a jungle of environmental regulations.
--MW10.
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Jungle bear (Zool.), the aswail or sloth bear.
Jungle cat (Zool.), the chaus.
Jungle cock (Zool.), the male of a jungle fowl.
Jungle fowl. (Zool.)
(a) Any wild species of the genus Gallus, of which
several species inhabit India and the adjacent
islands; as, the fork-tailed jungle fowl ({Gallus
varius}) of Java, Gallus Stanleyi of Ceylon, and
Gallus Bankiva of India.
Note: The latter, which resembles the domestic gamecock, is
supposed to be one of the original species from which
the domestic fowl was derived.
(b) An Australian grallatorial bird (Megapodius tumulus)
which is allied to the brush turkey, and, like the
latter, lays its eggs in mounds of vegetable matter,
where they are hatched by the heat produced by
decomposition.
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Megapolis
(gcide) | Megalopolis \Meg`a*lop"o*lis\, Megapolis
\Meg`a"po*lis\(m[e^]g`[.a]*l[o^]p"[-o]*l[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
megalo`polis; me`gas, mega`lh, great + po`lis city.]
1. A chief city; a very large cuity; a metropolis.
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2. A region in which the suburbs of several large cities
merge to form one large predominantly urbanized area.
[PJC]Megapolis \Me*gap"o*lis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`gas great + po`lis
city.]
A metropolis. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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Megapolis Atlanticus
(gcide) | Tarpum \Tar"pum\, n. (Zool.)
A very large marine fish (Megapolis Atlanticus) of the
Southern United States and the West Indies. It often becomes
six or more feet in length, and has large silvery scales. The
scales are a staple article of trade, and are used in
fancywork. Called also tarpon, sabalo, savanilla,
silverfish, and jewfish.
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Megaptera longimana
(gcide) | Humpback \Hump"back`\, n. [Cf. Hunchback.]
1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler.
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2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized by a
hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known.
The most common ones in the North Atlantic are
Megaptera longimana of Europe, and {Megaptera
osphyia} of America; that of the California coasts is
Megaptera versabilis.
(b) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the
northwest coast of America; the humpbacked salmon.
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Megaptera osphyia
(gcide) | Humpback \Hump"back`\, n. [Cf. Hunchback.]
1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler.
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2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized by a
hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known.
The most common ones in the North Atlantic are
Megaptera longimana of Europe, and {Megaptera
osphyia} of America; that of the California coasts is
Megaptera versabilis.
(b) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the
northwest coast of America; the humpbacked salmon.
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Megaptera versabilis
(gcide) | Humpback \Hump"back`\, n. [Cf. Hunchback.]
1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler.
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2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized by a
hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known.
The most common ones in the North Atlantic are
Megaptera longimana of Europe, and {Megaptera
osphyia} of America; that of the California coasts is
Megaptera versabilis.
(b) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the
northwest coast of America; the humpbacked salmon.
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