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onyx
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onyx
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onyx
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onyx
(gcide) | Onycha \On"y*cha\, n. [NL., from L. onyx, -ychis, onyx, also, a
kind of mussel, Gr. ?, ?. See Onyx.]
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1. An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the
operculum of some kind of strombus. --Ex. xxx. 34.
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2. The precious stone called onyx. [R.]
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Onyx
(gcide) | Onyx \O"nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a claw, finger nail, a veined
gem. See Nail, and cf. Onycha.]
1. (Min.) Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades
of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being
cut in one layer with the next as a ground.
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2. Same as Mexican onyx.
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3. A deep jet-black color.
[PJC]
Onyx marble, Mexican onyx, a banded variety of marble or
calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from
Mexico in various colors ranging from white to deep black.
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onyx
(gcide) | onyx \o"nyx\, a.
Deep, jet-black.
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onyx
(gcide) | Chalcedony \Chal*ced"o*ny\ (k[a^]l*s[e^]d"[-o]*n[y^] or
k[a^]l"s[-e]*d[-o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl. Chalcedonies
(-n[i^]z). [ L. chalcedonius, fr. Gr. CHalkhdw`n Chalcedon, a
town in Asia Minor, opposite to Byzantium: cf. calc['e]doine,
OE. calcidoine, casidoyne. Cf. Cassidony.] (Min.)
A cryptocrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, having
usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax.
[Written also calcedony.]
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Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or
figures, or arranged in differently colored layers, it
is called agate; and if by reason of the thickness,
color, and arrangement of the layers it is suitable for
being carved into cameos, it is called onyx.
Chrysoprase is green chalcedony; carnelian, a flesh
red, and sard, a brownish red variety.
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onyx
(wn) | onyx
n 1: a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used
in making cameos |
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mexican onyx
(encz) | Mexican onyx, |
onyx marble
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onyxis
(encz) | onyxis, n: |
sardonyx
(encz) | sardonyx,sardonyx Zdeněk Brož |
polodrahokam onyx
(czen) | polodrahokam onyx,onyxn: Petr Prášek |
sardonyx
(czen) | sardonyx,sardonyx Zdeněk Brož |
Arctonyx collaris
(gcide) | Balisaur \Bal"i*sa`ur\ (b[a^]l"[i^]*s[aum]`[=oo]r), n. [Hind.]
(Zool.)
A badgerlike animal of India (Arctonyx collaris).
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Cyrtonyx Montezumae
(gcide) | Partridge \Par"tridge\ (p[aum]r"tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche,
pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix,
-icis, fr. Gr. pe`rdix.] (Zool.)
1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of
the genus Perdix and several related genera of the
family Perdicid[ae], of the Old World. The partridge is
noted as a game bird.
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Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer.
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Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix
cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis
rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known
species.
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2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging
to Colinus, and allied genera. [U.S.]
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Note: Among them are the bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) of
the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge
(Oreortyx pictus) of California; the Massena
partridge (Cyrtonyx Montezum[ae]); and the California
partridge (Callipepla Californica).
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3. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). [New Eng.]
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Bamboo partridge (Zool.), a spurred partridge of the genus
Bambusicola. Several species are found in China and the
East Indies.
Night partridge (Zool.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
Painted partridge (Zool.), a francolin of South Africa
(Francolinus pictus).
Partridge berry. (Bot.)
(a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant
(Mitchella repens) of the order Rubiace[ae],
having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant
flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs
with the ovaries united, and producing the berries
which remain over winter; also, the plant itself.
(b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria
procumbens}); also, the plant itself.
Partridge dove (Zool.) Same as Mountain witch, under
Mountain.
Partridge pea (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb
(Cassia Cham[ae]crista), common in sandy fields in the
Eastern United States.
Partridge shell (Zool.), a large marine univalve shell
(Dolium perdix), having colors variegated like those of
the partridge.
Partridge wood
(a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It
is obtained from tropical America, and one source of
it is said to be the leguminous tree Andira inermis.
Called also pheasant wood.
(b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and
striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for
walking sticks and umbrella handles.
Sea partridge (Zool.), an Asiatic sand partridge
(Ammoperdix Bonhami); -- so called from its note.
Snow partridge (Zool.), a large spurred partridge ({Lerwa
nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of Asia;
called also jermoonal.
Spruce partridge. See under Spruce.
Wood partridge, or Hill partridge (Zool.), any small
Asiatic partridge of the genus Arboricola.
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Dolichonyx oryzivorus
(gcide) | Bobolink \Bob"o*link`\, n. (Zool.)
An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male
is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also,
ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.
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The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. --W.
Irving.
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Ictonyx zorilla
(gcide) | Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra,
zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zool.)
Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the
genus Ictonyx allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written
also zoril, and zorille.]
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Note: The best-known species (Ictonyx zorilla) has black
shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal
glands which produce a very offensive secretion,
similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and
their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very
destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the
natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also
mariput, Cape polecat, and African polecat. The
name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American
skunk.
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Jasponyx
(gcide) | Jasponyx \Jasp`o"nyx\, n. [L. iasponyx, Gr. ?. See Jasper, and
Onyx.] (min.)
An onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
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Keratonyxis
(gcide) | Keratonyxis \Ker`a*to*nyx"is\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn + ?
puncture.] (Med.)
The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle
through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque
mass.
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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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Mexican onyx
(gcide) | Onyx \O"nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a claw, finger nail, a veined
gem. See Nail, and cf. Onycha.]
1. (Min.) Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades
of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being
cut in one layer with the next as a ground.
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2. Same as Mexican onyx.
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3. A deep jet-black color.
[PJC]
Onyx marble, Mexican onyx, a banded variety of marble or
calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from
Mexico in various colors ranging from white to deep black.
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Ogmorhinus leptonyx
(gcide) | Sea leopard \Sea" leop"ard\ (Zool.)
Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially
Ogmorhinus leptonyx, and Leptonychotes Weddelli, of the
Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor
seal.
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Onyx
(gcide) | Onycha \On"y*cha\, n. [NL., from L. onyx, -ychis, onyx, also, a
kind of mussel, Gr. ?, ?. See Onyx.]
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1. An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the
operculum of some kind of strombus. --Ex. xxx. 34.
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2. The precious stone called onyx. [R.]
[1913 Webster]Onyx \O"nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a claw, finger nail, a veined
gem. See Nail, and cf. Onycha.]
1. (Min.) Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades
of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being
cut in one layer with the next as a ground.
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2. Same as Mexican onyx.
[PJC]
3. A deep jet-black color.
[PJC]
Onyx marble, Mexican onyx, a banded variety of marble or
calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from
Mexico in various colors ranging from white to deep black.
[1913 Webster +PJC]onyx \o"nyx\, a.
Deep, jet-black.
[PJC]Chalcedony \Chal*ced"o*ny\ (k[a^]l*s[e^]d"[-o]*n[y^] or
k[a^]l"s[-e]*d[-o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl. Chalcedonies
(-n[i^]z). [ L. chalcedonius, fr. Gr. CHalkhdw`n Chalcedon, a
town in Asia Minor, opposite to Byzantium: cf. calc['e]doine,
OE. calcidoine, casidoyne. Cf. Cassidony.] (Min.)
A cryptocrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, having
usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax.
[Written also calcedony.]
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Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or
figures, or arranged in differently colored layers, it
is called agate; and if by reason of the thickness,
color, and arrangement of the layers it is suitable for
being carved into cameos, it is called onyx.
Chrysoprase is green chalcedony; carnelian, a flesh
red, and sard, a brownish red variety.
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Onyx marble
(gcide) | Onyx \O"nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a claw, finger nail, a veined
gem. See Nail, and cf. Onycha.]
1. (Min.) Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades
of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being
cut in one layer with the next as a ground.
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2. Same as Mexican onyx.
[PJC]
3. A deep jet-black color.
[PJC]
Onyx marble, Mexican onyx, a banded variety of marble or
calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from
Mexico in various colors ranging from white to deep black.
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Sardonyx
(gcide) | Sardonyx \Sar"do*nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See Sard, and
Onyx.] (Min.)
A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in
alternate layers.
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Tribonyx Mortierii
(gcide) | Native \Na"tive\ (n[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr.
nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Na["i]ve, Neif
a serf.]
1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.]
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Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native,
rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.
--Cudworth.
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2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the
place or the circumstances in which one is born; --
opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color,
etc.
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3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native
inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where
used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native
oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous
with domestic.
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4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything;
as, native dust. --Milton.
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5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one;
inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius,
cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc.
Having the same meaning as congenital, but typically
used for positive qualities, whereas congenital may be
used for negative qualities. See also congenital
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Courage is native to you. --Jowett
(Thucyd.).
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6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
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the head is not more native to the heart, . . .
Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
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7. (Min.)
(a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
native silver, copper, gold.
(b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
chloride.
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Native American party. See under American, a.
Native bear (Zool.), the koala.
Native bread (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
Australia (Mylitta australis), somewhat resembling a
truffle, but much larger.
Native devil. (Zool.) Same as Tasmanian devil, under
Devil.
Native hen (Zool.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
Mortierii}).
Native pheasant. (Zool.) See Leipoa.
Native rabbit (Zool.), an Australian marsupial ({Perameles
lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and form.
Native sloth (Zool.), the koala.
Native thrush (Zool.), an Australian singing bird
(Pachycephala olivacea); -- called also thickhead.
Native turkey (Zool.), the Australian bustard ({Choriotis
australis}); -- called also bebilya.
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Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital.
Usage: Native, Natural, Natal. natural refers to the
nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
or artificial.
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Tribonyx ventralis
(gcide) | Moor \Moor\, n. [OE. mor, AS. m[=o]r moor, morass; akin to D.
moer moor, G. moor, and prob. to Goth. marei sea, E. mere.
See Mere a lake.]
1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and
having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and
abounding in peat; a heath.
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In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor.
--Carew.
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2. A game preserve consisting of moorland.
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Moor buzzard (Zool.), the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
Moor coal (Geol.), a friable variety of lignite.
Moor cock (Zool.), the male of the moor fowl or red
grouse of Europe.
Moor coot. (Zool.) See Gallinule.
Moor game. (Zool.) Same as Moor fowl.
Moor grass (Bot.), a tufted perennial grass ({Sesleria
caerulea}), found in mountain pastures of Europe.
Moor hawk (Zool.), the marsh harrier.
Moor hen. (Zool.)
(a) The female of the moor fowl.
(b) A gallinule, esp. the European species. See
Gallinule.
(c) An Australian rail (Tribonyx ventralis).
Moor monkey (Zool.), the black macaque of Borneo ({Macacus
maurus}).
Moor titling (Zool.), the European stonechat ({Pratinocola
rubicola}).
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Trionyx
(gcide) | Trionyx \Tri*on"yx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see Tri-) + ? a
claw.] (Zool.)
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell
imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin.
They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also
soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
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Note: The common American species (Trionyx ferox syn.
Aspidonectus ferox) becomes over a foot in length and
is very voracious. Similar species are found in Asia
and Africa.
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Trionyx ferox
(gcide) | Trionyx \Tri*on"yx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see Tri-) + ? a
claw.] (Zool.)
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell
imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin.
They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also
soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
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Note: The common American species (Trionyx ferox syn.
Aspidonectus ferox) becomes over a foot in length and
is very voracious. Similar species are found in Asia
and Africa.
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acinonyx
(wn) | Acinonyx
n 1: cheetahs [syn: Acinonyx, genus Acinonyx] |
acinonyx jubatus
(wn) | Acinonyx jubatus
n 1: long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia
having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be
trained to run down game [syn: cheetah, chetah,
Acinonyx jubatus] |
arctonyx
(wn) | Arctonyx
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: Arctonyx, genus Arctonyx] |
arctonyx collaris
(wn) | Arctonyx collaris
n 1: southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig [syn: {hog
badger}, hog-nosed badger, sand badger, {Arctonyx
collaris}] |
coleonyx
(wn) | Coleonyx
n 1: banded geckos [syn: Coleonyx, genus Coleonyx] |
dicrostonyx
(wn) | Dicrostonyx
n 1: pied lemmings [syn: Dicrostonyx, genus Dicrostonyx] |
dicrostonyx hudsonius
(wn) | Dicrostonyx hudsonius
n 1: of northern Canada [syn: Hudson bay collared lemming,
Dicrostonyx hudsonius] |
dolichonyx
(wn) | Dolichonyx
n 1: bobolinks [syn: Dolichonyx, genus Dolichonyx] |
dolichonyx oryzivorus
(wn) | Dolichonyx oryzivorus
n 1: migratory American songbird [syn: bobolink, ricebird,
reedbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus] |
genus acinonyx
(wn) | genus Acinonyx
n 1: cheetahs [syn: Acinonyx, genus Acinonyx] |
genus arctonyx
(wn) | genus Arctonyx
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: Arctonyx, genus Arctonyx] |
genus coleonyx
(wn) | genus Coleonyx
n 1: banded geckos [syn: Coleonyx, genus Coleonyx] |
genus dicrostonyx
(wn) | genus Dicrostonyx
n 1: pied lemmings [syn: Dicrostonyx, genus Dicrostonyx] |
genus dolichonyx
(wn) | genus Dolichonyx
n 1: bobolinks [syn: Dolichonyx, genus Dolichonyx] |
genus ictonyx
(wn) | genus Ictonyx
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: Ictonyx, genus Ictonyx] |
genus trionyx
(wn) | genus Trionyx
n 1: type genus of the Trionychidae [syn: Trionyx, {genus
Trionyx}] |
ictonyx
(wn) | Ictonyx
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: Ictonyx, genus Ictonyx] |
ictonyx frenata
(wn) | Ictonyx frenata
n 1: muishond of northern Africa [syn: zoril, {Ictonyx
frenata}] |
ictonyx striata
(wn) | Ictonyx striata
n 1: ferret-sized muishond often tamed [syn: striped muishond,
Ictonyx striata] |
mexican onyx
(wn) | Mexican onyx
n 1: a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: alabaster, {oriental
alabaster}, onyx marble, Mexican onyx] |
onyx marble
(wn) | onyx marble
n 1: a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: alabaster, {oriental
alabaster}, onyx marble, Mexican onyx] |
onyxis
(wn) | onyxis
n 1: toenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the
surrounding flesh [syn: ingrown toenail, onyxis] |
sardonyx
(wn) | sardonyx
n 1: an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a
different colored mineral |
trionyx
(wn) | Trionyx
n 1: type genus of the Trionychidae [syn: Trionyx, {genus
Trionyx}] |
trionyx muticus
(wn) | Trionyx muticus
n 1: river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water
[syn: smooth softshell, Trionyx muticus] |
trionyx spiniferus
(wn) | Trionyx spiniferus
n 1: river turtle of western United States with a warty shell;
prefers quiet water [syn: spiny softshell, {Trionyx
spiniferus}] |
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