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musculus pectoralis
(encz) | musculus pectoralis, n: |
musculus pectoralis major
(encz) | musculus pectoralis major, n: |
musculus pectoralis minor
(encz) | musculus pectoralis minor, n: |
pectoralis major
(encz) | pectoralis major,velký prsní sval [med.] Clock |
pectoralis minor
(encz) | pectoralis minor,malý prsní sval [med.] Clock |
vena pectoralis
(encz) | vena pectoralis, n: |
Cladorhynchus pectoralis
(gcide) | Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta,
LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E.
stout.]
1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop
to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is
sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged
upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.
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Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.
--Landor.
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2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to
Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are
remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks,
stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer.
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Note: The American species (Himantopus Mexicanus) is well
known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({Himantopus
candidus}) is usually white, except the wings and
interscapulars, which are greenish black. The
white-headed stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) and the
banded stilt (Cladorhynchus pectoralis) are found in
Australia.
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Stilt plover (Zool.), the stilt.
Stilt sandpiper (Zool.), an American sandpiper
(Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is
somewhat expanded at the tip.
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Coturnix pectoralis
(gcide) | Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,
qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,
OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]
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1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and
several allied genera of the Old World, especially the
common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain
quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble
quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp
quail (Synoicus australis).
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging
to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially
the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland
quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla
Californica}).
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied
genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted
quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
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4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought
to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of
the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted
species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus).
See Turnix.
Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species
of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the
smallest game bird of India.
Mountain quail. See under Mountain.
Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net
or within range.
Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground
pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera.
Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk
(Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]).
Quail pipe. See Quail call, above.
Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe;
-- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe.
Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]
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Dallia pectoralis
(gcide) | Xenomi \Xen"o*mi\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr. xe`nos strange.]
(Zool.)
A suborder of soft-rayed fresh-water fishes of which the
blackfish of Alaska (Dallia pectoralis) is the type.
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musculus pectoralis
(wn) | musculus pectoralis
n 1: either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: pectoral,
pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis,
pecs] |
musculus pectoralis major
(wn) | musculus pectoralis major
n 1: a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm [syn:
pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis major, {greater
pectoral muscle}] |
musculus pectoralis minor
(wn) | musculus pectoralis minor
n 1: a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the
ribs [syn: pectoralis minor, musculus pectoralis minor,
smaller pectoral muscle] |
pectoralis major
(wn) | pectoralis major
n 1: a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm [syn:
pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis major, {greater
pectoral muscle}] |
pectoralis minor
(wn) | pectoralis minor
n 1: a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the
ribs [syn: pectoralis minor, musculus pectoralis minor,
smaller pectoral muscle] |
vena pectoralis
(wn) | vena pectoralis
n 1: veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the
subclavian vein [syn: pectoral vein, vena pectoralis] |
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