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pilus
(encz) | pilus, n: |
pilus
(wn) | pilus
n 1: any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing
from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my
soup" [syn: hair, pilus]
2: hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or
microorganism |
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Centrolophus pompilus
(gcide) | Blackfish \Black"fish\, n.
1. (Zool.) A small kind of whale, of the genus
Globicephalus, of several species. The most common is
Globicephalus melas. Also sometimes applied to other
whales of larger size.
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2. (Zool.) The tautog of New England (Tautoga).
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3. (Zool.) The black sea bass (Centropristis atrarius) of
the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally
called also black Harry.
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4. (Zool.) A fish of southern Europe ({Centrolophus
pompilus}) of the Mackerel family.
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5. (Zool.) The female salmon in the spawning season.
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Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes.
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Mespilus Germanica
(gcide) | Medlar \Med"lar\, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F.
n['e]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. ?, ?. Cf.
Naseberry.]
A tree of the genus Mespilus (Mespilus Germanica); also,
the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small
apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh
is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun
to decay.
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Japan medlar (Bot.), the loquat. See Loquat.
Neapolitan medlar (Bot.), a kind of thorn tree ({Crataegus
Azarolus}); also, its fruit.
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Pompilus formosus
(gcide) | Tarantula \Ta*ran"tu*la\, n.; pl. E. Tarantulas, L.
Tarantulae. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now
Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly
supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species
(Tarantula apuliae). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent
countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also
tarentula.]
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Tarantula killer, a very large wasp (Pompilus formosus),
which captures the Texan tarantula (Mygale Hentzii) and
places it in its nest as food for its young, after
paralyzing it by a sting.
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genus gymnopilus
(wn) | genus Gymnopilus
n 1: a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the
spore deposit [syn: Gymnopilus, genus Gymnopilus] |
genus mespilus
(wn) | genus Mespilus
n 1: medlars [syn: Mespilus, genus Mespilus] |
gymnopilus
(wn) | Gymnopilus
n 1: a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the
spore deposit [syn: Gymnopilus, genus Gymnopilus] |
gymnopilus spectabilis
(wn) | Gymnopilus spectabilis
n 1: a fungus with a brownish orange fruiting body and a ring
near the top of the stalk; the taste is bitter and the
flesh contains psilocybin and psilocin |
gymnopilus validipes
(wn) | Gymnopilus validipes
n 1: a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does
not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk |
gymnopilus ventricosus
(wn) | Gymnopilus ventricosus
n 1: a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick
stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk |
mespilus
(wn) | Mespilus
n 1: medlars [syn: Mespilus, genus Mespilus] |
mespilus germanica
(wn) | Mespilus germanica
n 1: small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that
resemble crab apples [syn: medlar, medlar tree,
Mespilus germanica] |
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