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Abraxas grossulariata
(gcide) | Magpie \Mag"pie\, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr.
Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and
common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita
pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See Pie magpie, and
cf. the analogous names Tomtit, and Jackdaw.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related
genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.
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2. Any one of several black-and-white birds, such as
Gymnorhina tibicen, not belonging to the genus Pica.
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Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or {Pica
caudata}) is a black and white noisy and mischievous
bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie
(Pica Hudsonica) is very similar. The yellow-belled
magpie (Pica Nuttalli) inhabits California. The blue
magpie (Cyanopolius Cooki) inhabits Spain. Other
allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and
Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white
magpie (Gymnorhina organicum), the black magpie
(Strepera fuliginosa), and the Australian magpie
(Cracticus picatus).
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3. A talkative person; a chatterbox.
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Magpie lark (Zool.), a common Australian bird ({Grallina
picata}), conspicuously marked with black and white; --
called also little magpie.
Magpie moth (Zool.), a black and white European geometrid
moth (Abraxas grossulariata); the harlequin moth. Its
larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.
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Chelys fimbriata
(gcide) | Matamata \Ma`ta*ma"ta\, n. [Pg.] (Zool.)
The bearded tortoise (Chelys fimbriata) of South American
rivers.
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Corpora striata
(gcide) | Corpus \Cor"pus\ (-p[u^]s), n.; pl. Corpora (-p[-o]*r[.a]).
[L.]
A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing.
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Corpus callosum (k[a^]l*l[=o]"s[u^]m); pl. {Corpora
callosa} (-s?) [NL., callous body] (Anat.), the great band
of commissural fibers uniting the cerebral hemispheres.
See Brain.
Corpus Christi (kr[i^]s"t[imac]) [L., body of Christ] (R.
C. Ch.), a festival in honor of the eucharist, observed on
the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
Corpus Christi cloth. Same as Pyx cloth, under Pyx.
Corpus delicti (d[-e]*l[i^]k"t[imac]) [L., the body of the
crime] (Law), the substantial and fundamental fact of the
comission of a crime; the proofs essential to establish a
crime.
Corpus luteum (l[=u]"t[-e]*[u^]m); pl. Corpora lutea
(-[.a]). [NL., luteous body] (Anat.), the reddish yellow
mass which fills a ruptured Graafian follicle in the
mammalian ovary.
Corpus striatum (str[-i]*[=a]"t[u^]m); pl. {Corpora
striata} (-t[.a]). [NL., striate body] (Anat.), a ridge in
the wall of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
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Dendroica striata
(gcide) | Warbler \War"bler\, n.
1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
applied chiefly to birds.
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In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.
--Tickell.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidae, many of
which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed
warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under
Sedge) are well-known species.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright
colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily
Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. They are allied to the
Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
musical.
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Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to
their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,
fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,
wormeating warblers, etc.
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Bush warbler (Zool.) any American warbler of the genus
Opornis, as the Connecticut warbler (Opornis agilis).
Creeping warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
very small American warblers belonging to Parula,
Mniotilta, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed
warbler (Parula Americana), and the black-and-white
creeper (Mniotilta varia).
Fly-catching warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
warblers belonging to Setophaga, Sylvania, and allied
genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with
strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler
(Sylvania mitrata), the black-capped warbler ({Sylvania
pusilla}), the Canadian warbler (Sylvania Canadensis),
and the American redstart (see Redstart).
Ground warbler (Zool.), any American warbler of the genus
Geothlypis, as the mourning ground warbler ({Geothlypis
Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
Yellowthroat).
Wood warbler (Zool.), any one of numerous American warblers
of the genus Dendroica. Among the most common wood
warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or
yellow warbler (see under Yellow), the black-throated
green warbler (Dendroica virens), the yellow-rumped
warbler (Dendroica coronata), the blackpoll ({Dendroica
striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({Dendroica
castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({Dendroica
Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({Dendroica
tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under Prairie), and
the pine warbler (Dendroica pinus). See also {Magnolia
warbler}, under Magnolia, and Blackburnian warbler.
[1913 Webster]Blackpoll \Black"poll`\, n. [Black + poll head.] (Zool.)
A warbler of the United States (Dendroica striata).
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Hyaena striata
(gcide) | Hyena \Hy*e"na\, n.; pl. Hyenas. [L. hyaena, Gr. ?, orig., a
sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr.
? hog: cf. F. hy[`e]ne. See Sow female hog.] (Zool.)
Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hy[ae]nid[ae], doglike
nocturnal mammals of Africa and southern Asia, of which three
living species are known. They are large and strong, but
cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in
their habits. [Written also hy[ae]na.]
Syn: hyaena.
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Note: The striped hyena (Hy[ae]na striata) inhabits
Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown
hyena (Hy[ae]na brunnea), and the spotted hyena
(Crocuta maculata), are found in Southern Africa. The
extinct cave hyena (Hy[ae]na spel[ae]a) inhabited
England and France.
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Cave hyena. See under Cave.
Hyena dog (Zool.), a South African canine animal ({Lycaon
venaticus}), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is
smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears,
and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown,
blotched with black and white. Called also hunting dog.
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Lespedeza striata
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
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Japan allspice (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan
(Chimonanthus fragrans), related to the Carolina
allspice.
Japan black (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or
varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in
naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; --
called also Brunswick black, Japan lacquer, or simply
Japan.
Japan camphor, ordinary camphor brought from China or
Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called
borneol or Borneo camphor.
Japan clover, or Japan pea (Bot.), a cloverlike plant
(Lespedeza striata) from Eastern Asia, useful for
fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about
1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it
was called variously Yankee clover and Rebel clover.
Japan earth. See Catechu.
Japan ink, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black
when dry.
Japan varnish, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of
the Rhus vernix, a small Japanese tree related to the
poison sumac.
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Xylotrya fimbriata
(gcide) | Xylotrya \Xy*lo"try*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood + ? to rub,
wear out.] (Zool.)
A genus of marine bivalves closely allied to Teredo, and
equally destructive to timber. One species ({Xylotrya
fimbriata}) is very common on the Atlantic coast of the
United States.
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bletia striata
(wn) | Bletia striata
n 1: Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect
racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated;
sometimes placed in genus Bletia [syn: Bletilla striata,
Bletia striata] |
bletilla striata
(wn) | Bletilla striata
n 1: Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect
racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated;
sometimes placed in genus Bletia [syn: Bletilla striata,
Bletia striata] |
centropistes striata
(wn) | Centropistes striata
n 1: bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the
United States [syn: black sea bass, black bass,
Centropistes striata] |
corallorhiza striata
(wn) | Corallorhiza striata
n 1: nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems
bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped
flowers; western Canada to Mexico [syn: {striped coral
root}, Corallorhiza striata] |
grevillea striata
(wn) | Grevillea striata
n 1: tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood [syn: beefwood,
Grevillea striata] |
habenaria fimbriata
(wn) | Habenaria fimbriata
n 1: North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with
larger paler flowers [syn: purple-fringed orchid,
purple-fringed orchis, Habenaria fimbriata] |
ictonyx striata
(wn) | Ictonyx striata
n 1: ferret-sized muishond often tamed [syn: striped muishond,
Ictonyx striata] |
lespedeza striata
(wn) | Lespedeza striata
n 1: an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
[syn: japanese clover, japan clover, jap clover,
Lespedeza striata] |
muscicapa striata
(wn) | Muscicapa striata
n 1: common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown
plumage [syn: spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata,
Muscicapa grisola] |
parnassia fimbriata
(wn) | Parnassia fimbriata
n 1: bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream-
colored or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals;
west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico [syn:
fringed grass of Parnassus, Parnassia fimbriata] |
viola striata
(wn) | Viola striata
n 1: leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large
white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple [syn:
pale violet, striped violet, cream violet, {Viola
striata}] |
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