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Porana Richardsonii
(gcide) | Linsang \Lin*sang"\ (l[i^]n*s[aum]ng"), n. (Zool.)
Any viverrine mammal of the genus Prionodon, inhabiting the
East Indies and Southern Asia. The common East Indian linsang
(Prionodon gracilis) is white, crossed by broad, black
bands. The Guinea linsang (Porana Richardsonii) is brown
with black spots.
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Richardsonia scabra
(gcide) | Ipecacuanha \Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha\
([i^]p`[-e]*k[a^]k`[-u]*[a^]n"[.a]), n. [Pg. ipecacuanha (cf.
Sp. ipecacuana); fr. Braz. ipe-kaa-guena, prop., a creeping
plant that causes vomiting.] (Med. & Bot.)
The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb ({Cepha["e]lis
Ipecacuanha}), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant
itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other
plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or
Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac
(Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac
(Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac
(Richardsonia scabra).
[1913 Webster]Coca \Co"ca\, n. [Sp., fr. native name.]
The dried leaf of a South American shrub ({Erythroxylon
Coca}). In med., called Erythroxylon.
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Note: Coca leaves resemble tea leaves in size, shape, and
odor, and are chewed (with an alkali) by natives of
Peru and Bolivia to impart vigor in prolonged exertion,
or to sustain strength in absence of food.
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Mexican coca, an American herb (Richardsonia scabra),
yielding a nutritious fodder. Its roots are used as a
substitute for ipecacuanha.
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Uranidea Richardsoni
(gcide) | Blob \Blob\ (bl[o^]b), n. [See Bleb.]
1. Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of
something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister.
--Wright.
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2. (Zool.) A small fresh-water fish (Uranidea Richardsoni);
the miller's thumb.
[1913 Webster]Bullhead \Bull"head`\, n.
1. (Zool.)
(a) A fresh-water fish of many species, of the genus
Uranidea, esp. Uranidea gobio of Europe, and
Uranidea Richardsoni of the United States; -- called
also miller's thumb.
(b) In America, several species of Amiurus; -- called
also catfish, horned pout, and bullpout.
(c) A marine fish of the genus Cottus; the sculpin.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The black-bellied plover (Squatarola helvetica); --
called also beetlehead.
(b) The golden plover.
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3. A stupid fellow; a lubber. [Colloq.] --Jonson.
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4. (Zool.) A small black water insect. --E. Phillips.
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Bullhead whiting (Zool.), the kingfish of Florida
(Menticirrus alburnus).
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citellus richardsoni
(wn) | Citellus richardsoni
n 1: of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States
and Canada [syn: flickertail, {Richardson ground
squirrel}, Citellus richardsoni] |
geranium richardsonii
(wn) | Geranium richardsonii
n 1: geranium of western North America having branched clusters
of white or pale pink flowers [syn: {Richardson's
geranium}, Geranium richardsonii] |
henry hobson richardson
(wn) | Henry Hobson Richardson
n 1: United States architect (1838-1886) [syn: Richardson,
Henry Hobson Richardson] |
microtus richardsoni
(wn) | Microtus richardsoni
n 1: of western North America [syn: water vole, {Richardson
vole}, Microtus richardsoni] |
ralph richardson
(wn) | Ralph Richardson
n 1: British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic
roles (1902-1983) [syn: Richardson, Ralph Richardson,
Sir Ralph David Richardson] |
richardson ground squirrel
(wn) | Richardson ground squirrel
n 1: of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States
and Canada [syn: flickertail, {Richardson ground
squirrel}, Citellus richardsoni] |
richardson vole
(wn) | Richardson vole
n 1: of western North America [syn: water vole, {Richardson
vole}, Microtus richardsoni] |
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