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siren
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Siren
(gcide) | Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.]
1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according
to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island
near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness
that they lured mariners to destruction.
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Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas;
Their song is death, and makes destruction please.
--Pope.
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2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak.
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3. Something which is insidious or deceptive.
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Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving.
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4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Zool.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren
or family Sirenidae, destitute of hind legs and pelvis,
and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They
inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern
United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina)
is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long.
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6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics)
An instrument for producing musical tones and for
ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per
second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds
are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A
form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed
air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written
also sirene, and syren.]
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Siren
(gcide) | Siren \Si"ren\, a.
Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren;
fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song.
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siren
(wn) | Siren
n 1: a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure
sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived;
"Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would
not hear the Siren's fatal song"
2: a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn:
enchantress, temptress, siren, Delilah, {femme
fatale}]
3: a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
4: an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a
signal or warning
5: eellike aquatic North American salamander with small
forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills |
siren
(devil) | SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt
to dissuade Odysseus from a life on the ocean wave. Figuratively, any
lady of splendid promise, dissembled purpose and disappointing
performance.
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rozsirenie
(msasasci) | rozsirenie
- enlargement, extension |
rozsireny
(msasasci) | rozsireny
- advanced, augmented, broadened, dilated, expanded, extended,
prevalent, widened, widespread, wide-spread, enhanced |
sirena
(msasasci) | sirena
- sounder |
sirenie
(msasasci) | sirenie
- broadening, proliferation, spreading, propagation |
order sirenia
(encz) | order Sirenia, n: |
siren call
(encz) | siren call, n: |
siren song
(encz) | siren song, n: |
sirenian
(encz) | sirenian, n: |
sirenian mammal
(encz) | sirenian mammal, n: |
sirens
(encz) | sirens,sirény n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Lepidosiren
(gcide) | Lepidosiren \Lep`i*do*si"ren\ (-s[imac]"r[e^]n), n. [Gr. lepi`s
-i`dos, a scale + seirh`n a siren.] (Zool.)
An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both
gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The
name is also applied to a related African species
(Protopterus annectens). The lepidosirens grow to a length
of from four to six feet. Called also doko.
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Siren
(gcide) | Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.]
1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according
to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island
near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness
that they lured mariners to destruction.
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Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas;
Their song is death, and makes destruction please.
--Pope.
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2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak.
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3. Something which is insidious or deceptive.
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Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving.
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4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Zool.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren
or family Sirenidae, destitute of hind legs and pelvis,
and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They
inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern
United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina)
is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long.
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6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics)
An instrument for producing musical tones and for
ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per
second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds
are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A
form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed
air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written
also sirene, and syren.]
[1913 Webster]Siren \Si"ren\, a.
Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren;
fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song.
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Siren lacertina
(gcide) | Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.]
1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according
to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island
near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness
that they lured mariners to destruction.
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Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas;
Their song is death, and makes destruction please.
--Pope.
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2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak.
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3. Something which is insidious or deceptive.
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Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving.
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4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Zool.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren
or family Sirenidae, destitute of hind legs and pelvis,
and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They
inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern
United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina)
is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long.
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6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics)
An instrument for producing musical tones and for
ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per
second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds
are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A
form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed
air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written
also sirene, and syren.]
[1913 Webster]Mud \Mud\ (m[u^]d), n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder
mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf.
Mother a scum on liquors.]
Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
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Mud bass (Zool.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum
pomotis} or Acantharchus pomotis) of the Eastern United
States. It produces a deep grunting note.
Mud bath, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in
mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for
disease.
Mud boat, a large flatboat used in dredging.
Mud cat. See mud cat in the vocabulary.
Mud crab (Zool.), any one of several American marine crabs
of the genus Panopeus.
Mud dab (Zool.), the winter flounder. See Flounder, and
Dab.
Mud dauber (Zool.), a mud wasp; the mud-dauber.
Mud devil (Zool.), the fellbender.
Mud drum (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into
which sediment and mud in the water can settle for
removal.
Mud eel (Zool.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian ({Siren
lacertina}), found in the Southern United States. It has
persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of
legs. See Siren.
Mud frog (Zool.), a European frog (Pelobates fuscus).
Mud hen. (Zool.)
(a) The American coot (Fulica Americana).
(b) The clapper rail.
Mud lark, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.
[Slang]
Mud minnow (Zool.), any small American fresh-water fish of
the genus Umbra, as Umbra limi. The genus is allied to
the pickerels.
Mud plug, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.
Mud puppy (Zool.), the menobranchus.
Mud scow, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.
[U.S.]
Mud turtle, Mud tortoise (Zool.), any one of numerous
species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.
Mud wasp (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
hymenopterous insects belonging to Pepaeus, and allied
genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,
side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,
etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with
spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve
as food for the larva. Called also mud dauber.
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sirene
(gcide) | Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.]
1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according
to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island
near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness
that they lured mariners to destruction.
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Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas;
Their song is death, and makes destruction please.
--Pope.
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2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak.
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3. Something which is insidious or deceptive.
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Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving.
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4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Zool.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren
or family Sirenidae, destitute of hind legs and pelvis,
and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They
inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern
United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina)
is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long.
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6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics)
An instrument for producing musical tones and for
ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per
second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds
are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A
form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed
air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written
also sirene, and syren.]
[1913 Webster]Sirene \Si*rene"\, n.
See Siren, 6.
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Sirene
(gcide) | Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.]
1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according
to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island
near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness
that they lured mariners to destruction.
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Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas;
Their song is death, and makes destruction please.
--Pope.
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2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak.
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3. Something which is insidious or deceptive.
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Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving.
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4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Zool.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren
or family Sirenidae, destitute of hind legs and pelvis,
and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They
inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern
United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina)
is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long.
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6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics)
An instrument for producing musical tones and for
ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per
second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds
are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A
form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed
air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written
also sirene, and syren.]
[1913 Webster]Sirene \Si*rene"\, n.
See Siren, 6.
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Sirenia
(gcide) | Sirenia \Si*re"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
An order of large aquatic herbivorous mammals, including the
manatee, dugong, rytina, and several fossil genera.
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Note: The hind limbs are either rudimentary or wanting, and
the front ones are changed to paddles. They have horny
plates on the front part of the jaws, and usually
flat-crowned molar teeth. The stomach is complex and
the intestine long, as in other herbivorous mammals.
See Cetacea
(b) .
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Sirenian
(gcide) | Sirenian \Si*re"ni*an\, n. (Zool.)
Any species of Sirenia.
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Sirenical
(gcide) | Sirenical \Si*ren"ic*al\, a.
Like, or appropriate to, a siren; fascinating; deceptive.
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Here's couple of sirenical rascals shall enchant ye.
--Marton.
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Sirenize
(gcide) | Sirenize \Si"ren*ize\, v. i.
To use the enticements of a siren; to act as a siren; to
fascinate.
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The Denticete including the dolphins and sperm whale which have teeth Another suborder Zeuglodontia is extinct The Sirenia were formerly included in the Cetacea but are now made a separate order
(gcide) | Cetacea \Ce*ta"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. ?.]
(Zool.)
An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like
ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring
forth living young which they suckle for some time. The
anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are
horizontal. There are two living suborders:
(a) The {Mysticete or whalebone whales, having no true
teeth after birth, but with a series of plates of
whalebone [see Baleen.] hanging down from the upper jaw
on each side, thus making a strainer, through which they
receive the small animals upon which they feed.}
(b) The {Denticete, including the dolphins and sperm whale,
which have teeth. Another suborder (Zeuglodontia) is
extinct. The Sirenia were formerly included in the
Cetacea, but are now made a separate order.}
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family sirenidae
(wn) | family Sirenidae
n 1: sirens [syn: Sirenidae, family Sirenidae] |
genus siren
(wn) | genus Siren
n 1: a genus of Sirenidae |
order sirenia
(wn) | order Sirenia
n 1: an animal order including: manatees; dugongs; Steller's sea
cow [syn: Sirenia, order Sirenia] |
siren call
(wn) | siren call
n 1: the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially
dangerous; "he succumbed to the siren call of the
wilderness" [syn: siren call, siren song] |
siren song
(wn) | siren song
n 1: the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially
dangerous; "he succumbed to the siren call of the
wilderness" [syn: siren call, siren song] |
sirenia
(wn) | Sirenia
n 1: an animal order including: manatees; dugongs; Steller's sea
cow [syn: Sirenia, order Sirenia] |
sirenian
(wn) | sirenian
n 1: any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals
with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no
hind limbs [syn: sea cow, sirenian mammal, sirenian] |
sirenian mammal
(wn) | sirenian mammal
n 1: any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals
with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no
hind limbs [syn: sea cow, sirenian mammal, sirenian] |
sirenidae
(wn) | Sirenidae
n 1: sirens [syn: Sirenidae, family Sirenidae] |
sirene
(vera) | SIRENE
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