slovodefinícia
steller
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Rytina \Ryt"i*na\ (r[i^]t"[i^]*n[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ryti`s
a wrinkle.] (Zool.)
A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong
and manatee, including but one species (Rytina Stelleri);
-- called also Steller's sea cow, stellerine and
steller. [Written also Rhytina.]
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Note: It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at
Bering's Island, near Bering's Straits. It was
twenty-five feet or more in length, with a thick,
blackish, naked skin. The last were killed in 1768 for
their oil and flesh.
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steller
(gcide)
steller \stel"ler\, n. [After Geo. W. Steller, a German
naturalist.] (Zool.)
The rytina; -- called also stellerine and {Steller's sea
cow}. See rytina.
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steller
(gcide)
Steller's sea cow \Stel"ler's sea" cow`\, prop. n. [After Geo.
W. Steller, a German naturalist.] (Zool.)
The rytina; -- called also stellerine and steller. See
rytina.
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steller
(wn)
Steller
n 1: German naturalist (1709-1746) [syn: Steller, {Georg
Wilhelm Steller}]
podobné slovodefinícia
hosteller
(encz)
hosteller, n:
Eumetopias Stelleri
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Sea lion \Sea" li"on\ (Zool.)
Any one of several large species of seals of the family
Otariidae native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the
southern sea lion (Otaria jubata) of the South American
coast; the northern sea lion (Eumetopias Stelleri) found
from California to Japan; and the black, or California, sea
lion (Zalophus Californianus), which is common on the rocks
near San Francisco.
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Rytina Stelleri
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Rytina \Ryt"i*na\ (r[i^]t"[i^]*n[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ryti`s
a wrinkle.] (Zool.)
A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong
and manatee, including but one species (Rytina Stelleri);
-- called also Steller's sea cow, stellerine and
steller. [Written also Rhytina.]
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Note: It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at
Bering's Island, near Bering's Straits. It was
twenty-five feet or more in length, with a thick,
blackish, naked skin. The last were killed in 1768 for
their oil and flesh.
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Stellera
(gcide)
Gromwell \Grom"well\, n. [Called also gromel, grommel, graymill,
and gray millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi.]
(Bot.)
A plant of the genus Lithospermum (L. arvense), anciently
used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel.
The German gromwell is the Stellera. [Written also
gromill.]
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stellerid
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Starfish \Star"fish`\ (-f[i^]sh`), n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms
belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is
star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number
of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are
often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only
as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star,
five-finger, and stellerid.
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Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes.
See Brittle star, and Ophiuroidea.
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2. (Zool.) The dollar fish, or butterfish.
[1913 Webster]Stellerid \Stel"ler*id\, n. [L. stella a star.] (Zool.)
A starfish.
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Stellerid
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Starfish \Star"fish`\ (-f[i^]sh`), n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms
belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is
star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number
of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are
often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only
as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star,
five-finger, and stellerid.
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Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes.
See Brittle star, and Ophiuroidea.
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2. (Zool.) The dollar fish, or butterfish.
[1913 Webster]Stellerid \Stel"ler*id\, n. [L. stella a star.] (Zool.)
A starfish.
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Stellerida
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Stellerida \Stel*ler"i*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
An extensive group of echinoderms, comprising the starfishes
and ophiurans.
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Stelleridan
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Stelleridan \Stel*ler"i*dan\, Stelleridean \Stel`ler*id"e*an\,
n. (Zool.)
A starfish, or brittle star.
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Stelleridean
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Stelleridan \Stel*ler"i*dan\, Stelleridean \Stel`ler*id"e*an\,
n. (Zool.)
A starfish, or brittle star.
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stellerine
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Rytina \Ryt"i*na\ (r[i^]t"[i^]*n[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ryti`s
a wrinkle.] (Zool.)
A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong
and manatee, including but one species (Rytina Stelleri);
-- called also Steller's sea cow, stellerine and
steller. [Written also Rhytina.]
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Note: It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at
Bering's Island, near Bering's Straits. It was
twenty-five feet or more in length, with a thick,
blackish, naked skin. The last were killed in 1768 for
their oil and flesh.
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[1913 Webster]steller \stel"ler\, n. [After Geo. W. Steller, a German
naturalist.] (Zool.)
The rytina; -- called also stellerine and {Steller's sea
cow}. See rytina.
[1913 Webster]Steller's sea cow \Stel"ler's sea" cow`\, prop. n. [After Geo.
W. Steller, a German naturalist.] (Zool.)
The rytina; -- called also stellerine and steller. See
rytina.
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