| slovo | definícia |
telo
(msas) | telo
- body, flesh , chassis |
telo
(msasasci) | telo
- body, flesh , chassis |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
telocvičňa
(msas) | telocvičňa
- gym, gymnasium |
telové mlieko
(msas) | telové mlieko
- milk |
pouzivatelom definovany
(msasasci) | pouzivatelom definovany
- user defined |
telocvicna
(msasasci) | telocvicna
- gym, gymnasium |
telove mlieko
(msasasci) | telove mlieko
- milk |
zaplatene odosielatelom
(msasasci) | zaplatene odosielatelom
- post-free |
antelope
(encz) | antelope,antilopa n: Zdeněk Brož |
goat antelope
(encz) | goat antelope, n: |
harnessed antelope
(encz) | harnessed antelope, n: |
matelote
(encz) | matelote, n: |
pronghorn antelope
(encz) | pronghorn antelope, n: |
sable antelope
(encz) | sable antelope, n: |
subclass telosporidia
(encz) | subclass Telosporidia, n: |
telocentric
(encz) | telocentric, adj: |
telocentric chromosome
(encz) | telocentric chromosome, n: |
telomerase
(encz) | telomerase, n: |
telomere
(encz) | telomere, n: |
telophase
(encz) | telophase, n: |
whitetail antelope squirrel
(encz) | whitetail antelope squirrel, n: |
betelový ořech
(czen) | betelový ořech,betel nut Zdeněk Brož |
epitelový
(czen) | epitelový,epithelialadj: Zdeněk Brož |
hotelový
(czen) | hotelový,hoteladj: |
hotelový poslíček
(czen) | hotelový poslíček,bellboyn: pikolík Cascavalhotelový poslíček,bellhop Zdeněk Brožhotelový poslíček,bellman Zdeněk Brož |
jetelový lístek
(czen) | jetelový lístek,cloverleaf Zdeněk Brož |
pastelový
(czen) | pastelový,pasteladj: Zdeněk Brož |
protikartelový
(czen) | protikartelový,antitrustadj: Zdeněk Brož |
Antelope
(gcide) | Antelope \An"te*lope\ ([a^]n"t[-e]*l[=o]p), n. [OF. antelop, F.
antilope, from Gr. 'anqo`lops, -lopos, Eustathius,
"Hexa["e]m.," p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.] (Zool.)
One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between
the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or
ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.
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The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell. --Spenser.
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Note: The common or bezoar antelope of India is {Antilope
bezoartica}. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the
addax, and the eland are other species. See Gazelle.
The pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra Americana) is
found in the Rocky Mountains. See Pronghorn.
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Atelodus
(gcide) | Rhinoceros \Rhi*noc"e*ros\ (r[-i]*n[o^]s"[-e]*r[o^]s), n. [L.,
fr. Gr. "rinoke`rws, "rinoke`rwtos; "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose
+ ke`ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc['e]ros. See Horn.] (Zool.)
Any pachyderm belonging to the genera Rhinoceros,
Atelodus, and several allied genera of the family
Rhinocerotidae, of which several living, and many extinct,
species are known. They are large and powerful, and usually
have either one or two stout conical median horns on the
snout.
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Note: The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses
(Rhinoceros Indicus and Rhinoceros Sondaicus) have
incisor and canine teeth, but only one horn, and the
very thick skin forms shieldlike folds. The two or
three African species belong to Atelodus, and have
two horns, but lack the dermal folds, and the incisor
and canine teeth. The two Malay, or East Indian,
two-horned species belong to Ceratohinus, in which
incisor and canine teeth are present. See Borele, and
Keitloa.
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Rhinoceros auk (Zool.), an auk of the North Pacific
(Cerorhina monocrata) which has a deciduous horn on top
of the bill.
Rhinoceros beetle (Zool.), a very large beetle of the genus
Dynastes, having a horn on the head.
Rhinoceros bird. (Zool.)
(a) A large hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), native of the
East Indies. It has a large hollow hornlike process on
the bill. Called also rhinoceros hornbill. See
Hornbill.
(b) An African beefeater (Buphaga Africana). It alights on
the back of the rhinoceros in search of parasitic
insects.
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Atelodus bicornis
(gcide) | Borele \Bor"e*le\, n. (Zool.)
The smaller two-horned rhinoceros of South Africa ({Atelodus
bicornis}).
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Atelodus keitloa
(gcide) | Keitloa \Keit*lo"a\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros (Atelodus keitloa).
It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one,
or even longer.
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Atelodus simus
(gcide) | Mahoohoo \Ma*hoo"hoo\, n. (Zool.)
The African white two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus simus).
[1913 Webster]umhofo \um*ho"fo\ ([u^]m*h[=o]"f[-o]), n. (Zool.)
An African two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus simus or
Rhinoceros simus); -- called also chukuru, and {white
rhinoceros}.
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Bezoar antelope
(gcide) | Bezoar \Be"zoar\, n. [F. b['e]zoard, fr. Ar. b[=a]zahr,
b[=a]dizahr, fr. Per. p[=a]d-zahr bezoar; p[=a]d protecting +
zahr poison; cf. Pg. & Sp. bezoar.]
A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain
ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the
Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote
for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential,
or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.
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Note: Two kinds were particularly esteemed, the Bezoar
orientale of India, and the Bezoar occidentale of Peru.
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Bezoar antelope. See Antelope.
Bezoar goat (Zool.), the wild goat (Capra [ae]gagrus).
Bezoar mineral, an old preparation of oxide of antimony.
--Ure.
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Bisa antelope
(gcide) | Bisa antelope \Bi"sa an"te*lope\ (Zool.)
See Oryx.
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Bouteloua oligostachya
(gcide) | Grass \Grass\ (gr[.a]s), n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s,
g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., &
Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E.
green, grow. Cf. Graze.]
1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food
of cattle and other beasts; pasture.
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2. (Bot.) An endogenous plant having simple leaves, a stem
generally jointed and tubular, the husks or glumes in
pairs, and the seed single.
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Note: This definition includes wheat, rye, oats, barley,
etc., and excludes clover and some other plants which
are commonly called by the name of grass. The grasses
form a numerous family of plants.
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3. The season of fresh grass; spring. [Colloq.]
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Two years old next grass. --Latham.
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4. Metaphorically used for what is transitory.
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Surely the people is grass. --Is. xl. 7.
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5. Marijuana. [Slang]
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Note: The following list includes most of the grasses of the
United States of special interest, except cereals. Many
of these terms will be found with definitions in the
Vocabulary. See Illustrations in Appendix. Barnyard
grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent,
pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda
grass, pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent.
Same as Switch grass (below). Blue bent, hay. North
and West. Andropogon provincialis. Blue grass,
pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint, hay. Northwest.
Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing. Rocky
Mts., etc.
(a) Buchlo["e] dectyloides.
(b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
(b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
(b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay.
South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus,
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass,
ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray
grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne,
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
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Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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Black grass, a kind of small rush (Juncus Gerardi),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
Grass of the Andes, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.
Grass of Parnassus, a plant of the genus Parnassia
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.
Grass bass (Zool.), the calico bass.
Grass bird, the dunlin.
Grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.
Grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
(B[oe]hmeria nivea syn. Urtica nivea), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
Grass finch. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also vesper sparrow and
bay-winged bunting.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Po["e]phila, of
which several species are known.
Grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.
Grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled.
Grass moth (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
Crambus, found in grass.
Grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus Andropogon, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of citronella, {ginger
grass oil}, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc.
Grass owl (Zool.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis).
Grass parrakeet (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.
Grass plover (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
Crass quit (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus Euetheia. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
Grass snake. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See Green snake, under Green.
Grass snipe (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also jacksnipe in America.
Grass spider (Zool.), a common spider (Agelena n[ae]via),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.
Grass sponge (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.
Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Grass vetch (Bot.), a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with
narrow grasslike leaves.
Grass widow. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]
Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass.
To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.
To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
[1913 Webster]Grama grass \Gra"ma grass`\ [Sp. grama a sort of grass.] (Bot.)
The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the
Western United States, esp. the Bouteloua oligostachya.
[1913 Webster]Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\ (m[e^]s*k[=e]"t[asl]), Mesquit \Mes*quit"\
(m[e^]s*k[=e]t"), n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican
Indian word.] (Bot.)
Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the
southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus
Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods, especially the
honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.
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Honey mesquite. See Algaroba
(b) .
Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens),
having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by
the Indians.
Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas
(Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so
called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;
-- called also muskit grass, grama grass.
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Bubaline antelope
(gcide) | Bubaline \Bu"ba*line\, a. (Zool.)
Resembling a buffalo.
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Bubaline antelope (Zool.), the bubale.
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Cautelous
(gcide) | Cautelous \Cau"te*lous\, a. [F. cauteleux, LL. cautelosus. See
Cautel.]
1. Caution; prudent; wary. [Obs.] "Cautelous, though young."
--Drayton.
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2. Crafty; deceitful; false. [Obs.] --Shak. --
Cau"te*lous*ly, adv. -- Cau"te*lous*ness, n. [Obs.]
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Cautelously
(gcide) | Cautelous \Cau"te*lous\, a. [F. cauteleux, LL. cautelosus. See
Cautel.]
1. Caution; prudent; wary. [Obs.] "Cautelous, though young."
--Drayton.
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2. Crafty; deceitful; false. [Obs.] --Shak. --
Cau"te*lous*ly, adv. -- Cau"te*lous*ness, n. [Obs.]
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Cautelousness
(gcide) | Cautelous \Cau"te*lous\, a. [F. cauteleux, LL. cautelosus. See
Cautel.]
1. Caution; prudent; wary. [Obs.] "Cautelous, though young."
--Drayton.
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2. Crafty; deceitful; false. [Obs.] --Shak. --
Cau"te*lous*ly, adv. -- Cau"te*lous*ness, n. [Obs.]
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equine antelope
(gcide) | Roan \Roan\ (r[=o]n), a. [F. rouan; cf. Sp. roano, ruano, It.
rovano, roano.]
1. Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray
or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse.
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Give my roan a drench. --Shak.
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2. Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding.
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Roan antelope (Zool.), a very large South African antelope
(Hippotragus equinus). It has long sharp horns and a
stiff bright brown mane. Called also mahnya, {equine
antelope}, and bastard gemsbok.
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Goat antelope
(gcide) | Goat \Goat\ (g[=o]t), n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[=a]t; akin to
D. geit, OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged,
Goth. gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zool.)
A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several
species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({Capra
hircus}), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.
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Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have
long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile
fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat (Capra [ae]gagrus),
of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its
stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species
of the domestic goat. The Rocky Mountain goat
(Haplocercus montanus) is more nearly related to the
antelopes. See Mazame.
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Goat antelope (Zool), one of several species of antelopes,
which in some respects resemble a goat, having recurved
horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short, flat tail,
as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara.
Goat fig (Bot.), the wild fig.
Goat house.
(a) A place for keeping goats.
(b) A brothel. [Obs.]
Goat moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Cossus, esp. the
large European species (Cossus ligniperda), the larva of
which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three
years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the
he-goat.
Goat weed (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus
Capraria (Capraria biflora).
Goat's bane (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum
Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from
Switzerland into England; wolfsbane.
Goat's foot (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis
caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope.
Goat's rue (Bot.), a leguminous plant (Galega officinalis
of Europe, or Tephrosia Virginiana in the United
States).
Goat's thorn (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus
Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant.
Goat's wheat (Bot.), the genus Tragopyrum (now referred
to Atraphaxis).
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harnessed antelope
(gcide) | Guib \Guib\, n. (Zool.)
A West African antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus), curiously
marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground,
and hence called harnessed antelope; -- called also
guiba.
[1913 Webster] ||Harness \Har"ness\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harnessed (-n[e^]st);
p. pr. & vb. n. Harnessing.] [OE. harneisen; cf. F.
harnacher, OF. harneschier.]
1. To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a
horseman; to array.
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Harnessed in rugged steel. --Rowe.
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A gay dagger,
Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear.
--Chaucer.
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2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. --Dr. H. More.
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3. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a
horse. Also used figuratively.
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Harnessed to some regular profession. --J. C.
Shairp.
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Harnessed antelope. (Zool.) See Guib.
Harnessed moth (Zool.), an American bombycid moth ({Arctia
phalerata} of Harris), having, on the fore wings, stripes
and bands of buff on a black ground.
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Harnessed antelope
(gcide) | Guib \Guib\, n. (Zool.)
A West African antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus), curiously
marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground,
and hence called harnessed antelope; -- called also
guiba.
[1913 Webster] ||Harness \Har"ness\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harnessed (-n[e^]st);
p. pr. & vb. n. Harnessing.] [OE. harneisen; cf. F.
harnacher, OF. harneschier.]
1. To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a
horseman; to array.
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Harnessed in rugged steel. --Rowe.
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A gay dagger,
Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear.
--Chaucer.
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2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. --Dr. H. More.
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3. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a
horse. Also used figuratively.
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Harnessed to some regular profession. --J. C.
Shairp.
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Harnessed antelope. (Zool.) See Guib.
Harnessed moth (Zool.), an American bombycid moth ({Arctia
phalerata} of Harris), having, on the fore wings, stripes
and bands of buff on a black ground.
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Matelote
(gcide) | Matelote \Mat"e*lote\ (m[a^]t"[-e]*l[=o]t), Matelotte
\Mat"e*lotte\ (m[a^]t"[-e]*l[o^]t), n. [F. matelote, fr. matelot
a sailor; properly, a dish such as a sailors prepare.]
1. A stew, commonly of fish, flavored with wine, and served
with a wine sauce containing onions, mushrooms, etc.
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2. An old dance of sailors, in double time, and somewhat like
a hornpipe.
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Matelotte
(gcide) | Matelote \Mat"e*lote\ (m[a^]t"[-e]*l[=o]t), Matelotte
\Mat"e*lotte\ (m[a^]t"[-e]*l[o^]t), n. [F. matelote, fr. matelot
a sailor; properly, a dish such as a sailors prepare.]
1. A stew, commonly of fish, flavored with wine, and served
with a wine sauce containing onions, mushrooms, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. An old dance of sailors, in double time, and somewhat like
a hornpipe.
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Mountain antelope
(gcide) | Mountain \Moun"tain\ (moun"t[i^]n), a.
1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or
living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;
among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;
mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
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2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
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The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.
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Mountain antelope (Zool.), the goral.
Mountain ash (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus
Americana} (or Sorbus Americana), producing beautiful
bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its
flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European
species is the Pyrus aucuparia, or rowan tree.
Mountain barometer, a portable barometer, adapted for safe
transportation, used in measuring the heights of
mountains.
Mountain beaver (Zool.), the sewellel.
Mountain blue (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.
Mountain cat (Zool.), the catamount. See Catamount.
Mountain chain, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,
generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.
Mountain cock (Zool.), capercailzie. See Capercailzie.
Mountain cork (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
cork in its texture.
Mountain crystal. See under Crystal.
Mountain damson (Bot.), a large tree of the genus
Simaruba (Simaruba amarga) growing in the West Indies,
which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes
used in medicine.
Mountain dew, Scotch whisky, so called because often
illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]
Mountain ebony (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia
variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called
because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and
in tanning.
Mountain flax (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very
fine fibers; amianthus. See Amianthus.
Mountain fringe (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under
Fumitory.
Mountain goat. (Zool.) See Mazama.
Mountain green. (Min.)
(a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.
(b) See Green earth, under Green, a.
Mountain holly (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes
Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.
It is found in the Northern United States.
Mountain laurel (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia
latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy
clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is
poisonous. Called also American laurel, ivy bush, and
calico bush. See Kalmia.
Mountain leather (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
leather in its texture.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a plant of the genus Trifolium
(Trifolium Alpinum).
Mountain limestone (Geol.), a series of marine limestone
strata below the coal measures, and above the old red
standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of Geology.
Mountain linnet (Zool.), the twite.
Mountain magpie. (Zool.)
(a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.
(b) The European gray shrike.
Mountain mahogany (Bot.) See under Mahogany.
Mountain meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,
occurring as an efflorescence.
Mountain milk (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of
lime.
Mountain mint. (Bot.) See Mint.
Mountain ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel; -- called also
mountain thrush and mountain colley. See Ousel.
Mountain pride, or Mountain green (Bot.), a tree of
Jamaica (Spathelia simplex), which has an unbranched
palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate
leaves.
Mountain quail (Zool.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx
pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,
plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are
chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black
and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.
Mountain range, a series of mountains closely related in
position and direction.
Mountain rice. (Bot.)
(a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,
in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.
(b) An American genus of grasses (Oryzopsis).
Mountain rose (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary
flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa
alpina}).
Mountain soap (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish
color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.
Mountain sorrel (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria
digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small
greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New
Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.
Mountain sparrow (Zool.), the European tree sparrow.
Mountain spinach. (Bot.) See Orach.
Mountain tobacco (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica
montana}) of Europe; called also leopard's bane.
Mountain witch (Zool.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the
genus Geotrygon.
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Pied antelope
(gcide) | Pied \Pied\, a. [From Pie the party-colored bird.]
Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored;
spotted; piebald. "Pied coats." --Burton. "Meadows trim with
daisies pied." --Milton.
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Pied antelope (Zool.), the bontebok.
Pied-billed grebe (Zool.), the dabchick.
Pied blackbird (Zool.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus
Turdulus.
Pied finch (Zool.)
(a) The chaffinch.
(b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Pied flycatcher (Zool.), a common European flycatcher
(Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white.
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Potelot
(gcide) | Potelot \Po"te*lot\, n. [F.,; cf. G. pottloth black lead.] (Old
Chem. & Min.)
Molybdenum sulphide.
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pronghorned antelope
(gcide) | Pronghorn \Prong"horn`\, n. (Zool.)
An American antelope (Antilocapra Americana), native of the
plain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly
yellowish brown; the under parts, the sides of the head and
throat, and the buttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the
horns is shed annually. Called also cabr['e]e, cabut,
prongbuck, and pronghorned antelope.
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pygmy antelope
(gcide) | Guevi \Gue"vi\, n. (Zool.)
One of several very small species and varieties of African
antelopes, of the genus Cephalophus, as the Cape guevi or
kleeneboc (Cephalophus pygm[ae]a); -- called also {pygmy
antelope}.
[1913 Webster]Kleeneboc \Kleene"boc`\ (kl[=e]n"b[o^]k`), n. [D. kleen little,
small + bok buck.] (Zool.)
An antelope (Cerphalopus pygm[ae]us), found in South
Africa. It is of very small size, being but one foot high at
the shoulder. It is remarkable for its activity, and for its
mild and timid disposition. Called also guevi, and {pygmy
antelope}.
[1913 Webster]Pygmy \Pyg"my\, Pygmean \Pyg*me"an\, a. [L. pygmaeus. See
Pygmy.]
Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf;
dwarfish; very small. " Like that Pygmean race." --Milton.
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Pygmy antelope (Zool.), the kleeneboc.
Pygmy goose (Zool.), any species of very small geese of the
genus Nettapus, native of Africa, India, and Australia.
Pygmy owl (Zool.), the gnome.
Pygmy parrot (Zool.), any one of several species of very
small green parrots (Nasitern[ae]), native of New Guinea
and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows.
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Pygmy antelope
(gcide) | Guevi \Gue"vi\, n. (Zool.)
One of several very small species and varieties of African
antelopes, of the genus Cephalophus, as the Cape guevi or
kleeneboc (Cephalophus pygm[ae]a); -- called also {pygmy
antelope}.
[1913 Webster]Kleeneboc \Kleene"boc`\ (kl[=e]n"b[o^]k`), n. [D. kleen little,
small + bok buck.] (Zool.)
An antelope (Cerphalopus pygm[ae]us), found in South
Africa. It is of very small size, being but one foot high at
the shoulder. It is remarkable for its activity, and for its
mild and timid disposition. Called also guevi, and {pygmy
antelope}.
[1913 Webster]Pygmy \Pyg"my\, Pygmean \Pyg*me"an\, a. [L. pygmaeus. See
Pygmy.]
Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf;
dwarfish; very small. " Like that Pygmean race." --Milton.
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Pygmy antelope (Zool.), the kleeneboc.
Pygmy goose (Zool.), any species of very small geese of the
genus Nettapus, native of Africa, India, and Australia.
Pygmy owl (Zool.), the gnome.
Pygmy parrot (Zool.), any one of several species of very
small green parrots (Nasitern[ae]), native of New Guinea
and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows.
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Roan antelope
(gcide) | Roan \Roan\ (r[=o]n), a. [F. rouan; cf. Sp. roano, ruano, It.
rovano, roano.]
1. Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray
or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse.
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Give my roan a drench. --Shak.
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2. Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding.
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Roan antelope (Zool.), a very large South African antelope
(Hippotragus equinus). It has long sharp horns and a
stiff bright brown mane. Called also mahnya, {equine
antelope}, and bastard gemsbok.
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Sable antelope
(gcide) | Sable \Sa"ble\, a.
Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used chiefly
in poetry.
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Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne,
In rayless majesty, now stretches forth
Her leaden scepter o'er a slumbering world. --Young.
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Sable antelope (Zool.), a large South African antelope
(Hippotragus niger). Both sexes have long, sharp horns.
The adult male is black; the female is dark chestnut
above, white beneath.
Sable iron, a superior quality of Russia iron; -- so called
because originally stamped with the figure of a sable.
Sable mouse (Zool.), the lemming.
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Stelography
(gcide) | Stelography \Ste*log"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? a post, slab, pillar +
-graphy: cf. Gr. ? an inscription on a tablet.]
The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars. [R.]
--Stackhouse.
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Telodynamic
(gcide) | Telodynamic \Tel`o*dy*nam"ic\, a. [Gr. ? far + E. dynamic.]
Relating to a system for transmitting power to a distance by
means of swiftly moving ropes or cables driving grooved
pulleys of large diameter.
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Teloogoo
(gcide) | Teloogoo \Tel`oo*goo"\, n.
See Telugu. --D. O. Allen.
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1. A Darvidian language spoken in the northern parts of the
Madras presidency. In extent of use it is the next
language after Hindustani (in its various forms) and
Bengali. [Spelt also Teloogoo.]
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2. One of the people speaking the Telugu language.
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Telotrocha
(gcide) | Telotrocha \Te*lot"ro*cha\, n.; pl. Telotrochae. [NL. See
Telotrochal.] (Zool.)
An annelid larva having telotrochal bands of cilia.
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Telotrochae
(gcide) | Telotrocha \Te*lot"ro*cha\, n.; pl. Telotrochae. [NL. See
Telotrochal.] (Zool.)
An annelid larva having telotrochal bands of cilia.
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Telotrochal
(gcide) | Telotrochal \Te*lot"ro*chal\, Telotrochous \Te*lot"ro*chous\, a.
[Gr. ? complete + ? wheel, hoop.] (Zool.)
Having both a preoral and a posterior band of cilla; --
applied to the larvae of certain annelids.
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Telotrochous
(gcide) | Telotrochal \Te*lot"ro*chal\, Telotrochous \Te*lot"ro*chous\, a.
[Gr. ? complete + ? wheel, hoop.] (Zool.)
Having both a preoral and a posterior band of cilla; --
applied to the larvae of certain annelids.
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Telotype
(gcide) | Telotype \Tel"o*type\, n. [Gr. ? far off + -type.]
An electric telegraph which prints the messages in letters
and not in signs.
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Uncautelous
(gcide) | Uncautelous \Un*cau"te*lous\, a.
Incautious. [Obs.]
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Water antelope
(gcide) | Water antelope \Wa"ter an"te*lope\
See Water buck.
[1913 Webster]Water buck \Wa"ter buck`\ (Zool.)
A large, heavy antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of
Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a
good swimmer. It has a white ring around the rump. Called
also photomok, water antelope, and waterbok.
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the leche (Kobus leche), which has similar habits.
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water antelope
(gcide) | Water antelope \Wa"ter an"te*lope\
See Water buck.
[1913 Webster]Water buck \Wa"ter buck`\ (Zool.)
A large, heavy antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of
Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a
good swimmer. It has a white ring around the rump. Called
also photomok, water antelope, and waterbok.
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Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as
the leche (Kobus leche), which has similar habits.
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american antelope
(wn) | American antelope
n 1: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American
plains with small branched horns [syn: pronghorn,
prongbuck, pronghorn antelope, American antelope,
Antilocapra americana] |
antelope
(wn) | antelope
n 1: graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns
directed upward and backward; includes gazelles;
springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks |
antelope chipmunk
(wn) | antelope chipmunk
n 1: small ground squirrel of western United States [syn:
antelope squirrel, whitetail antelope squirrel,
antelope chipmunk, Citellus leucurus] |
antelope squirrel
(wn) | antelope squirrel
n 1: small ground squirrel of western United States [syn:
antelope squirrel, whitetail antelope squirrel,
antelope chipmunk, Citellus leucurus] |
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