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urus
(encz) | urus, n: |
Urus
(gcide) | Urus \U"rus\, n. [L.; of Teutonic origin. See Aurochs.]
(Zool.)
A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal
(Bos urus or Bos primigenius) anciently abundant in
Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of
Julius Caesar. It had very large horns, and was hardly
capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and
tur.
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urus
(wn) | urus
n 1: large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox;
considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle [syn:
aurochs, urus, Bos primigenius] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
thesaurus
(mass) | thesaurus
- synonymický slovník |
dinosaurus
(msas) | dinosaurus
- dinosaur |
dinosaurus
(msasasci) | dinosaurus
- dinosaur |
apatosaurus
(encz) | apatosaurus,brontosaurus Zdeněk Brož |
arcturus
(encz) | Arcturus,název hvězdy Zdeněk Brož |
brontosaurus
(encz) | brontosaurus,brontosaurus n: Zdeněk Brož |
centaurus
(encz) | Centaurus, |
ceratosaurus
(encz) | ceratosaurus, n: |
corythosaurus
(encz) | corythosaurus, n: |
edaphosaurus
(encz) | edaphosaurus, n: |
edmontosaurus
(encz) | edmontosaurus, n: |
epicurus
(encz) | Epicurus, |
gurus
(encz) | gurus,guru pl. Zdeněk Brož |
hadrosaurus
(encz) | hadrosaurus, n: |
herrerasaurus
(encz) | herrerasaurus, n: |
ichthyosaurus
(encz) | ichthyosaurus, n: |
megalosaurus
(encz) | megalosaurus,megalosaurus Zdeněk Brož |
pachycephalosaurus
(encz) | pachycephalosaurus, n: |
palinurus
(encz) | Palinurus, |
pisanosaurus
(encz) | pisanosaurus, n: |
plesiosaurus
(encz) | plesiosaurus,plesiosaurus n: [zoo.] Zdeněk Brož |
psittacosaurus
(encz) | psittacosaurus, n: |
qurush
(encz) | qurush, n: |
staurikosaurus
(encz) | staurikosaurus, n: |
stegosaurus
(encz) | stegosaurus,stegosaurus n: Zdeněk Brož |
styracosaurus
(encz) | styracosaurus, n: |
suborder pachycephalosaurus
(encz) | suborder Pachycephalosaurus, n: |
taurus
(encz) | Taurus,Býk n: [astr.] [astro.] souhvězdí, druhé znamení zvěrokruhu PetrV |
thesaurus
(encz) | thesaurus,encyklopedie n: Zdeněk Brožthesaurus,tezaurus n: Zdeněk Brožthesaurus,thesaurus n: Zdeněk Brož |
tyrannosaurus
(encz) | tyrannosaurus,tyranosaurus n: [zoo.] druh dinosaura Stanislav Horáček |
brontosaurus
(czen) | brontosaurus,apatosaurus Zdeněk Brožbrontosaurus,brontosaurn: Zdeněk Brožbrontosaurus,brontosaurusn: Zdeněk Brož |
dinosaurus
(czen) | dinosaurus,dinosaurn: Zdeněk Brož |
megalosaurus
(czen) | megalosaurus,megalosaur Zdeněk Brožmegalosaurus,megalosaurus Zdeněk Brož |
plesiosaurus
(czen) | plesiosaurus,plesiosaurn: [zoo.] Zdeněk Brožplesiosaurus,plesiosaurusn: [zoo.] Zdeněk Brož |
stegosaurus
(czen) | stegosaurus,stegosaur Zdeněk Brožstegosaurus,stegosaurusn: Zdeněk Brož |
tezaurus
(czen) | tezaurus,thesaurin: Zdeněk Brožtezaurus,thesaurusn: Zdeněk Brož |
thesaurus
(czen) | thesaurus,thesaurusn: Zdeněk Brož |
tyranosaurus
(czen) | tyranosaurus,tyrannosaurn: [zoo.] druh dinosaura Stanislav Horáčektyranosaurus,tyrannosaurusn: [zoo.] druh dinosaura Stanislav Horáček |
Acanthurus
(gcide) | Acanthurus \Acanthurus\ n.
1. type genus of the family Acanthuridae; doctorfishes.
Syn: genus Acanthurus
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Ailurus
(gcide) | Ailurus \Ailurus\ n.
1. 1 a genus comprising the lesser pandas.
Syn: genus Ailurus.
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Ailurus fulgens
(gcide) | panda \pan"da\ (p[a^]n"d[.a]), n. (Zool.)
1. A small Asiatic mammal (Ailurus fulgens) having fine
soft fur, which inhabits the mountains of Northern India.
It was once thought to be related to the bears, but is now
believed to be more closely related to raccoons. It has
reddish-brown fur on the back and sides, and black fur on
the legs and underside. Called also the lesser panda.
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2. The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), a bearlike
black-and white mammal now found wild only in the central
forests of China, which lives mainly on on bamboo. It is
an endangered species, and is a popular attraction in the
few zoos which have bveen able to obtain specimens.
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Alepidosaurus ferox
(gcide) | lancetfish \lan"cet*fish`\, lancet fish \lan"cet fish`\n.
(Zool.)
A large, elongated, scaleless, voracious, deep-sea fish
(Alepidosaurus ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth
and a long saillike dorsal fin. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: lancet fish, wolffish.
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2. The doctor, or surgeon fish.
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Alopecurus pratensis
(gcide) | 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]Meadow \Mead"ow\, a.
Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;
produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. "Fat meadow
ground." --Milton.
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Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see
the particular word in the Vocabulary.
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Meadow beauty. (Bot.) Same as Deergrass.
Meadow foxtail (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass
(Alopecurus pratensis) resembling timothy, but with
softer spikes.
Meadow hay, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in
uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or
bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]
Meadow hen. (Zool.)
(a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver.
(b) The American coot (Fulica).
(c) The clapper rail.
Meadow mouse (Zool.), any mouse of the genus Arvicola, as
the common American species Arvicola riparia; -- called
also field mouse, and field vole.
Meadow mussel (Zool.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola
plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes.
Meadow ore (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite.
Meadow parsnip. (Bot.) See under Parsnip.
Meadow pink. (Bot.) See under Pink.
Meadow pipit (Zool.), a small singing bird of the genus
Anthus, as Anthus pratensis, of Europe.
Meadow rue (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus
Thalictrum, having compound leaves and numerous white
flowers. There are many species.
Meadow saffron. (Bot.) See under Saffron.
Meadow sage. (Bot.) See under Sage.
Meadow saxifrage (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe
(Silaus pratensis), somewhat resembling fennel.
Meadow snipe (Zool.), the common or jack snipe.
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Ameiurus
(gcide) | Ameiurus \Ameiurus\ n.
1. 1 the type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes.
Syn: genus Ameiurus.
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Anthus obscurus
(gcide) | Sea lark \Sea" lark`\ (Zool.)
(a) The rock pipit (Anthus obscurus).
(b) Any one of several small sandpipers and plovers, as the
ringed plover, the turnstone, the dunlin, and the
sanderling.
[1913 Webster]Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran,
and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin
to OD. schoore, schoor. See Shear, v. t.]
The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an
ocean, lake, or large river.
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Michael Cassio,
Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello,
Is come shore. --Shak.
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The fruitful shore of muddy Nile. --Spenser.
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In shore, near the shore. --Marryat.
On shore. See under On.
Shore birds (Zool.), a collective name for the various
limicoline birds found on the seashore.
Shore crab (Zool.), any crab found on the beaches, or
between tides, especially any one of various species of
grapsoid crabs, as Heterograpsus nudus of California.
Shore lark (Zool.), a small American lark ({Otocoris
alpestris}) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on
the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark
brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow
local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black
streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear
tufts. Called also horned lark.
Shore plover (Zool.), a large-billed Australian plover
(Esacus magnirostris). It lives on the seashore, and
feeds on crustaceans, etc.
Shore teetan (Zool.), the rock pipit (Anthus obscurus).
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Pipit \Pip"it\, n. [So named from its call note.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging
to Anthus and allied genera, of the family
Motacillid[ae]. They strongly resemble the true larks in
habits, colors, and the great length of the hind claw. They
are, therefore, often called titlarks, and pipit larks.
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Note: The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis); the {tree
pipit}, or tree lark (Anthus trivialis); and the
rock pipit, or sea lark (Anthus obscurus) are
well-known European species. The common American pipit,
or brown lark, is Anthus Pensilvanicus. The Western
species (Anthus Spraguei) is called the {American
skylark}, on account of its musical powers.
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Apatosaurus
(gcide) | Apatosaurus \Apatosaurus\ n.
1. 1 a genus of extinct dinosaurs comprising the brontosaurs;
apatosaurs.
Syn: genus Apatosaurus.
[WordNet 1.5]brontosaur \bron`to*saur"\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder +
say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)
a dinosaur of the genus Brontosaurus; an individual may
also be called a brontosaurus or an apatosaurus.
[PJC]Brontosaurus \Bron`to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder
+ say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)
A genus of large sauropod American dinosaurs of the jurassic
era, or an individual of that genus. A length of sixty feet
is believed to have been attained by these reptiles. The
genus is also called Apatosaurus, and individuals of the
genus are also called brontosaurs.
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apatosaurus
(gcide) | Apatosaurus \Apatosaurus\ n.
1. 1 a genus of extinct dinosaurs comprising the brontosaurs;
apatosaurs.
Syn: genus Apatosaurus.
[WordNet 1.5]brontosaur \bron`to*saur"\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder +
say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)
a dinosaur of the genus Brontosaurus; an individual may
also be called a brontosaurus or an apatosaurus.
[PJC]Brontosaurus \Bron`to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder
+ say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)
A genus of large sauropod American dinosaurs of the jurassic
era, or an individual of that genus. A length of sixty feet
is believed to have been attained by these reptiles. The
genus is also called Apatosaurus, and individuals of the
genus are also called brontosaurs.
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Apatosaurus
(gcide) | Apatosaurus \Apatosaurus\ n.
1. 1 a genus of extinct dinosaurs comprising the brontosaurs;
apatosaurs.
Syn: genus Apatosaurus.
[WordNet 1.5]brontosaur \bron`to*saur"\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder +
say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)
a dinosaur of the genus Brontosaurus; an individual may
also be called a brontosaurus or an apatosaurus.
[PJC]Brontosaurus \Bron`to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder
+ say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)
A genus of large sauropod American dinosaurs of the jurassic
era, or an individual of that genus. A length of sixty feet
is believed to have been attained by these reptiles. The
genus is also called Apatosaurus, and individuals of the
genus are also called brontosaurs.
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Arcturus
(gcide) | Arcturus \Arc*tu"rus\, n. [L. Arcturus, Gr. ? bearward, equiv.
to ?; ? bear + ? ward, guard. See Arctic.] (Anat.)
A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation
Bo["o]tes.
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Note: Arcturus has sometimes been incorrectly used as the
name of the constellation, or even of Ursa Major.
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Canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons [Rev.
Ver.: "the Bear with her train"]. --Job xxxviii.
32.
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Bos taurus
(gcide) | Beef \Beef\ (b[=e]f), n. [OE. boef, befe, beef, OF. boef, buef,
F. b[oe]ef, fr. L. bos, bovis, ox; akin to Gr. boy^s, Skr.
g[=o] cow, and E. cow. See 2d Cow.]
1. An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common
species, Bos taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in
their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for
food.
Note: [In this, which is the original sense, the word has a
plural, beeves (b[=e]vz).]
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A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine.
--Milton.
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2. The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal,
when slaughtered for food.
Note: [In this sense, the word has no plural.] "Great meals
of beef." --Shak.
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3. Applied colloquially to human flesh.
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Bos urus
(gcide) | Urus \U"rus\, n. [L.; of Teutonic origin. See Aurochs.]
(Zool.)
A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal
(Bos urus or Bos primigenius) anciently abundant in
Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of
Julius Caesar. It had very large horns, and was hardly
capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and
tur.
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Botaurus lentiginosus
(gcide) | Stake-driver \Stake"-driv`er\ (-dr[imac]v`[~e]r), n. (Zool.)
The common American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus); -- so
called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in
driving a stake into the mud. Called also meadow hen, and
Indian hen.
[1913 Webster]Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F.
butor; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)
A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons,
of various species.
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Note: The common European bittern is Botaurus stellaris. It
makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by
Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American
bittern is Botaurus lentiginosus, and is also called
stake-driver and meadow hen. See Stake-driver.
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Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the
least bittern (Ardetta exilis), and the {sun
bittern}.
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Botaurus stellaris
(gcide) | Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F.
butor; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)
A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons,
of various species.
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Note: The common European bittern is Botaurus stellaris. It
makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by
Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American
bittern is Botaurus lentiginosus, and is also called
stake-driver and meadow hen. See Stake-driver.
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Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the
least bittern (Ardetta exilis), and the {sun
bittern}.
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Brachyurus melanocephala
(gcide) | Cacajao \Ca*ca*j[~a]o"\, n. [Pg.] (Zool)
A South American short-tailed monkey ({Pithecia
melanocephala} syn. Brachyurus melanocephala). [Written
also cacajo.]
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Brachyurus ouakari
(gcide) | Ouakari \Oua*ka"ri\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)
Any South American monkey of the genus Brachyurus,
especially Brachyurus ouakari.
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brontosaurus
(gcide) | brontosaur \bron`to*saur"\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder +
say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)
a dinosaur of the genus Brontosaurus; an individual may
also be called a brontosaurus or an apatosaurus.
[PJC]Brontosaurus \Bron`to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder
+ say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)
A genus of large sauropod American dinosaurs of the jurassic
era, or an individual of that genus. A length of sixty feet
is believed to have been attained by these reptiles. The
genus is also called Apatosaurus, and individuals of the
genus are also called brontosaurs.
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Brontosaurus
(gcide) | brontosaur \bron`to*saur"\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder +
say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)
a dinosaur of the genus Brontosaurus; an individual may
also be called a brontosaurus or an apatosaurus.
[PJC]Brontosaurus \Bron`to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder
+ say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)
A genus of large sauropod American dinosaurs of the jurassic
era, or an individual of that genus. A length of sixty feet
is believed to have been attained by these reptiles. The
genus is also called Apatosaurus, and individuals of the
genus are also called brontosaurs.
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Bubalichthys urus
(gcide) | buffalofish \buffalofish\, buffalo fish \buffalo fish\n. (Zool.)
1. any of several large carplike North American fish.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Zool.) Any of several large fresh-water fishes of the
family Catostomid[ae] (also called suckers see [a
href="http:]/www.state.ia.us/dnr/organiza/fwb/fish/iafish/sucker/sucker.htm">Sucker
family), of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or
brown (Ictiobus bubalus), the big-mouthed buffalofish
(Ictiobus cyrinellus, formerly called {Bubalichthys
urus}), the black buffalofish (Ictiobus niger), and
the small-mouthed buffalofish (Ictiobus bubalus,
formerly called Bubalichthys altus), are among the more
important species used as food.
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Callisaurus
(gcide) | Callisaurus \Callisaurus\ n.
a genus of lizards including the the zebra-tailed lizard.
Syn: genus Callisaurus.
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Callisaurus draconoides
(gcide) | gridiron-tailed lizard \gridiron-tailed lizard\ n.
a lizard having a long tail with black bands ({Callisaurus
draconoides}), which lives in the deserts of the southwestern
U. S. and Mexico; called also zebra-tailed lizard. --RHUD
[PJC]zebra-tailed lizard \ze"bra-tailed liz`ard\ n.
A lizard having a long tail with black bands ({Callisaurus
draconoides}), which lives in the deserts of the southwestern
U. S. and Mexico; called also gridiron-tailed lizard.
--RHUD
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