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AlexandrianAlexandrian Al`ex*an"dri*an, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; as, the
Alexandrian library.
2. Applied to a kind of heroic verse. See Alexandrine, n. Alexandrine
Alexandrine Al`ex*an"drine (?; 277), a.
Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. --Bancroft.
Alexandrine
Alexandrine Al`ex*an"drine, n. [F. alexandrin.]
A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables.
The needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a
wounded snake, drags its slow length along. --Pope.
Archimandrite
Archimandrite Ar`chi*man"drite, n. [L. archimandrita, LGr. ?;
pref. ? (E. arch-) + ? an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a
fold, a monastery.] (Gr. Church)
(a) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the
Roman Catholic church.
(b) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding
to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman
Catholic church.
DandriffDandriff Dan"driff, n.
See Dandruff. --Swift. dandriffDandruff Dandruff, n. [Prob. from W. toncrust, peel, skin +
AS. dr?f dirty, draffy, or W. drwg bad: cf. AS. tan a letter,
an eruption. [root]240.]
A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small or
particles. [Written also dandriff.] Decandria
Decandria De*can"dri*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + ?, ?,
a man.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants characterized by having ten
stamens.
Diandria
Diandria Di*an"dri*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice +
?, ?, a man, a male.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants having two stamens.
Diandrian
Diandrian Di*an"dri*an, a.
Diandrous.
Dodecandria
Dodecandria Do`de*can"dri*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? twelve +
?, ?, man, male.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants including all that have any
number of stamens between twelve and nineteen.
Dodecandrian
Dodecandrian Do`de*can"dri*an, Dodecandrous Do`de*can"drous,
a. (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to the Dodecandria; having twelve stamens,
or from twelve to nineteen.
Enneandrian
Enneandrian En`ne*an"dri*an, Enneandrous En`ne*an"drous, a.
(Bot.)
Having nine stamens.
GynandriaGynandria Gy*nan"dri*a, n. pl. [NL. See Gynandrian.] (Bot.)
A class of plants in the Linnaean system, whose stamens grow
out of, or are united with, the pistil. Heptandria
Heptandria Hep*tan"dri*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "epta` seven +
?, ?, man, male: cf. F. heptandrie.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants having seven stamens.
Heptandrian
Heptandrian Hep*tan"dri*an, Heptandrous Hep*tan"drous, a.
[Cf. F. heptandre.] (Bot.)
Having seven stamens.
Hexandria
Hexandria Hex*an"dri*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + ?, ?,
a man, male: cf. F. hexandrie.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants having six stamens.
Hexandrian
Hexandrian Hex*an"dri*an, Hex-androus Hex-an"drous, a. [Cf.
F. hexandre.] (Bot.)
Having six stamens.
Icosandria
Icosandria I`co*san"dri*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? twenty +?,
?, man, male: cf. F. icosandrie.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants, having twenty or more stamens
inserted in the calyx.
Icosandrian
Icosandrian I`co*san"dri*an, Icosandrous I`co*san"drous, a.
(Bot.)
Pertaining to the class Icosandria; having twenty or more
stamens inserted in the calyx.
M AlexandrinusRat Rat, n. [AS. r[ae]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G.
ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[*a]tta, F.
rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf.
Raccoon.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of
the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that
infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway,
or brown, rat (M. Alexandrinus). These were introduced
into Anerica from the Old World.
2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,
used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their
natural hair. [Local, U.S.]
3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the
trades, one who works for lower wages than those
prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]
Note: ``It so chanced that, not long after the accession of
the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the
German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this
country (in some timber as is said); and being much
stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,
rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.
The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,
as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the
government of George the First, but has by degrees
obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any
sudden and mercenary change in politics.' --Lord
Mahon.
Bamboo rat (Zo["o]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus
Rhizomys.
Beaver rat, Coast rat. (Zo["o]l.) See under Beaver and
Coast.
Blind rat (Zo["o]l.), the mole rat.
Cotton rat (Zo["o]l.), a long-haired rat (Sigmodon
hispidus), native of the Southern United States and
Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious
to the crop.
Ground rat. See Ground Pig, under Ground.
Hedgehog rat. See under Hedgehog.
Kangaroo rat (Zo["o]l.), the potoroo.
Norway rat (Zo["o]l.), the common brown rat. See Rat.
Pouched rat. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) See Pocket Gopher, under Pocket.
(b) Any African rodent of the genus Cricetomys.
Rat Indians (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near
Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock.
Rat mole. (Zo["o]l.) See Mole rat, under Mole.
Rat pit, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be
killed by a dog for sport.
Rat snake (Zo["o]l.), a large colubrine snake (Ptyas
mucosus) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters
dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.
Spiny rat (Zo["o]l.), any South America rodent of the genus
Echinomys.
To smell a rat. See under Smell.
Wood rat (Zo["o]l.), any American rat of the genus
Neotoma, especially N. Floridana, common in the
Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white. MandrillMandrill Man"drill, n. [Cf. F. mandrille, Sp. mandril, It.
mandrillo; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf. Drill an
ape.] (Zo["o]l.)
a large West African baboon (Cynocephalus, or Papio,
mormon). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose,
large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with
blue and red. Monandria
Monandria Mo*nan"dri*a, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? alone + ?, ?,
a man.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants embracing those having but a
single stamen.
MonandrianMonandrian Mo*nan"dri*an, a.; (Bot.)
Same as Monandrous. Monandric
Monandric Mo*nan"dric, a.
Of or pertaining to monandry; practicing monandry as a system
of marriage.
Octandria
Octandria Oc*tan"dri*a, n.pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (for ? eight) +
?, ?, male, man.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants, in which the flowers have eight
stamens not united to one another or to the pistil.
Octandrian
Octandrian Oc*tan"dri*an, Octandrous Oc*tan"drous, a. (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to the Octandria; having eight distinct
stamens.
Oleandrine
Oleandrine O`le*an"drine, n. (Chem.)
One of several alkaloids found in the leaves of the oleander.
PentandriaPentandria Pen*tan"dri*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see
Penta-) + ?, ?, man, male.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants having five separate stamens.
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