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Acanthine Acanthine A*can"thine, a. [L. acanthinus, Gr. ?, thorny, fr.
?. See Acanthus.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.
Acanthis linaria Linnet Lin"net (l[i^]n"n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L.
linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS.
l[=i]n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds of
flax and hemp. See Linen.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera
Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common
European species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer
plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or
less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown,
tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet,
rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse
thatcher, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The
American redpoll linnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the
crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite.
Green linnet (Zo["o]l.), the European green finch.
Squalus acanthias Dogfish Dog"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus,
Scyllium, Spinax, etc.
Note: The European spotted dogfishes (Scyllium catudus, and
S. canicula) are very abundant; the American smooth,
or blue dogfish is Mustelus canis; the common picked,
or horned dogfish (Squalus acanthias) abundant on
both sides of the Atlantic.
2. The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin.
3. The burbot of Lake Erie.
tragacanthin Cerasin Cer"a*sin, n. (Chem.)
A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry
gum; -- called also meta-arabinic acid.
2. (Chem.) A gummy mucilaginous substance; -- called also
bassorin, tragacanthin, etc.
