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Acanthocarpous
Acanthocarpous A*can`tho*car"pous, a. [Gr. ? thorn + ? fruit.]
(Bot.)
Having the fruit covered with spines.
Acanthocephala
Acanthocephala A*can`tho*ceph"a*la, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a
spine, thorn + ? head.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with
recurved spines.
Acanthocephalous
Acanthocephalous A*can`tho*ceph"a*lous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
Acanthophorous
Acanthophorous Ac`an*thoph"o*rous, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? spine + ?
to bear.]
Spine-bearing. --Gray.
Acanthopodious
Acanthopodious A*can`tho*po"di*ous, a. [Gr. ? thorn + ?, ?,
foot.] (Bot.)
Having spinous petioles.
AcanthopteriAcanthopteri Ac`an*thop"ter*i, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? thorn +
? wing, fin.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See
Acanthopterygii. Acanthopterous
Acanthopterous Ac`an*thop"ter*ous, a. [Gr. ? spine + ? wing.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Spiny-winged.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Acanthopterygious.
Acanthopterygian
Acanthopterygian Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the
perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish.
Acanthopterygii
Acanthopterygii Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*i, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?
thorn + ? fin, dim. fr. ? wing.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal,
ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the
perch.
Acanthopterygious
Acanthopterygious Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*ous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike;
spiny-finned.
Anacanthous
Anacanthous An`a*can"thous, a.
Spineless, as certain fishes.
Gleditschia triacanthosHoney Hon"ey, n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS.
honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw.
h[*a]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ? dust, Skr. kaa grain.]
1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from
flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the
honeycomb.
2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey.
The honey of his language. --Shak.
3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer.
Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak.
Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of
compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or
honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust.
Honey ant (Zo["o]l.), a small ant (Myrmecocystus
melliger), found in the Southwestern United States, and
in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are
larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which
serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey,
their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a
currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the
honey and feed the rest.
Honey badger (Zo["o]l.), the ratel.
Honey bear. (Zo["o]l.) See Kinkajou.
Honey buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a bird related to the kites, of
the genus Pernis. The European species is P. apivorus;
the Indian or crested honey buzzard is P. ptilorhyncha.
They feed upon honey and the larv[ae] of bees. Called also
bee hawk, bee kite.
Honey creeper (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of small,
bright, colored, passerine birds of the family
C[oe]rebid[ae], abundant in Central and South America.
Honey easter (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of small
passerine birds of the family Meliphagid[ae], abundant
in Australia and Oceania; -- called also honeysucker.
Honey flower (Bot.), an evergreen shrub of the genus
Melianthus, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The
flowers yield much honey.
Honey guide (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of small
birds of the family Indicatorid[ae], inhabiting Africa
and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading
persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also
honeybird, and indicator.
Honey harvest, the gathering of honey from hives, or the
honey which is gathered. --Dryden.
Honey kite. (Zo["o]l.) See Honey buzzard (above).
Honey locust (Bot.), a North American tree (Gleditschia
triacanthos), armed with thorns, and having long pods
with a sweet pulp between the seeds.
Honey month. Same as Honeymoon.
Honey weasel (Zo["o]l.), the ratel. Myriacanthous
Myriacanthous Myr`i*a*can"thous, a. [Gr. ? numberless + ? a
spine.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having numerous spines, as certain fishes.
Meaning of Acantho from wikipedia
- acanthae), the
Latinised form of the
ancient Gr**** word
acanthos or akanthos, or the
prefix acantho-, may
refer to:
Acanthus (plant), a
genus containing...
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Drosophila acanthos is a
species of fly in the
genus Drosophila. O’Grady, P. M.; Kam, M. W. Y.; Val, F. C.; Perreira, W. D. (1
January 2003). "Revision...
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Sphaerolobium acanthos,
commonly known as
Grampians globe-pea, is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Fabaceae and is
endemic to a
restricted part...
- This is a list of
telephone companies in
Italy Acantho Aexis Alcotek Alltre Incu Lars AT3
Hybrid (only in Bergamo) Blu
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- in China. A.
scaber was
described in 1763 by Carl Linnaeus. The
prefix "
acantho-" in the
genus name
comes from the Gr**** akantha,
meaning "thorn." "Coris"...
- ("footless");
Apteryx ("wingless");
Pteranodon ("wings
without teeth") -acanth,
acantho-, -cantho: Pronunciation: /eɪkænθ/, /eɪkænθoʊ/. Origin:
Ancient Gr****:...
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Acantha herself,
otherwise unattested.
According to
Cicero a
woman named Acantho became the
mother of the "fourth sun" in Rhodes.
Syrinx Daphne Pitys (mythology)...
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generic name is
derived from the Gr****
translation of spinebill,
namely acantho-/ακανθο- 'spine' and rhynchos/ρυνχος 'bill'. Its
specific epithet is from...
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names specifically as
being Gr**** (see map 6). Muni****lity of Stagira,
Acanthos Archived 27
December 2004 at the
Wayback Machine Kadas,
Sotiris (1981)...
- is a
Latin word
which means an orange-yellow color. The
generic name, "
acantho"
comes from the Gr**** word
meaning spiny, and "doris" is the name of an...
