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Alpestrine
Alpestrine Al*pes"trine, a. (Bot.)
Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the
timbe? line; subalpine.
Alpestrine
Alpestrine Al*pes"trine, a. [L. Alpestris.]
Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as,
Alpestrine diseases, etc.
M alpestrisTriton Tri"ton, n. [L., fr. Gr.?.] (Gr. Myth.)
A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and
the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and
painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a
man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a
trumpet made of a shell.
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea, Or hear old
Triton blow his wreathed horn. --Wordsworth.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods
belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout
spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with
prominent varices. Some of the species are among the
largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell,
and sea trumpet.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic
salamanders. The common European species are
Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and M.
alpestris, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland.
The most common species of the United States is
Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander. Otocoris alpestrisShore 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.
Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello,
Is come shore. --Shak.
The fruitful shore of muddy Nile. --Spenser.
In shore, near the shore. --Marryat.
On shore. See under On.
Shore birds (Zo["o]l.), a collective name for the various
limicoline birds found on the seashore.
Shore crab (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), a large-billed Australian plover
(Esacus magnirostris). It lives on the seashore, and
feeds on crustaceans, etc.
Shore teetan (Zo["o]l.), the rock pipit (Anthus
obscurus). [Prov. Eng.]
Meaning of Alpestri from wikipedia
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Myosotis alpestris or
alpine forget-me-not is a
herbaceous perennial plant in the
flowering plant family Boraginaceae. The
alpine forget-me-not is the...
- The
alpine newt (Ichthyosaura
alpestris) is a
species of newt
native to
continental Europe and
introduced to
Great Britain and New Zealand.
Adults measure...
- The
horned lark or s**** lark (Eremophila
alpestris) is a
species of lark in the
family Alaudidae found across the
northern hemisphere. It is
known as...
- Cr****ula
alpestris, also
known as the sand-coated cr****ula, is a
species of
flowering plant in the
genus Cr****ula
endemic to the Cape
Provinces of South...
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Treated as a
distinct species, it
takes the name
Alpine spruce (Picea
alpestris). As with
Siberian spruce, it
hybridizes extensively with
Norway spruce;...
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Tussilago farfara L.
Synonyms Farfara Gilib.
Farfara radiata Gilib.
Tussilago alpestris Hegetschw.
Cineraria farfara (L.) Bernh.
Tussilago umbertina Borbás...
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Noccaea alpestris is a
species of
flowering plant belonging to the
family Br****icaceae. "Noccaea
alpestris (Jacq.) Kerguélen |
Plants of the
World Online...
- Puya
alpestris is a
species of
bromeliad endemic to the
Chilean Andes. It is
native to dry hills, rock
outcrops in
central and
southern Chile at elevations...
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Rumex scutatus (syn.
Rumex alpestris) is a
plant in the
buckwheat family, used as a
culinary herb. Its
common names include French sorrel,
buckler sorrel...
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Silene alpestris, the
alpine catch-fly, is a
species of
flowering plant in the pink
family Caryophyllaceae,
native to
Europe in the
mountains of Italy...
