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AcanthAcanth A*canth", n.
Same as Acanthus. AcanthaAcantha A*can"tha, n. [Gr. ? thorn, fr. ? point. See Acute.]
1. (Bot.) A prickle.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A spine or prickly fin.
3. (Anat.) The vertebral column; the spinous process of a
vertebra. --Dunglison. Acanthaceous
Acanthaceous Ac"an*tha"ceous, a.
1. Armed with prickles, as a plant.
2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of
plants of which the acanthus is the type.
Acantharchum pomotisMud Mud, n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw.
modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. Mother a
scum on liquors.]
Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
Mud bass (Zo["o]l.), a fresh-water fish (Acantharchum
pomotis) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep
grunting note.
Mud bath, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in
mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for
disease.
Mud boat, a large flatboat used in deredging.
Mud cat. See Catfish.
Mud crab (Zo["o]l.), any one of several American marine
crabs of the genus Panopeus.
Mud dab (Zo["o]l.), the winter flounder. See Flounder,
and Dab.
Mud dauber (Zo["o]l.), a mud wasp.
Mud devil (Zo["o]l.), the fellbender.
Mud drum (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into
which sediment and mud in the water can settle for
removal.
Mud eel (Zo["o]l.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian
(Siren lacertina), found in the Southern United States.
It has persistent external gills and only the anterior
pair of legs. See Siren.
Mud frog (Zo["o]l.), a European frog (Pelobates fuscus).
Mud hen. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The American coot (Fulica Americana).
(b) The clapper rail.
Mud lark, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.
[Slang]
Mud minnow (Zo["o]l.), any small American fresh-water fish
of the genus Umbra, as U. limi. The genus is allied to
the pickerels.
Mud plug, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.
Mud puppy (Zo["o]l.), the menobranchus.
Mud scow, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.
[U.S.]
Mud turtle, Mud tortoise (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous
species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.
Mud wasp (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
hymenopterous insects belonging to Pep[ae]us, and allied
genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,
side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,
etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with
spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve
as food for the larva. Called also mud dauber. AcanthineAcanthine A*can"thine, a. [L. acanthinus, Gr. ?, thorny, fr.
?. See Acanthus.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus. Acanthis linariaLinnet 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. 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.
Cantharellus cibriusChanterelle Chan`te*relle", n. [F.] (Bot.)
A name for several species of mushroom, of which one
(Cantharellus cibrius) is edible, the others reputed
poisonous. Cantharidal
Cantharidal Can*thar"*i*dal, a.
Of or pertaining to cantharides or made of cantharides; as,
cantharidal plaster.
CantharidesCantharides Can*thar"i*des, n. pl.
See Cantharis. CantharidesCantharis Can"tha*ris, n.; pl. Cantharides. [L., a kind of
beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari`s.] (Zo["o]l.)
A beetle (Lytta, or Cantharis, vesicatoria), havin1g an
elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a
nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the
apothecary; -- also called Spanish fly. Many other species
of Lytta, used for the same purpose, take the same name.
See Blister beetle, under Blister. The plural form in
usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine. Cantharidin
Cantharidin Can*thar"i*din, n. (Chem.)
The active principle of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a
volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided
prisms.
CantharisBlister Blis"ter, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same
root as blast, bladder, blow. See Blow to eject wind.]
1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum,
whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a
vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a
bladderlike elevation of the cuticle.
And painful blisters swelled my tender hands.
--Grainger.
2. Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin,
as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the
surface, as on steel.
3. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter,
applied to raise a blister. --Dunglison.
Blister beetle, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the
Lytta (or Cantharis) vesicatoria, called Cantharis or
Spanish fly by druggists. See Cantharis.
Blister fly, a blister beetle.
Blister plaster, a plaster designed to raise a blister; --
usually made of Spanish flies.
Blister steel, crude steel formed from wrought iron by
cementation; -- so called because of its blistered
surface. Called also blistered steel.
Blood blister. See under Blood. CantharisCantharis Can"tha*ris, n.; pl. Cantharides. [L., a kind of
beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari`s.] (Zo["o]l.)
A beetle (Lytta, or Cantharis, vesicatoria), havin1g an
elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a
nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the
apothecary; -- also called Spanish fly. Many other species
of Lytta, used for the same purpose, take the same name.
See Blister beetle, under Blister. The plural form in
usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine. CanthiCanthus Can"thus, n.; pl. Canthi. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anat.)
The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each
side of the eye. Canthoplasty
Canthoplasty Can"tho*plas`ty, n. [Gr.?, corner of the eye + ?
to from.] (Surg.)
The operation of forming a new canthus, when one has been
destroyed by injury or disease.
CanthusCanthus Can"thus, n.; pl. Canthi. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anat.)
The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each
side of the eye.
Meaning of Canth from wikipedia
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Minna Canth (Finnish pronunciation: [minːɑ kɑnt]; born
Ulrika Wilhelmina Johnson; 19
March 1844 – 12 May 1897) was a
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national writer of Finland,
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov,
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