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Brachinus crepitansBombardier Bom`bar*dier", n. [F. bombardier.] (Mil.)
(a) One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a
gunner. [Archaic]
(b) A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery.
Bombardier beetle (Zo["o]l.), a kind of beetle (Brachinus
crepitans), so called because, when disturbed, it makes
an explosive discharge of a pungent and acrid vapor from
its anal glands. The name is applied to other related
species, as the B. displosor, which can produce ten or
twelve explosions successively. The common American
species is B. fumans. Crepidodera cucumerisCucumber Cu"cum*ber (k?`k?m-b?r, formerly kou"k?m-b?r), n.[OE.
cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen. cucumeris;
cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.)
A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the
genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of
which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants
or fruits of several other genera. See below.
Bitter cucumber (Bot.), the Citrullus or Cucumis
Colocynthis. See Colocynth.
Cucumber beetle. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small, black flea-beetle (Crepidodera cucumeris),
which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon
vines.
(b) The squash beetle.
Cucumber tree.
(a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus Magnolia
(M. acuminata), so called from a slight resemblance of
its young fruit to a small cucumber.
(b) An East Indian plant (Averrhoa Bilimbi) which produces
the fruit known as bilimbi.
Jamaica cucumber, Jerusalem cucumber, the prickly-fruited
gherkin (Cucumis Anguria).
Snake cucumber, a species (Cucumis flexuosus) remarkable
for its long, curiously-shaped fruit.
Squirting cucumber, a plant (Ecbalium Elaterium) whose
small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe
and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force
through the opening thus made. See Elaterium.
Star cucumber, a climbing weed (Sicyos angulatus) with
prickly fruit. Crepidula fornicataSweetmeat Sweet"meat`, n.
1. Fruit preserved with sugar, as peaches, pears, melons,
nuts, orange peel, etc.; -- usually in the plural; a
confect; a confection.
2. The paint used in making patent leather.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A boat shell (Crepidula fornicata) of the
American coast. [Local, U.S.] crepitansRail Rail, n. [F. r[^a]le, fr. r[^a]ler to have a rattling in
the throat; of German origin, and akin to E. rattle. See
Rattle, v.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family
Rallid[ae], especially those of the genus Rallus, and of
closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds.
Note: The common European water rail (Rallus aquaticus) is
called also bilcock, skitty coot, and brook
runner. The best known American species are the
clapper rail, or salt-marsh hen (Rallus lonqirostris,
var. crepitans); the king, or red-breasted, rail (R.
elegans) (called also fresh-water marshhen); the
lesser clapper, or Virginia, rail (R. Virginianus);
and the Carolina, or sora, rail (Porzana Carolina).
See Sora.
Land rail (Zo["o]l.), the corncrake. CrepitantCrepitant Crep"i*tant (kr?p"?-tant), a. [See Crepitate.]
Having a crackling sound; crackling; rattling.
Crepitant rale (Med.), a peculiar crackling sound audible
with inspiration in pneumonia and other lung disease. Crepitant raleCrepitant Crep"i*tant (kr?p"?-tant), a. [See Crepitate.]
Having a crackling sound; crackling; rattling.
Crepitant rale (Med.), a peculiar crackling sound audible
with inspiration in pneumonia and other lung disease. CrepitateCrepitate Crep"i*tate (kr?p"?-t?t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Crepitated (-t?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crepitating
(-t?`t?ng).] [L. crepitatus, p. p. of crepitare to crackle,
v. intensive of crepare to crack. Cf. Crevice.]
To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions
or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap. CrepitatedCrepitate Crep"i*tate (kr?p"?-t?t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Crepitated (-t?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crepitating
(-t?`t?ng).] [L. crepitatus, p. p. of crepitare to crackle,
v. intensive of crepare to crack. Cf. Crevice.]
To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions
or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap. CrepitatingCrepitate Crep"i*tate (kr?p"?-t?t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Crepitated (-t?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crepitating
(-t?`t?ng).] [L. crepitatus, p. p. of crepitare to crackle,
v. intensive of crepare to crack. Cf. Crevice.]
To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions
or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap. CrepitusCrepitus Crep"i*tus (kr?p"?-t?s), n. [L., fr. crepare to
crack.] (Med.)
(a) The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from
the bowels.
(b) Same as Crepitation, 2. Decrepitate
Decrepitate De*crep"i*tate, v. i.
To crackle, as salt in roasting.
Decrepitness
Decrepitness De*crep"it*ness, n.
Decrepitude. [R.] --Barrow.
HippocrepianHippocrepian Hip"po*crep"i*an, n. [See Hippocrepiform.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of an order of fresh-water Bryozoa, in which the
tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe. See
Phylactol[ae]ma. hippocrepiansPhylactolaema Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma, Phylactolaemata
Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma*ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to guard + ?
the gullet.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of fresh-water Bryozoa in which the tentacles are
arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore, and the mouth is
covered by an epistome. Called also Lophopoda, and
hippocrepians. Hippocrepiform
Hippocrepiform Hip`po*crep`i*form, a. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + ?
shoe + -form.] (Bot.)
Shaped like a horseshoe.
P crepitansTrumpeter Trump"et*er, n.
1. One who sounds a trumpet.
2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
These men are good trumpeters. --Bacon.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of long-legged South
American birds of the genus Psophia, especially P.
crepitans, which is abundant, and often domesticated
and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are
allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry.
Called also agami, and yakamik.
(b) A variety of the domestic pigeon.
(c) An American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very
loud note.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A large edible fish (Latris hecateia) of the
family Cirrhitid[ae], native of Tasmania and New
Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty
pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish. Psophia crepitansAgami Ag"a*mi, n.; pl. Agamis. [F. agex>, fr. the native
name.] (Zo["o]l.)
A South American bird (Psophia crepitans), allied to the
cranes, and easily domesticated; -- called also the
gold-breasted trumpeter. Its body is about the size of the
pheasant. See Trumpeter.
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