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Anisopteryx pometaria
Cankerworm Can"ker*worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larv[ae] are also called cankerworms. Note: The autumnal species (Anisopteryx pometaria) becomes adult late in autumn (after frosts) and in winter. The spring species (A. vernata) remains in the ground through the winter, and matures in early spring. Both have winged males and wingless females. The larv[ae] are similar in appearance and habits, and belong to the family of measuring worms or spanworms. These larv[ae] hatch from the eggs when the leaves begin to expand in spring.
Cerapteryx graminis
Antler Ant"ler, n. [OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller, endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL. antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular.] (Zo["o]l.) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag. Huge stags with sixteen antlers. --Macaulay. Note: The branch next to the head is called the brow antler, and the branch next above, the bez antler, or bay antler. The main stem is the beam, and the branches are often called tynes. Antlers are deciduous bony (not horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while growing. See Velvet. Antler moth (Zo["o]l.), a destructive European moth (Cerapteryx graminis), which devastates grass lands.
Dipteryx odorata
Coumarou Cou"ma*rou, n. [See Coumarin.] (Bot.) The tree (Dipteryx odorata) which bears the tonka bean; also, the bean itself.
Dipteryx odorata
Tonka bean Ton"ka bean` [Cf. F. onca, tonka.] (Bot.) The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean. [Written also tonca bean, tonga bean.]
Icterus leucopteryx
Banana Ba*na"na, n. [Sp. banana, name of the fruit.] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa. Note: The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches, covered with a sheath of a green or purple color; the fruit is five or six inches long, and over an inch in diameter; the pulp is soft, and of a luscious taste, and is eaten either raw or cooked. This plant is a native of tropical countries, and furnishes an important article of food. Banana bird (Zo["o]l.), a small American bird (Icterus leucopteryx), which feeds on the banana. Banana quit (Zo["o]l.), a small bird of tropical America, of the genus Certhiola, allied to the creepers.
Palapteryx
Palapteryx Pa*lap"te*ryx, n. [Paleo- + apteryx.] (Paleon.) A large extinct ostrichlike bird of New Zealand.

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- Eryx may refer to: Eryx (Sicily), an ancient city in Sicily, the modern Erice, Italy Mount Eryx, upon which the city stood, the modern Mount Erice Eryx...
- Eryx is a French short-range portable semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) based wire-guided anti-tank missile (ATGM) manufactured by MBDA...
- Eryx miliaris, known as the dwarf sand boa, desert sand boa, or Tartar sand boa, is a species of snake in the Boidae family. The species is endemic to...
- Eryx johnii is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae. The species is native to Iran, ****stan, and India. There...
- In Gr**** mythology, Eryx (Ancient Gr****: Ἔρυξ) may refer to the following personages: Eryx, a king of the city of Eryx in Sicily. He was either the son...
- Common names: Russell's sand boa, rough-tailed sand boa, Common sand boa. Eryx conicus, also known as Russell's sand boa, the Common sand boa or the rough-tailed...
- Eryx jaculus, known commonly as the javelin sand boa, is a species of snake in the Boidae family. It is the type species of the genus Eryx. The Javelin...
- Eryx colubrinus, the Egyptian or Kenyan sand boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Northern and Eastern Africa. Three...
- Eryx (‹See Tfd›Gr****: Ἔρυξ, Éryx; Punic: 𐤀‬𐤓𐤊, ʾRK) was an ancient city and a mountain of Magna Graecia in the west of Sicily, about 10 km from Drepana...
- Eryx jayakari, known commonly as the Arabian sand boa or Jayakar's sand boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to the...