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Myrsiphyllum asparagoides Smilax Smi"lax, n. [L., bindweed, Gr. ???.] (Bot.)
(a) A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a
prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The
rootstocks of certain species are the source of the
medicine called sarsaparilla.
(b) A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides)
much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of
Good Hope.
Phalangoidea Phalangoidea Phal`an*goi"de*a, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium
the daddy longlegs (see Phalangious) + Gr. ? form.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or
harvestman (Phalangium) and many similar kinds. They have
long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded,
segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by
trache[ae]. Called also Phalangides, Phalangidea,
Phalangiida, and Opilionea.
Spatangoidea Spatangoidea Spat`an*goi"de*a, n. pl. [NL. See Spatangus,
and -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of irregular sea urchins, usually having a more or
less heart-shaped shell with four or five petal-like
ambulacra above. The mouth is edentulous and situated
anteriorly, on the under side.
Tringoides hypoleucus Fiddler Fid"dler, n. [AS. fi?elere.]
1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of
many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged,
and often holds it in a position similar to that in which
a musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also
calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The common European sandpiper (Tringoides
hypoleucus); -- so called because it continually
oscillates its body.
Fiddler crab. (Zo["o]l.) See Fiddler, n., 2.
