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Damalis Senegalensis Korrigum Kor"ri*gum, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
A West African antelope (Damalis Senegalensis), allied to
the sassaby. It is reddish gray, with a black face, and a
black stripe on the outside of the legs above the knees.
Declensional Declensional De*clen"sion*al, a.
Belonging to declension.
Declensional and syntactical forms. --M. Arnold.
Furcifer Chilensis Gemul Ge*mul", n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small South American deer (Furcifer Chilensis), with
simple forked horns. [Written also guemul.]
Gypohierax Angolensis Vulturine Vul"tur*ine (?; 277), a. [L. vulturinus.]
Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a vulture in
qualities or looks; as, the vulturine sea eagle (Gypohierax
Angolensis); vulturine rapacity.
The vulturine nose, which smells nothing but
corruption, is no credit to its possessor. --C.
Kingsley.
Gypohierax Angolensis Eagle Ea"gle, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob.
named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf.
Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family,
esp. of the genera Aquila and Hali[ae]etus. The eagle
is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure,
keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most
noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila
chrysa["e]tus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A.
mogilnik or imperialis); the American bald eagle
(Hali[ae]etus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle
(H. albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus
harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds,
is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for
standards and emblematic devices. See Bald eagle,
Harpy, and Golden eagle.
2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten
dollars.
3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a
star of the first magnitude. See Aquila.
4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard
of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or
standard of any people.
Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. --Tennyson.
Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France
under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their
national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for
an emblem a double-headed eagle.
Bald eagle. See Bald eagle.
Bold eagle. See under Bold.
Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty
dollars.
Eagle hawk (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested, South American
hawk of the genus Morphnus.
Eagle owl (Zo["o]l.), any large owl of the genus Bubo,
and allied genera; as the American great horned owl (Bubo
Virginianus), and the allied European species (B.
maximus). See Horned owl.
Eagle ray (Zo["o]l.), any large species of ray of the genus
Myliobatis (esp. M. aquila).
Eagle vulture (Zo["o]l.), a large West African bid
(Gypohierax Angolensis), intermediate, in several
respects, between the eagles and vultures.
Khaya Senegalensis Khaya Kha"ya, n. (Bot.)
A lofty West African tree (Khaya Senegalensis), related to
the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood.
The bark is used as a febrifuge.
Ptilostomus Senegalensis Piapec Pi"a*pec, n. [Cf. Pie a magpie.] (Zo["o]l.)
A West African pie (Ptilostomus Senegalensis).
S Chilensis Bonito Bo*ni"to, n.; pl. Bonitoes. [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr.
Ar. bain[=i]t and bain[=i]th.] [Often incorrectly written
bonita.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. A large tropical fish (Orcynus pelamys) allied to the
tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four
brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the
American coast.
2. The skipjack (Sarda Mediterranea) of the Atlantic, an
important and abundant food fish on the coast of the
United States, and (S. Chilensis) of the Pacific, and
other related species. They are large and active fishes,
of a blue color with black oblique stripes.
3. The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the
southern of the United States and the West Indies.
4. The cobia or crab eater (Elacate canada), an edible fish
of the Middle and Southern United States.
