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A phalloidesAmanita Am`a*ni"ta, n. [NL. See Amanitine.] (Bot.)
A genus of poisonous fungi of the family Agaricace[ae],
characterized by having a volva, an annulus, and white
spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are
frequently mistaken for them. Amanita muscaria, syn.
Agaricus muscarius, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and
A. phalloides is the death cup. AnnuloideaAnnuloida An`nu*loid"a, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. annulus ring +
-oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and
allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths
and echinoderms. [Written also Annuloidea.] BdelloideaBdelloidea Bdel*loi"de*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? leech +
-oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
The order of Annulata which includes the leeches. See
Hirudinea. Boussingaultia baselloidesMadeira vine Ma*dei"ra vine (Bot.)
A herbaceous climbing vine (Boussingaultia baselloides)
very popular in cultivation, having shining entire leaves and
racemens of small fragrant white flowers. Buchloe dactyloidesBuffalo Buf"fa*lo, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (B.
bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of
the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is
larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of
marshy places and rivers.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A very large and savage species of the same
genus (B. Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also
Cape buffalo.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of wild ox.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The bison of North America.
5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
6. (Zo["o]l.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalo fish, below.
Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zo["o]l.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium
reflexum and T.soloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zo["o]l.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fish (Zo["o]l.), one of several large fresh-water
fishes of the family Catostomid[ae], of the Mississippi
valley. The red-mouthed or brown (Ictiobus bubalus), the
big-mouthed or black (Bubalichthys urus), and the
small-mouthed (B. altus), are among the more important
species used as food.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zo["o]l.), a small
dipterous insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the
black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in
the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great
injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of
cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a
species with similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs. Cenchrus tribuloidesHedgehog Hedge"hog`, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A small European insectivore (Erinaceus
Europ[ae]us), and other allied species of Asia and
Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body
mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself
into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every
direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly
upon insects.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The Canadian porcupine.[U.S]
3. (Bot.) A species of Medicago (M. intertexta), the pods
of which are armed with short spines; -- popularly so
called. --Loudon.
4. A form of dredging machine. --Knight.
Hedgehog caterpillar (Zo["o]l.), the hairy larv[ae] of
several species of bombycid moths, as of the Isabella
moth. It curls up like a hedgehog when disturbed. See
Woolly bear, and Isabella moth.
Hedgehog fish (Zo["o]l.), any spinose plectognath fish,
esp. of the genus Diodon; the porcupine fish.
Hedgehog grass (Bot.), a grass with spiny involucres,
growing on sandy shores; burgrass (Cenchrus
tribuloides).
Hedgehog rat (Zo["o]l.), one of several West Indian
rodents, allied to the porcupines, but with ratlike tails,
and few quills, or only stiff bristles. The hedgehog rats
belong to Capromys, Plagiodon, and allied genera.
Hedgehog shell (Zo["o]l.), any spinose, marine, univalve
shell of the genus Murex.
Hedgehog thistle (Bot.), a plant of the Cactus family,
globular in form, and covered with spines
(Echinocactus).
Sea hedgehog. See Diodon. Ceratochloa unioloidesRescue Res"cue (r?s"k?), n. [From Rescue, v.; cf.
Rescous.]
1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence,
or danger; liberation.
Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot. --Shak.
2. (Law)
(a) The forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of
things lawfully distrained.
(b) The forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or
imprisonment.
(c) The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by
the enemy. --Bouvier.
The rescue of a prisoner from the court is
punished with perpetual imprisonment and
forfeiture of goods. --Blackstone.
Rescue grass. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A tall grass
(Ceratochloa unioloides) somewhat resembling chess,
cultivated for hay and forage in the Southern States. Cycloidei
Cycloidei Cy*cloi"de*i (s?-kloi"d?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
ky`klos circle + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of fishes, formerly proposed by Agassiz, for those
with thin, smooth scales, destitute of marginal spines, as
the herring and salmon. The group is now regarded as
artificial.
LimuloideaLimuloidea Lim`u*loi"de*a (l[i^]m`[-u]*loi"d[-e]*[.a]), n. pl.
[NL. See Limulus, and -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Merostomata, including among living animals the
genus Limulus, with various allied fossil genera, mostly of
the Carboniferous period. Called also Xiphosura.
Note: There are six pairs of leglike organs, surrounding the
mouth, most of which terminate in claws; those of the
first pair (probably mandibles) are the smallest; the
others have the basal joints thickened and spinose, to
serve as jaws, while the terminal joints serve as legs.
This group is intermediate, in some characteristics,
between crustaceans and certain arachnids (scorpions),
but the respiration is by means of lamellate gills
borne upon the five posterior abdominal appendages,
which are flat and united in pairs by their inner
edges, and are protected by the lidlike anterior pair,
which also bear the genital orifices. LimuloideaPoecilopoda P[oe]`ci*lop"o*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
variegated, manifold + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Originally, an artificial group including many parasitic
Entomostraca, together with the horseshoe crabs
(Limuloidea).
(b) By some recent writers applied to the Merostomata. NebaloideaNebalia Ne*ba"li*a, n. [NL., of uncertain origin.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a
distinct order (Nebaloidea, or Phyllocarida.) P tithymaloidesJewbush Jew"bush`, n. (Bot.)
A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus (P.
tithymaloides), found in the West Indies, and possessing
powerful emetic and drastic qualities. P tremuloidesPoplar Pop"lar, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr.
L. populus poplar.] (Bot.)
1. Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which
is soft, and capable of many uses.
Note: The aspen poplar is Populus tremula and P.
tremuloides; Balsam poplar is P. balsamifera;
Lombardy poplar (P. dilatata) is a tall, spiry tree;
white poplar is Populus alba.
2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also white
poplar. [U.S.] Populus tremuloidesQuaking Quak"ing,
a. & n. from Quake, v.
Quaking aspen (Bot.), an American species of poplar
(Populus tremuloides), the leaves of which tremble in
the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen.
See Aspen. Sauloprocta motacilloidesWagtail Wag"tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging
to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family
Motacillid[ae]. They have the habit of constantly jerking
their long tails up and down, whence the name.
Field wagtail, any one of several species of wagtails of
the genus Budytes having the tail shorter, the legs
longer, and the hind claw longer and straighter, than do
the water wagtails. Most of the species are yellow
beneath. Called also yellow wagtail.
Garden wagtail, the Indian black-breasted wagtail
(Nemoricola Indica).
Pied wagtail, the common European water wagtail (Motacilla
lugubris). It is variegated with black and white. The
name is applied also to other allied species having
similar colors. Called also pied dishwasher.
Wagtail flycatcher, a true flycatcher (Sauloprocta
motacilloides) common in Southern Australia, where it is
very tame, and frequents stock yards and gardens and often
builds its nest about houses; -- called also black
fantail.
Water wagtail.
(a) Any one of several species of wagtails of the restricted
genus Motacilla. They live chiefly on the shores of
ponds and streams.
(b) The American water thrush. See Water thrush.
Wood wagtail, an Asiatic wagtail; (Calobates sulphurea)
having a slender bill and short legs. SipunculoideaSipunculoidea Si*pun`cu*loi"de*a, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Same as Gephyrea.
(b) In a restricted sense, same as Sipunculacea. SquilloideaStomapoda Sto*map"o*da, n. pl. [NL. See Stoma, and -poda.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds
are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They
have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of
the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large,
and bear the gills. Called also Gastrula, Stomatopoda,
and Squilloidea. Stratiotes aloidesWater soldier Wa"ter sol`dier (Bot.)
An aquatic European plant (Stratiotes aloides) with
bayonet-shaped leaves. Tripsacum dactyloidesGama grass Ga"ma grass` [From Gama, a cluster of the Maldive
Islands.] (Bot.)
A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and
exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies,
Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage
grass; -- called also sesame grass. Tripsacum dactyloidesBunch grass, grazing. Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips,
etc. Chess, or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
(b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
(b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Vaccinium myrtilloidesBilberry Bil"ber*ry, n.; pl. Bilberries. [Cf. Dan.
b["o]lleb[ae]r bilberry, where b["o]lle is perh. akin to E.
ball.]
1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus);
also, its edible bluish black fruit.
There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,
the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, V. c[ae]spitosum
and V. uliginosum.
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