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A longirostrisPenguin Pen"guin, n. [Perh. orig. the name of another bird,
and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or perh. from a native
South American name.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri.
They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost
scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills.
They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in
diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin,
under Jackass.
Note: Penguins are found in the south temperate and antarctic
regions. The king penguins (Aptenodytes Patachonica,
and A. longirostris) are the largest; the jackass
penguins (Spheniscus) and the rock hoppers
(Catarractes) congregate in large numbers at their
breeding grounds.
2. (Bot.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant
(Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the
plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed
leaves, and is used for hedges. [Written also pinguin.]
Arctic penguin (Zo["o]l.), the great auk. See Auk. Acrocinus longimanusHarlequin Har"le*quin, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. Hell, Kin.]
A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
--Johnson.
Harlequin bat (Zo["o]l.), an Indian bat (Scotophilus
ornatus), curiously variegated with white spots.
Harlequin beetle (Zo["o]l.), a very large South American
beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and
antenn[ae]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
black, and gray.
Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zo["o]l.) See Calicoback.
Harlequin caterpillar. (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an American
bombycid moth (Euch[ae]tes egle) which is covered with
black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
Harlequin duck (Zo["o]l.), a North American duck
(Histrionicus histrionicus). The male is dark ash,
curiously streaked with white.
Harlequin moth. (Zo["o]l.) See Magpie Moth.
Harlequin opal. See Opal.
Harlequin snake (Zo["o]l.), a small, poisonous snake
(Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the
Southern United States. BelongingBelong Be*long", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Belonged; p. pr. & vb.
n. Belonging.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to
concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- +
longen to desire. See Long, v. i.]
Note: [Usually construed with to.]
1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great
Britain.
2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or
related; to owe allegiance or service.
A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. --Luke
ix. 10.
The mighty men which belonged to David. --1 Kings i.
8.
3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to
appertain to. ``Do not interpretations belong to God ?'
--Gen. xl. 8.
4. To be suitable for; to be due to.
Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age.
--Heb. v. 14.
No blame belongs to thee. --Shak.
5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal
residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or
operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by
the parish or town.
Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which
the mothers belong. --Blackstone. Eucalyptus longifoliaWoolly Wool"ly, a.
1. Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly
fleece.
2. Resembling wool; of the nature of wool. ``My fleece of
woolly hair.' --Shak.
3. Clothed with wool. ``Woolly breeders.' --Shak.
4. (Bot.) Clothed with a fine, curly pubescence resembling
wool.
Woolly bear (Zo["o]l.), the hairy larva of several species
of bombycid moths. The most common species in the United
States are the salt-marsh caterpillar (see under Salt),
the black and red woolly bear, or larva of the Isabella
moth (see Illust., under Isabella Moth), and the yellow
woolly bear, or larva of the American ermine moth
(Spilosoma Virginica).
Woolly butt (Bot.), an Australian tree (Eucalyptus
longifolia), so named because of its fibrous bark.
Woolly louse (Zo["o]l.), a plant louse (Schizoneura, or
Erisoma, lanigera) which is often very injurious to the
apple tree. It is covered with a dense coat of white
filaments somewhat resembling fine wool or cotton. In
exists in two forms, one of which infests the roots, the
other the branches. See Illust. under Blight.
Woolly macaco (Zo["o]l.), the mongoose lemur.
Woolly maki (Zo["o]l.), a long-tailed lemur (Indris
laniger) native of Madagascar, having fur somewhat like
wool; -- called also avahi, and woolly lemur.
Woolly monkey (Zo["o]l.), any South American monkey of the
genus Lagothrix, as the caparro.
Woolly rhinoceros (Paleon.), an extinct rhinoceros
(Rhinoceros tichorhinus) which inhabited the arctic
regions, and was covered with a dense coat of woolly hair.
It has been found frozen in the ice of Siberia, with the
flesh and hair well preserved. F longipesFidia Fid"i*a, n. [NL., prob. fr. L. fidus trusty.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of small beetles, of which one species (the grapevine
Fidia, F. longipes) is very injurious to vines in America. I longicaudaChat Chat, n.
1. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.
Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat, With
singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. --Pope.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the
warblers, in America. The best known species are the
yellow-breasted chat (I. viridis), and the long-tailed
chat (I. longicauda). In Europe the name is given to
several birds of the family Saxicolid[ae], as the
stonechat, and whinchat.
Bush chat. (Zo["o]l.) See under Bush. Longicorn
Longicorn Lon"gi*corn, a. [L. longus long + cornu horn: cf. F.
longicorne.] (Zo["o]l.)
Long-horned; pertaining to the Longicornia. -- n. One of the
Longicornia.
LongicorniaLongicornia Lon`gi*cor"ni*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. longus long +
cornu horn.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of beetles, including a large number of species,
in which the antenn[ae] are very long. Most of them, while in
the larval state, bore into the wood or beneath the bark of
trees, and some species are very destructive to fruit and
shade trees. See Apple borer, under Apple, and Locust
beetle, under Locust. longieLungie Lun"gie, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A guillemot. [Written also longie.] [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
--Sir W. Scott. Longilateral
Longilateral Lon`gi*lat"er*al, a. [L. longus long + lateralis
lateral, fr. latus side.]
Having long sides especially, having the form of a long
parallelogram.
Nineveh . . . was of a longilateral figure, ninety-five
furlongs broad, and a hundred and fifty long. --Sir T.
Browne.
Longiloquence
Longiloquence Lon*gil"o*quence, n. [L. langus long + loquentia
a talking.]
Long-windedness.
American longiloquence in oratory. --Fitzed.
Hall.
Longimanous
Longimanous Lon*gim"a*nous, a. [L. longus long + manus hand.]
Having long hands. --Sir T. Browne.
LongingLong Long, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Longed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Longing.] [AS. langian to increase, to lengthen, to stretch
out the mind after, to long, to crave, to belong to, fr. lang
long. See Long, a.]
1. To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for
something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or
by after or for.
I long to see you. --Rom. i. 11.
I have longed after thy precepts. --Ps. cxix.
40.
I have longed for thy salvation. --Ps. cxix.
174.
Nicomedes, longing for herrings, was supplied with
fresh ones . . . at a great distance from the sea.
--Arbuthnot.
2. To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for. [Obs.]
The labor which that longeth unto me. --Chaucer. Longing
Longing Long"ing, n.
An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest
wish; an aspiration.
Put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me.
--Shak.
Longingly
Longingly Long"ing*ly, adv.
With longing. --Dryden.
Longinquity
Longinquity Lon*gin"qui*ty, n. [L. longinquitas, fr.
longinquus extensive, remote, fr. longus long.]
Greatness of distance; remoteness. [R.] --Barrow.
Longipalp
Longipalp Lon"gi*palp, n. [F. longipalpe, fr. L. longus long +
F. palpe a feeler, a palp.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of a tribe of beetles, having long maxillary palpi.
Longipennate
Longipennate Lon"gi*pen"nate, a. [L. longus long + E.
pennate.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having long wings, or quills.
Longipennes
Longipennes Lon`gi*pen"nes, n. pl. [NL., from L. longus long +
penna wing.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of longwinged sea birds, including the gulls,
petrels, etc.
Longipennine
Longipennine Lon`gi*pen"nine, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Longipennes; longipennate.
LongirosterLongiroster Lon`gi*ros"ter, n.; pl. L. Longirostres, E.
Longirosters. [L. longus long + rostrum beak: cf. F.
longirostre.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Longirostres. LongirostersLongiroster Lon`gi*ros"ter, n.; pl. L. Longirostres, E.
Longirosters. [L. longus long + rostrum beak: cf. F.
longirostre.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Longirostres. Longirostral
Longirostral Lon`gi*ros"tral, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a long bill; of or pertaining to the Longirostres.
LongirostresLongiroster Lon`gi*ros"ter, n.; pl. L. Longirostres, E.
Longirosters. [L. longus long + rostrum beak: cf. F.
longirostre.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Longirostres. Longirostres
Longirostres Lon`gi*ros"tres, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. longus long
+ rostrum beak.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of birds characterized by having long slender bills,
as the sandpipers, curlews, and ibises. It is now regarded as
an artificial division.
Longish
Longish Long"ish, a.
Somewhat long; moderately long.
Longitudinal
Longitudinal Lon`gi*tu"di*nal, n.
A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
Longitudinal
Longitudinal Lon`gi*tu"di*nal, a. [Cf. F. longitudinal.]
1. Of or pertaining to longitude or length; as, longitudinal
distance.
2. Extending in length; in the direction of the length;
running lengthwise, as distinguished from transverse; as,
the longitudinal diameter of a body. --Cheyne.
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