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BalanoglossusBalanoglossus Bal`a*no*glos"sus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? acorn + ?
tongue.] (Zo["o]l)
A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and Tornaria. ColossusColossus Co*los"sus, n.; pl. L. Colossi, E. Colossuses.
[L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied
to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of
Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes.
He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus.
--Shak.
Note: There is no authority for the statement that the legs
of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of
the harbor. --Dr. Wm. Smith.
2. Any man or beast of gigantic size. ColossusesColossus Co*los"sus, n.; pl. L. Colossi, E. Colossuses.
[L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied
to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of
Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes.
He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus.
--Shak.
Note: There is no authority for the statement that the legs
of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of
the harbor. --Dr. Wm. Smith.
2. Any man or beast of gigantic size. Hippoglossus vulgarisHalibut Hal"i*but (?;277), n. [OE. hali holy + but, butte,
flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D. heilbot, G.
heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays. See Holy,
Holiday.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris),
of the family Pleuronectid[ae]. It often grows very large,
weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important
food fish. [Written also holibut.] Hyoglossus
Hyoglossus Hy`o*glos"sus, n. [NL., fr. hyo- hyo- + Gr. glw^ssa
tongue.] (Anat.)
A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it
with the hyoid bone.
Iridio syn Platyglossus radiatusPudding fish Pud"ding fish, Pudding wife Pudding wife [Prob.
corrupted fr. the Sp. name in Cuba, pudiano verde.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large, handsomely colored, blue and bronze, labroid fish
(Iridio, syn. Platyglossus, radiatus) of Florida, Bermuda,
and the West Indies. Called also pudiano, doncella, and,
at Bermuda, bluefish. Microglossus aterrimusArara A*ra"ra, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia
(Microglossus aterrimus). Microglossus aterrimusCockatoo Cock`a*too, n. [Malayan kakat[=u]a.] (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuin[ae],
having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head
ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at
will. There are several genera and many species; as the
broad-crested (Plictolophus, or Cacatua, cristatus), the
sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm or great
black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus. MolossusMolossus Mo*los"sus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, prop., Molossian,
belonging to the Molossians, a people in the eastern part of
Epirus.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)
A foot of three long syllables. [Written also molosse.] Osteoglossum LeichhardtiiBarramundi Bar`ra*mun"di, n. [Written also barramunda.]
[Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A remarkable Australian fresh-water ganoid fish of the
genus Ceratodus.
(b) An Australian river fish (Osteoglossum Leichhardtii). Platyglossus radiatusDoncella Don*cel"la, n. [Sp., lit., a maid. Cf. Damsel.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies (Platyglossus
radiatus). The name is applied also to the ladyfish (Harpe
rufa) of the same region. Platyglossus radiatusBluefish Blue"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
1. A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the
family Carangid[ae], valued as a food fish, and widely
distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and
Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in
Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.
2. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the
family Labrid[ae].
Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes;
as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.
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