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Eumetopias StelleriSea lion Sea" li"on (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several large species of seals of the family
Otariid[ae] native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the
southern sea lion (Otaria jubata) of the South American
coast; the northern sea lion (Eumetopias Stelleri) found
from California to Japan; and the black, or California, sea
lion (Zalophus Californianus), which is common on the rocks
near San Francisco. Gametophyte
Gametophyte Ga*me"to*phyte, n. [Gamete + Gr. fyto`n plant.]
(Bot.)
In the alternation of generations in plants, that generation
or phase which bears sex organs. In the lower plants, as the
alg[ae], the gametophyte is the conspicuous part of the plant
body; in mosses it is the so-called moss plant; in ferns it
is reduced to a small, early perishing body; and in seed
plants it is usually microscopic or rudimentary.
MetopeMetope Met"o*pe, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? with, between + ?
opening, hole, the hole in the frieze between the beam ends.]
1. (Arch.) The space between two triglyphs of the Doric
frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with
carved work. See Illust. of Entablature.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The face of a crab.
Note: In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high
relief occupy the metopes. Metopic
Metopic Me*top"ic, a. [Gr. ? the forehead.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the forehead or frontal bones; frontal;
as, the metopic suture.
Metopomancy
Metopomancy Met"o*po*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? the forehead + -mancy.]
Fortune telling by physiognomy. [R.] --Urquhart.
Metoposcopic
Metoposcopic Met`o*po*scop"ic, Metoposcopical
Met`o*po*scop"ic*al, a.
Of or relating to metoposcopy.
Metoposcopical
Metoposcopic Met`o*po*scop"ic, Metoposcopical
Met`o*po*scop"ic*al, a.
Of or relating to metoposcopy.
Metoposcopist
Metoposcopist Met`o*pos"co*pist, n.
One versed in metoposcopy.
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