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Actinostome
Actinostome Ac*tin"o*stome, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a ray + ? mouth.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The mouth or anterior opening of a c[oe]lenterate animal.
Adenostoma fasciculatumChamisal Cha`mi*sal", n. [Amer. Sp., fr. Sp. chamiza a kind of
wild cane.]
1. (Bot.) A California rosaceous shrub (Adenostoma
fasciculatum) which often forms an impenetrable
chaparral.
2. A chaparral formed by dense growths of this shrub. Ctenostomata
Ctenostomata Cten`o*stom"a*ta (t?n`?-st?m"?-t?), n. pl. [NL.,
fr. Gr. ???, ???, comb + ????, -??? mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
A suborder of Bryozoa, usually having a circle of bristles
below the tentacles.
Nostoc commune Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, Shooting
star, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular
nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so
called from its star-shaped capsules.
Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree (Chrysophyllum
Cainito), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a
silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike
fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when
cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of
about sixty species, and the natural order
(Sapotace[ae]) to which it belongs is called the
Star-apple family.
Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an
astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
Star coral (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of stony
corals belonging to Astr[ae]a, Orbicella, and allied
genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and
contain conspicuous radiating septa.
Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
Star flower. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum;
star-of-Bethlehem.
(b) See Starwort
(b) .
(c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis
(Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with
projecting angles; -- whence the name.
Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points
projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of
different parts of the bore of a gun.
Star grass. (Bot.)
(a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having
star-shaped yellow flowers.
(b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla
(S. autumnalis); -- called also star-headed hyacinth.
Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants
(Nostoc commune, N. edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
Star lizard. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Stellion.
Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant
(Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike
flower.
Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago
(P. coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other
so as to form a star-shaped figure.
Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the
United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in
a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,
one for each.
With the old flag, the true American flag, the
Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the
chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant (Centaurea
solstitialis) having the involucre armed with radiating
spines.
Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of
ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions
of some machines.
Star worm (Zo["o]l.), a gephyrean.
Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,
shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.
These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be
variable stars of long and undetermined periods.
Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies
periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes
irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes
occur at fixed periods.
Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant (Schollera
graminea) with small yellow starlike blossoms. Okapia johnostoniOkapi O*ka"pi, n. [Native name on the borders of Belgian
Kongo, possibly the same word as Mpongwe okapo lean.]
A peculiar mammal (Okapia johnostoni) closely related to
the giraffe, discovered in the deep forests of Belgian Kongo
in 1900. It is smaller than an ox, and somewhat like a
giraffe, except that the neck is much shorter. Like the
giraffe, it has no dewclaws. There is a small prominence on
each frontal bone of the male. The color of the body is
chiefly reddish chestnut, the cheeks are yellowish white, and
the fore and hind legs above the knees and the haunches are
striped with purplish black and cream color. SiphonostomataSiphonostomata Si`pho*no*stom"a*ta, n. pl. [NL. See Siphon,
and Stoma.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A tribe of parasitic copepod Crustacea including a large
number of species that are parasites of fishes, as the
lerneans. They have a mouth adapted to suck blood.
(b) An artificial division of gastropods including those that
have siphonostomatous shells. SiphonostomataParasita Par`a*si"ta, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects,
as lice, ticks, mites, etc.
(b) A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth,
as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes.
Called also Siphonostomata. Siphonostomatous
Siphonostomatous Si`pho*no*stom"a*tous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Having the front edge of the aperture of the shell
prolonged in the shape of a channel for the protection of
the siphon; -- said of certain gastropods.
(b) Pertaining to the Siphonostomata.
Siphonostome
Siphonostome Si`pho*nos"tome, n. [Gr. ??? a siphon + ???
mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata.
(b) A siphonostomatous shell.
Solenostomi
Solenostomi So`le*nos"to*mi, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ????? a
channel + ???? a mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
A tribe of lophobranch fishes having a tubular snout. The
female carries the eggs in a ventral pouch.
Sphenostoma cristatumWedgebill Wedge"bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An Australian crested insessorial bird (Sphenostoma
cristatum) having a wedge-shaped bill. Its color is dull
brown, like the earth of the plains where it lives. StenostomeStenostome Sten"o*stome, a. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little +
sto`ma mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having a small or narrow mouth; -- said of certain small
ground snakes (Opoterodonta), which are unable to dilate
their jaws. SynostosisSynostosis Syn`os*to"sis, n. [NL.]
Same as Synosteosis.
Meaning of Nosto from wikipedia
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Nostos (Ancient Gr****: νόστος) is a
theme used in
Ancient Gr**** literature,
which includes an epic hero
returning home,
often by sea. In
Ancient Gr****...
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Nostos: The
Return (Italian:
Nostos: Il ritorno) is a 1989
Italian adventure drama film
directed by
Franco Piavoli,
starring Luigi Mezzanotte [it] and...
- to be
heard than read.
Crucial themes in the poem
include the
ideas of
nostos (νόστος; 'return'), wandering,
xenia (ξενία; 'guest-friendship'), testing...
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Ulysses is a
modernist novel by the
Irish writer James Joyce.
Partially serialized in the
American journal The
Little Review from
March 1918 to December...
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Prabhu Nosto Ho Jai (English: Lord, I Am
Rotting Away) is a 2007
Bengali film
directed and
produced by
Agnidev Chatterjee. The
entire movie was shot in...
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Rinmukti (2000)
Surya (2004) Ek
Mutho Chabi (2005)
Sangram (2005)
Probhu Nosto Hoye Jai (2007)
Hochheta Ki (2008) Apon
Shatru (2011) Love
Birds (2011)...
- romanized: mêtis, lit. 'cunning intelligence'). He is most
famous for his
nostos, or "homecoming",
which took him ten
eventful years after the decade-long...
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heroic battle. Yet
Achilles must
choose only one of the two rewards,
either nostos or kleos. In Book 9 (9.410–16), he
poignantly tells Agamemnon's envoys—Odysseus...
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nostalgia is a
learned formation of a Gr**** compound,
consisting of νόστος (
nóstos),
meaning "homecoming", a
Homeric word, and ἄλγος (álgos),
meaning "pain"...
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mention of the town was on 1
September 1355, in the
charter "in
castro nosto Visoka vocatum"
written by
Tvrtko I of
Bosnia while he was a
young ban....
