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Catastrophist
Catastrophist Ca*tas"tro*phist, n. (Geol.)
One who holds the theory or catastrophism.
CheirosophistCheirosophy Chei*ros"o*phy, n. [Gr. ? hand + ? knowledge.]
The art of reading character as it is delineated in the hand.
-- Chei*ros"o*phist, n. ChirosophistChirosophist Chiros"ophist, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ? skillful,
wise. See Sophist.]
A fortune teller. Deipnosophist
Deipnosophist Deip*nos"o*phist, n. [Gr. deipnosofisth`s;
dei^pnon a meal + sofisth`s a wise man, sophist.]
One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated
learned conversation at meals.
Desophisticate
Desophisticate De`so*phis"ti*cate, v. t.
To clear from sophism or error. [R.] --Hare.
Gymnosophist
Gymnosophist Gym*nos"o*phist, n. [Gr. ?; gymno`s naked + ?
philosopher; cf. F. gymnosophisle.]
One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in
India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied
themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and
employed themselves in the contemplation of nature.
Masticophis flagelliformisCoachwhip snake Coach"whip` snake" (Zo["o]l.)
A large, slender, harmless snake of the southern United
States (Masticophis flagelliformis).
Note: Its long and tapering tail has the scales so arranged
and colored as to give it a braided appearance, whence
the name. Masticophis flavigularisPrairie Prai"rie, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
and the Rocky mountains.
From the forests and the prairies, From the great
lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.
2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
natural meadow.
Prairie chicken (Zo["o]l.), any American grouse of the
genus Tympanuchus, especially T. Americanus (formerly
T. cupido), which inhabits the prairies of the central
United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in
dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
the prairies of the United States.
Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant (Silphium
terebinthaceum) with large rough leaves and yellow
flowers, found in the Western prairies.
Prairie dog (Zo["o]l.), a small American rodent (Cynomys
Ludovicianus) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.
Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie hare (Zo["o]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
(Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.
Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zo["o]l.), a falcon of
Western North America (Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts
are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
Prairie hen. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
Western United States; -- also called swamp itch,
winter itch.
Prairie marmot. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Prairie dog, above.
Prairie mole (Zo["o]l.), a large American mole (Scalops
argentatus), native of the Western prairies.
Prairie pigeon, plover, or snipe (Zo["o]l.), the upland
plover. See Plover, n., 2.
Prairie rattlesnake (Zo["o]l.), the massasauga.
Prairie snake (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless American snake
(Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged
with brown above.
Prairie squirrel (Zo["o]l.), any American ground squirrel
of the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; --
called also gopher.
Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta) of the
Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.
Prairie warbler (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored American
warbler (Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow,
with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
three outer tail feathers partly white.
Prairie wolf. (Zo["o]l.) See Coyote. Ophism
Ophism Oph"ism, n.
1. Doctrines and rites of the Ophites.
2. Serpent worship or the use of serpents as magical
agencies.
Orphanotrophism
Orphanotrophism Or`phan*ot"ro*phism, n.
The care and support of orphans. [R.] --Cotton Mather (1711).
Philosophism
Philosophism Phi*los"o*phism, n. [Cf. F. philosophisme.]
Spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry.
--Carlyle.
Philosophist
Philosophist Phi*los"o*phist, n. [Cf. F. philosophiste.]
A pretender in philosophy.
Philosophistic
Philosophistic Phi*los`o*phis"tic, Philosophistical
Phi*los`o*phis"tic*al, a.
Of or pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry. [R.]
Philosophistical
Philosophistic Phi*los`o*phis"tic, Philosophistical
Phi*los`o*phis"tic*al, a.
Of or pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry. [R.]
Pituophis melanoleucusPine Pine, n. [AS. p[=i]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See
Pinus.
Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
States, of which the white pine (P. Strobus), the
Georgia pine (P. australis), the red pine (P.
resinosa), and the great West Coast sugar pine (P.
Lambertiana) are among the most valuable. The Scotch
pine or fir, also called Norway or Riga pine
(Pinus sylvestris), is the only British species. The
nut pine is any pine tree, or species of pine, which
bears large edible seeds. See Pinon. The spruces,
firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly
considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other
genera.
2. The wood of the pine tree.
3. A pineapple.
Ground pine. (Bot.) See under Ground.
Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
the Araucaria excelsa.
Pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. [Southern U.S.]
Pine borer (Zo["o]l.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
pine trees.
Pine finch. (Zo["o]l.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary.
Pine grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), a large grosbeak (Pinicola
enucleator), which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
red.
Pine lizard (Zo["o]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle
States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and
alligator.
Pine marten. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also
sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten.
(b) The American sable. See Sable.
Pine moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larv[ae]
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.
Pine mouse (Zo["o]l.), an American wild mouse (Arvicola
pinetorum), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
forests.
Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. See Pinus.
Pine-needle wool. See Pine wool (below).
Pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
Pine snake (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless North American
snake (Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered
with brown blotches having black margins. Called also
bull snake. The Western pine snake (P. Sayi) is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine.
Pine-tree money, money coined in Massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree.
Pine weevil (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
weevils whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees.
Several species are known in both Europe and America,
belonging to the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc.
Pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and pine-wood
wool. Scotophis AlleghaniensisBlack snake Black" snake` (sn[=a]k) or Blacksnake
Black"snake, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in
the United States, the Bascanium constrictor, or racer,
sometimes six feet long, and the Scotophis Alleghaniensis,
seven or eight feet long.
Note: The name is also applied to various other black
serpents, as Natrix atra of Jamaica. senior sophisterSenior Sen"ior, n.
1. A person who is older than another; one more advanced in
life.
2. One older in office, or whose entrance upon office was
anterior to that of another; one prior in grade.
3. An aged person; an older. --Dryden.
Each village senior paused to scan, And speak the
lovely caravan. --Emerson.
4. One in the fourth or final year of his collegiate course
at an American college; -- originally called senior
sophister; also, one in the last year of the course at a
professional schools or at a seminary. Sophism
Sophism Soph"ism, n. [F. sophisme, L. sophisma, fr. Gr. ?, fr.
? to make wise, ? to be become wise, to play the sophist, fr.
? wise.]
The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist;
hence, any fallacy designed to deceive.
When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true
one, then it is properly called a sophism, or
``fallacy'. --I. Watts.
Let us first rid ourselves of sophisms, those of
depraved men, and those of heartless philosophers. --I.
Taylor.
SophistSophist Soph"ist, n. [F. sophiste, L. sophistes, fr. Gr. ?.
See Sophism.]
1. One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy,
and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those
who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled
inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people,
and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt.
Many of the Sophists doubdtless card not for truth
or morality, and merely professed to teach how to
make the worse appear the better reason; but there
scems no reason to hold that they were a special
class, teaching special opinions; even Socrates and
Plato were sometimes styled Sophists. --Liddell &
Scott.
2. Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious
reasoner. SophisterSophister Soph"ist*er, n.
1. A sophist. See Sophist. [Obs.] --Hooker.
2. (Eng. Univ.) A student who is advanced beyond the first
year of his residence.
Note: The entire course at the university consists of three
years and one term, during which the students have the
titles of first-year men, or freshmen; second-year men
or junior sophs or sophisters; third-year men, or
senior sophs or sophisters; and, in the last term,
questionists, with reference to the approaching
examination. In the older American colleges, the junior
and senior classes were originally called, and in some
of them are still called, junior sophisters and senior
sophisters. Sophister
Sophister Soph"ist*er, v. t.
To maintain by sophistry, or by a fallacious argument. [Obs.]
--obham.
SophisticSophistic So*phis"tic, Sophistical So*phis"tic*al, a. [L.
sophisticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sophistique.]
Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry;
fallaciously subtile; not sound.
His argument . . . is altogether sophistical.
--Macaulay.
-- So*phis"tic*al*ly, adv. -- So*phis"tic*al*ness, n. SophisticalSophistic So*phis"tic, Sophistical So*phis"tic*al, a. [L.
sophisticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sophistique.]
Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry;
fallaciously subtile; not sound.
His argument . . . is altogether sophistical.
--Macaulay.
-- So*phis"tic*al*ly, adv. -- So*phis"tic*al*ness, n. SophisticallySophistic So*phis"tic, Sophistical So*phis"tic*al, a. [L.
sophisticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sophistique.]
Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry;
fallaciously subtile; not sound.
His argument . . . is altogether sophistical.
--Macaulay.
-- So*phis"tic*al*ly, adv. -- So*phis"tic*al*ness, n. SophisticalnessSophistic So*phis"tic, Sophistical So*phis"tic*al, a. [L.
sophisticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sophistique.]
Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry;
fallaciously subtile; not sound.
His argument . . . is altogether sophistical.
--Macaulay.
-- So*phis"tic*al*ly, adv. -- So*phis"tic*al*ness, n. Sophisticate
Sophisticate So*phis"ti*cate, Sophisticated
So*phis"ti*ca`ted, a.
Adulterated; not pure; not genuine.
So truth, while only one supplied the state, Grew scare
and dear, and yet sophisticate. --Dryden.
SophisticateSophisticate So*phis"ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Sophisticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sophisticating.] [LL.
sophisticatus, p. p. of sophisticare to sophisticate.]
To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage;
to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. --Howell.
To sophisticate the understanding. --Southey.
Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts, not to
sophisticate, not to refine. --M. Arnold.
They purchase but sophisticated ware. --Dryden.
Syn: To adulterate; debase; corrupt; vitiate. Sophisticated
Sophisticate So*phis"ti*cate, Sophisticated
So*phis"ti*ca`ted, a.
Adulterated; not pure; not genuine.
So truth, while only one supplied the state, Grew scare
and dear, and yet sophisticate. --Dryden.
SophisticatedSophisticate So*phis"ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Sophisticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sophisticating.] [LL.
sophisticatus, p. p. of sophisticare to sophisticate.]
To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage;
to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. --Howell.
To sophisticate the understanding. --Southey.
Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts, not to
sophisticate, not to refine. --M. Arnold.
They purchase but sophisticated ware. --Dryden.
Syn: To adulterate; debase; corrupt; vitiate.
Meaning of Ophis from wikipedia
- dictionary.
Ophis is Gr**** for "serpent", and may
refer to: The
constellation Serpens Ophis (Pontus), a town of
ancient Pontus, now in
Turkey Ophis (river)...
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Muraena ophis is a
synonym of
either of two
species of eel:
Muraena ophis Linnaeus, 1758 is now
Ophichthus ophis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Muraena ophis Rüppell...
- "Ophichthus
ophis (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS.
World Register of
Marine Species.
Retrieved 20
September 2024.
Common names of
Ophichthus ophis at www.fishbase...
- The
Ophis (Ancient Gr****: Ὄφις), also
called the
Ophius or
Ophious (Ὀφιοῦς), was a
river of
ancient Pontus, the
mouth of
which was 90
stadia to the east...
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Ophis (Ancient Gr****: Ὄφις) was a town of
ancient Pontus on the
Black Sea near the
mouth of the
Ophis River, 90
stadia east of Hyssus. Its site is located...
- term herpetophobia, fear of reptiles. The word
comes from the Gr****
words "
ophis" (ὄφις), snake, and "phobia" (φοβία)
meaning fear.
About one-third of adult...
-
London reported that they had been
involved in the
salvage of
Ophis. On 29
November 1920,
Ophis came to the
rescue of the
Norwegian 3-masted
barque Hebe,...
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Lillith (リリス, Ririsu) The
spawn of
Ophis created from her
stolen powers in
Volume 11 and is
currently considered as
Ophis by the
Alliance and
Chaos Brigade...
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invasion of serpents.
These people could be
linked to the
Saephe (Saefs) or
Ophis ("People of the Serpents") and the
Dragani ("People of the Dragons"), who...
- Greece. The term
ophiotaurus is a
compound derived from
Ancient Gr**** ὄφῐς
óphis,
meaning "serpent", and ταῦρος taûros,
meaning "bull". The
Ophiotaurus is...
