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Psila rosaeNegro Ne"gro, a.
Of or pertaining to negroes; black.
Negro bug (Zo["o]l.), a minute black bug common on the
raspberry and blackberry. It produced a very disagreeable
flavor.
negro corn, the Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the
West Indies. see Durra. --McElrath.
Negro fly (Zo["o]l.), a black dipterous fly (Psila
ros[ae]) which, in the larval state, is injurious to
carrots; -- called also carrot fly.
Negro head (Com.), Cavendish tobacco. [Cant] --McElrath.
Negro monkey (Zo["o]l.), the moor monkey. PsilanthropicPsilanthropic Psi`lan*throp"ic, a. [see Psilanthropist.]
Pertaining to, or embodying, psilanthropy. ``A psilanthropic
explanation.' --Coleridge. Psilanthropism
Psilanthropism Psi*lan"thro*pism, n.
Psilanthropy.
Psilanthropist
Psilanthropist Psi*lan"thro*pist, n. [Gr. ? bare, mere + ? a
man.]
One who believes that Christ was a mere man. --Smart.
Psilanthropy
Psilanthropy Psi*lan"thro*py, n.
The doctrine of the merely human existence of Christ.
Strepsilas interpresTurnstone Turn"stone`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of limicoline birds of the genera Strepsilas
and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the common
American and European species (Strepsilas interpres). They
are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in
search of mollusks and other aquatic animals. Called also
brant bird, sand runner, sea quail, sea lark,
sparkback, and skirlcrake.
Black turnstone, the California turnstone (Arenaria
melanocephala). The adult in summer is mostly black,
except some white streaks on the chest and forehead, and
two white loral spots.
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