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Coleopterist
Coleopterist Co`le*op"ter*ist, n.
One versed in the study of the Coleoptera.
Lepidopterist
Lepidopterist Lep`i*dop"ter*ist, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One who studies the Lepidoptera.
Neuropteris
Neuropteris Neu*rop"te*ris, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a nerve + ? a
kind of fern.] (Paleon.)
An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species have
been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation.
Onoclea StruthiopterisOstrich Os"trich, n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF. ostruche,
ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird + struthio
ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf. Aviary,
Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio
camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and
very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a
long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable
of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and
the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by
some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South
Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.
The body of the male is covered with elegant black
plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the
most valuable white plumes.
Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the
sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for
the sake of their feathers, etc.
Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern (Onoclea
Struthiopteris), the tall fronds of which grow in a
circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in
Europe and North America. Pecopteris
Pecopteris Pe*cop"te*ris, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to comb + ? a
kind of fern.] (Paleon.)
An extensive genus of fossil ferns; -- so named from the
regular comblike arrangement of the leaflets.
Phoxopteris nubeculanaSewer Sew"er, n.
1. One who sews, or stitches.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A small tortricid moth whose larva sews
together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the
apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana) Tomopteris
Tomopteris To*mop"te*ris, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a cut + ? wing
(but taken to mean, fin).] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of transparent marine annelids which swim actively at
the surface of the sea. They have deeply divided or forked
finlike organs (parapodia). This genus is the type of the
order, or suborder, Gymnocopa.
Meaning of Pteris from wikipedia
- China. Some
species of
Pteris have
considerable economic and
ecological value, such as
Pteris multifida,
Pteris ensiformis,
Pteris vittata can be used for...
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Online there are 2 subspecies:
Pteris cretica subsp.
cretica and
Pteris cretica subsp.
laeta (Wall. ex Ettingsh.)
Pteris cretica subsp.
cretica is native...
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comes from
Ancient Gr****
words στρουθίων (strouthíōn) "ostrich" and πτερίς (
pterís) "fern". The
fronds are dimorphic, with the
deciduous green sterile fronds...
- Lansdown, R.V. (2013). "
Pteris vittata". IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species. 2013: e.T177137A1468608.
Retrieved 2
January 2024.
Pteris vittata was originally...
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brownish sori line the
undersides of the
frond margins.
Unlike Pteris vittata and
other Pteris species, it is not able to hyperac****ulate ****nic and is damaged...
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Wikimedia Commons has
media related to
Pteris semipinnata.
Pteris semipinnata is a
species of fern in the
subfamily Pteridoideae of the
family Pteridaceae...
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Three subspecies are accepted.
Pteris tripartita var.
marquesensis E.D.Br. –
Marquesas (Hiva Oa and Fatu Hiva)
Pteris tripartita var.
raivavensis E.D...
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Pteris comans is a fern from
eastern Australia and New Zealand. The
habitat of the
hairy bracken or
netted brake is
rainforest or
moist open forest. The...
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Pteris adscensionis is a fern
species in the
subfamily Pteridoideae of the
family Pteridaceae. It is
endemic to
Ascension Island, and
there are thought...
- the
Tennessee River at the foot of
Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He
named it
Pteris alabamensis, for the
location where it was collected, also
giving rise to...
