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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.
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