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CretianCretian Cre"tian (kr[=e]"shan), a. & n.
See Cretan. Empretia stimuleaSaddleback Sad"dle*back`, n.
1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a
concave outline at the top.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The harp seal.
(b) The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus).
(c) The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea)
which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch
of color on the back. Retiarius
Retiarius Re`ti*a"ri*us, n. [L., fr. rete a net.] (Rom.Antiq.)
A gladiator armed with a net for entangling his adversary and
a trident for despatching him.
RetiaryRetiary Re"ti*a*ry, n. [See Retiarius.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.
2. A retiarius. Retiary
Retiary Re`ti*a*ry, a. [Cf. LL. retiarius.]
1. Netlike.
This work is in retiary, or hanging textures. --Sir
T. Browne.
2. Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; --
said of certain spiders.
3. Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle.
Scholastic retiary versatility of logic.
--Coleridge.
TeretialTeretial Te*re"tial, a. [See Terete.] (Anat.)
Rounded; as, the teretial tracts in the floor of the fourth
ventricle of the brain of some fishes. --Owen.
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