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Aerodonetics
Aerodonetics A`["e]*ro*do*net"ics, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. ?
shaken, ? to shake.] (A["e]ronautics)
The science of gliding and soaring flight.
Ancistrodon conotortrixCopperhead Cop"per*head`, n. [From its color.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A poisonous American serpent (Ancistrodon
conotortrix), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but
without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and red
viper.
2. A nickname applied to a person in the Northern States who
sympathized with the South during the Civil War. [U.S.] Ancistrodon piscivorusWater moccasin Wa"ter moc"ca*sin (Zo["o]l.)
A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus)
allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives
in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes.
Called also water snake, water adder, water viper. Carcharodon carchariasRequin Re"quin (r?"kw?n), n. [F., fr. reqiem a Mass sung for
the dead. See Requiem.] (Zo["o]l.)
The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); --
so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung. Carcharodon carcharias or RondeletiShark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr.
carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari`as, so called from
its sharp teeth, fr. ka`rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth;
or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. Shark, v. t. & i.);
cf. Corn. scarceas.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch
fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas.
Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark,
grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty
feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in
length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are
exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly
belong to the genera Carcharhinus, Carcharodon, and
related genera. They have several rows of large sharp
teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark
(Carcharodon carcharias, or Rondeleti) of tropical
seas, and the great blue shark (Carcharhinus glaucus)
of all tropical and temperate seas. The former
sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most
voracious and dangerous species known. The rare
man-eating shark of the United States coast
(Charcarodon Atwoodi) is thought by some to be a
variety, or the young, of C. carcharias. The dusky
shark (Carcharhinus obscurus), and the smaller blue
shark (C. caudatus), both common species on the coast
of the United States, are of moderate size and not
dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes.
2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.]
3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.
[Obs.] --South.
Baskin shark, Liver shark, Nurse shark, Oil shark,
Sand shark, Tiger shark, etc. See under Basking,
Liver, etc. See also Dogfish, Houndfish,
Notidanian, and Tope.
Gray shark, the sand shark.
Hammer-headed shark. See Hammerhead.
Port Jackson shark. See Cestraciont.
Shark barrow, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse.
Shark ray. Same as Angel fish
(a), under Angel.
Thrasher shark, or Thresher shark, a large, voracious
shark. See Thrasher.
Whale shark, a huge harmless shark (Rhinodon typicus) of
the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length,
but has very small teeth. Carcharodon RondeletiMan-eater Man"-eat`er, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh;
specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. Carcharodon
Rondeleti); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the
habit of feeding upon human flesh. Charcarodon AtwoodiShark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr.
carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari`as, so called from
its sharp teeth, fr. ka`rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth;
or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. Shark, v. t. & i.);
cf. Corn. scarceas.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch
fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas.
Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark,
grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty
feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in
length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are
exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly
belong to the genera Carcharhinus, Carcharodon, and
related genera. They have several rows of large sharp
teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark
(Carcharodon carcharias, or Rondeleti) of tropical
seas, and the great blue shark (Carcharhinus glaucus)
of all tropical and temperate seas. The former
sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most
voracious and dangerous species known. The rare
man-eating shark of the United States coast
(Charcarodon Atwoodi) is thought by some to be a
variety, or the young, of C. carcharias. The dusky
shark (Carcharhinus obscurus), and the smaller blue
shark (C. caudatus), both common species on the coast
of the United States, are of moderate size and not
dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes.
2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.]
3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.
[Obs.] --South.
Baskin shark, Liver shark, Nurse shark, Oil shark,
Sand shark, Tiger shark, etc. See under Basking,
Liver, etc. See also Dogfish, Houndfish,
Notidanian, and Tope.
Gray shark, the sand shark.
Hammer-headed shark. See Hammerhead.
Port Jackson shark. See Cestraciont.
Shark barrow, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse.
Shark ray. Same as Angel fish
(a), under Angel.
Thrasher shark, or Thresher shark, a large, voracious
shark. See Thrasher.
Whale shark, a huge harmless shark (Rhinodon typicus) of
the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length,
but has very small teeth. Erythrinus macrodonHaminura Ham`i*nu"ra, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large edible river fish (Erythrinus macrodon) of Guiana. Heterodon platyrrhinosPuff Puff (p[u^]f), n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan.
puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.]
1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;
hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a
whiff. `` To every puff of wind a slave.' --Flatman.
2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:
(a) A puffball.
(b) a kind of light pastry.
(c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair
with powder.
3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially
one in a public journal.
Puff adder. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and
allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have
the power of greatly distending their bodies when
irritated. The common puff adder (Vipera, or Clotho
arietans) is the largest species, becoming over four
feet long. The plumed puff adder (C. cornuta) has a
plumelike appendage over each eye.
(b) A North American harmless snake (Heterodon
platyrrhinos) which has the power of puffing up its
body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead,
spreading adder, and blowing adder.
Puff bird (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or
family Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with
dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail
feathers. See Barbet
(b) . Heterodont
Heterodont Het"er*o*dont, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ?, ? a tooth.]
(Anat.)
Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and
molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.
Heterodont
Heterodont Het"er*o*dont, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any animal with heterodont dentition.
Macrodont
Macrodont Mac"ro*dont, a. [Macro- + Gr. ?, ?, a tooth.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Having large teeth. -- n. A macrodont animal.
Microdont
Microdont Mic"ro*dont, a. [Micr- + Gr. ?, ?, a tooth.] (Anat.)
Having small teeth.
OpoterodontaStenostome Sten"o*stome, a. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little +
sto`ma mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having a small or narrow mouth; -- said of certain small
ground snakes (Opoterodonta), which are unable to dilate
their jaws. Pagellus centrodontusBecker Beck"er, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A European fish (Pagellus centrodontus); the sea bream or
braise. Phorodon humuliHop Hop, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G.
hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel.
humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]
1. (Bot.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a
long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its
fruit (hops).
2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in
brewing to give a bitter taste.
3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.
Hop back. (Brewing) See under 1st Back.
Hop clover (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads
like hops in miniature (Trifolium agrarium, and T.
procumbens).
Hop flea (Zo["o]l.), a small flea beetle (Haltica
concinna), very injurious to hops.
Hop fly (Zo["o]l.), an aphid (Phorodon humuli), very
injurious to hop vines.
Hop froth fly (Zo["o]l.), an hemipterous insect
(Aphrophora interrupta), allied to the cockoo spits. It
often does great damage to hop vines.
Hop hornbeam (Bot.), an American tree of the genus Ostrya
(O. Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a European
species (O. vulgaris).
Hop moth (Zo["o]l.), a moth (Hypena humuli), which in the
larval state is very injurious to hop vines.
Hop picker, one who picks hops.
Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines.
Hop tree (Bot.), a small American tree (Ptelia
trifoliata), having broad, flattened fruit in large
clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.
Hop vine (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop. Pleurodont
Pleurodont Pleu"ro*dont, a. [Pleuro- + Gr. ?, ?, a tooth.]
(Anat.)
Having the teeth consolidated with the inner edge of the jaw,
as in some lizards.
Pleurodont
Pleurodont Pleu"ro*dont, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any lizard having pleurodont teeth.
TetrodonTetrodon Tet"ro*don, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ?, ?, tooth.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging
to Tetrodon and allied genera. Each jaw is furnished with
two large, thick, beaklike, bony teeth. [Written also
tetradon.]
Note: The skin is usually spinous, and the belly is capable
of being greatly distended by air or water. It includes
the swellfish, puffer
(a), and similar species. TetrodonPuffer Puff"er, n.
1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant
commendation.
2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold
at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. --Bouvier.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the
species of Tetrodon and Diodon; -- called also
blower, puff-fish, swellfish, and globefish. Tetrodon turgidusBlower Blow"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, blows.
2. (Mech.) A device for producing a current of air; as:
(a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part
of a grate or open fire.
(b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current
of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a
furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing
gram, etc.
3. A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or
fissure in a mine.
4. The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance
of its spouting up a column of water.
5. (Zo["o]l.) A small fish of the Atlantic coast (Tetrodon
turgidus); the puffer.
6. A braggart, or loud talker. [Slang] --Bartlett. TetrodontTetrodont Tet"ro*dont, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the tetrodons. -- n. A tetrodon. [Written
also tetradont, and tetraodont.]
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