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DiphtheriaDiphtheria Diph*the"ri*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? leather (hence
taken in the sense of membrane): cf. ? to make soft, L.
depsere to knead.] (Med.)
A very dangerous contagious disease in which the air
passages, and especially the throat, become coated with a
false membrane, produced by the solidification of an
inflammatory exudation. Cf. Group. Diphtherial
Diphtherial Diph*the"ri*al, Diphtheric Diph*ther"ic, a.
Relating to diphtheria; diphtheritic.
GaultheriaWintergreen Win"ter*green`, n. (Bot.)
A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter.
Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the
species of Pyrola which in America are called
English wintergreen, and shin leaf (see Shin leaf,
under Shin.) In America, the name wintergreen is
given to Gaultheria procumbens, a low evergreen
aromatic plant with oval leaves clustered at the top of
a short stem, and bearing small white flowers followed
by red berries; -- called also checkerberry, and
sometimes, though improperly, partridge berry.
Chickweed wintergreen, a low perennial primulaceous herb
(Trientalis Americana); -- also called star flower.
Flowering wintergreen, a low plant (Polygala paucifolia)
with leaves somewhat like those of the wintergreen
(Gaultheria), and bearing a few showy, rose-purple
blossoms.
Spotted wintergreen, a low evergreen plant (Chimaphila
maculata) with ovate, white-spotted leaves. GaultheriaGaultheria Gaul*the"ri*a, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and,
often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green
(Gaultheria procumbens), and the larger-fruited salal of
Northwestern America (Gaultheria Shallon). Gaultheria procumbensWintergreen Win"ter*green`, n. (Bot.)
A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter.
Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the
species of Pyrola which in America are called
English wintergreen, and shin leaf (see Shin leaf,
under Shin.) In America, the name wintergreen is
given to Gaultheria procumbens, a low evergreen
aromatic plant with oval leaves clustered at the top of
a short stem, and bearing small white flowers followed
by red berries; -- called also checkerberry, and
sometimes, though improperly, partridge berry.
Chickweed wintergreen, a low perennial primulaceous herb
(Trientalis Americana); -- also called star flower.
Flowering wintergreen, a low plant (Polygala paucifolia)
with leaves somewhat like those of the wintergreen
(Gaultheria), and bearing a few showy, rose-purple
blossoms.
Spotted wintergreen, a low evergreen plant (Chimaphila
maculata) with ovate, white-spotted leaves. Gaultheria procumbensPartridge Par"tridge, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF.
pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. ?.]
(Zo["o]l.)
1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of
the genus Perdix and several related genera of the
family Perdicid[ae], of the Old World. The partridge is
noted as a game bird.
Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer.
Note: The common European, or gray, partridge (Perdix
cinerea) and the red-legged partridge (Caccabis
rubra) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known
species.
2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging
to Colinus, and allied genera. [U.S.]
Note: Among them are the bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) of
the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge
(Oreortyx pictus) of California; the Massena
partridge (Cyrtonyx Montezum[ae]); and the California
partridge (Callipepla Californica).
3. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). [New Eng.]
Bamboo partridge (Zo["o]l.), a spurred partridge of the
genus Bambusicola. Several species are found in China
and the East Indies.
Night partridge (Zo["o]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
Painted partridge (Zo["o]l.), a francolin of South Africa
(Francolinus pictus).
Partridge berry. (Bot.)
(a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant
(Mitchella repens) of the order Rubiace[ae],
having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant
flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs
with the ovaries united, and producing the berries
which remain over winter; also, the plant itself.
(b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen (Gaultheria
procumbens); also, the plant itself.
Partridge dove (Zo["o]l.) Same as Mountain witch, under
Mountain.
Partridge pea (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb
(Cassia Cham[ae]crista), common in sandy fields in the
Eastern United States.
Partridge shell (Zo["o]l.), a large marine univalve shell
(Dolium perdix), having colors variegated like those of
the partridge.
Partridge wood
(a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It
is obtained from tropical America, and one source of
it is said to be the leguminous tree Andira inermis.
Called also pheasant wood.
(b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and
striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for
walking sticks and umbrella handles.
Sea partridge (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge
(Ammoperdix Bonhami); -- so called from its note.
Snow partridge (Zo["o]l.), a large spurred partridge
(Lerwa nivicola) which inhabits the high mountains of
Asia.
Spruce partridge. See under Spruce.
Wood partridge, or Hill partridge (Zo["o]l.), any small
Asiatic partridge of the genus Arboricola. Gaultheria procumbensBoxberry Box"ber`ry, n. (Bot.)
The wintergreen. (Gaultheria procumbens). [Local, U.S.] Gaultheria procumbensGaultheria Gaul*the"ri*a, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and,
often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green
(Gaultheria procumbens), and the larger-fruited salal of
Northwestern America (Gaultheria Shallon). Gaultheria ShallonSalal-berry Sal"al-ber`ry, n. [Probably of American Indian
origin.] (Bot.)
The edible fruit of the Gaultheria Shallon, an ericaceous
shrub found from California northwards. The berries are about
the size of a common grape and of a dark purple color. Gaultheria ShallonGaultheria Gaul*the"ri*a, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and,
often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green
(Gaultheria procumbens), and the larger-fruited salal of
Northwestern America (Gaultheria Shallon). PrototheriaPrototheria Pro`to*the"ri*a, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. prw^tos
first + qhri`on, dim. of qh`r beast.] (Zo["o]l.)
Same as Monotremata. Therial
Therial The"ri*al, a.
Theriac. [R.] --Holland.
Meaning of Theria from wikipedia
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Theria (/ˈθɪəriə/ or /ˈθɛriə/; from
Ancient Gr**** θηρίον (thēríon) 'wild beast') is a
subclass of
mammals amongst the Theriiformes.
Theria includes the...
- (infralegion) of
mammals that
includes the
ancestor of Hypomylos,
Aegialodontia and
Theria (the last
common ancestor of
marsupials and
placentals plus all of its descendants)...
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Theria is a
genus of
moths in the
family Geometridae erected by
Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Theria crypta Wehrli, 1940
Theria primaria (Haworth, 1809) Theria...
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Therian may
refer to: In taxonomy, a
member of the
mammalian subclass Theria,
consisting of
marsupial and
placental mammals Therianthropy (disambiguation)...
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Theria primaria, the
early moth, is a moth of the
family Geometridae. It is
found throughout Western Europe and the
South Caucasus.[citation needed] The...
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Comparative Anatomy of ****oris and the
Female Lower Reproductive Tract in
Theria".
Integrative and
Comparative Biology. 62 (3).
National Library of Medicine:...
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extinct non-marsupial relatives. It is one of two
groups placed in the
clade Theria alongside Eutheria,
which contains the placentals.
Remains of metatherians...
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Eutheria are by
convention now
grouped as
infraclasses of the
subclass Theria, and in more
recent proposals have been
demoted further (to
cohorts or even...
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parts is
widespread among Theria, a
subclass of
mammals amongst the
Theriiformes (the
sister taxon to Yinotheria.)
Theria includes the
eutherians that...
- The
class Mammalia (mammals) is
divided into two
subclasses based on
reproductive techniques: egg-laying
mammals (yinotherians or
monotremes - see also...
