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Arthurian
Arthurian Ar*thu"ri*an, a.
Of or pertaining to King Arthur or his knights. --J. R.
Symonds.
In magnitude, in interest, and as a literary origin,
the Arthurian invention dwarfs all other things in the
book. --Saintsbury.
Asturian
Asturian As*tu"ri*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain. -- n. A native of
Asturias.
deinosaurianDinosaur Di"no*saur, Dinosaurian Di`no*sau"ri*an, n. [Gr. ?
terrible + ? lizard.] (Paleon.)
One of the Dinosauria. [Written also deinosaur, and
deinosaurian.] DinosaurianDinosaur Di"no*saur, Dinosaurian Di`no*sau"ri*an, n. [Gr. ?
terrible + ? lizard.] (Paleon.)
One of the Dinosauria. [Written also deinosaur, and
deinosaurian.] Durian
Durian Du"ri*an, or Durion Du"ri*on, n. (Bot.)
The fruit of the durio. It is oval or globular, and eight or
ten inches long. It has a hard prickly rind, containing a
soft, cream-colored pulp, of a most delicious flavor and a
very offensive odor. The seeds are roasted and eaten like
chestnuts.
Enaliosaurian
Enaliosaurian En*al`i*o*sau"ri*an, a. (Paleon.)
Pertaining to the Enaliosauria. -- n. One of the
Enaliosauria.
Etrurian
Etrurian E*tru"ri*an, a.
Of or relating to ancient Etruria, in Italy. ``Etrurian
Shades.' --Milton, -- n. A native or inhabitant of ancient
Etruria.
Euchlaena luxuriansTeosinte Te`o*sin"te, n. (Bot.)
A large grass (Euchl[ae]na luxurians) closely related to
maize. It is native of Mexico and Central America, but is now
cultivated for fodder in the Southern United States and in
many warm countries. Called also Guatemala grass. HolothurianHolothurian Hol`o*thu"ri*an, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to the Holothurioidea. -- n. One of the
Holothurioidea.
Note: Some of the species of Holothurians are called sea
cucumbers, sea slugs, trepang, and b[^e]che de
m[`e]r. Many are used as food, esp. by the Chinese.
See Trepang. Ichthyosaurian
Ichthyosaurian Ich`thy*o*sau"ri*an, a. (Paleon.)
Of or pertaining to the Ichthyosauria. -- n. One of the
Ichthyosauria.
Luxuriance
Luxuriance Lux*u"ri*ance, n. [Cf. F. luxuriance.]
The state or quality of being luxuriant; rank, vigorous
growth; excessive abundance produced by rank growth.
``Tropical luxuriance.' --B. Taylor.
Luxuriancy
Luxuriancy Lux*u"ri*an*cy, n.
The state or quality of being luxuriant; luxuriance.
Flowers grow up in the garden in the greatest
luxuriancy and profusion. --Spectator.
LuxuriantLuxuriant Lux*u"ri*ant, a. [L. luxurians, p. pr. of luxuriare:
cf. F. luxuriant. See Luxuriate.]
Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a
luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.
Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. --Pope.
Luxuriant flower (Bot.), one in which the floral envelopes
are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs. Luxuriant flowerLuxuriant Lux*u"ri*ant, a. [L. luxurians, p. pr. of luxuriare:
cf. F. luxuriant. See Luxuriate.]
Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a
luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.
Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. --Pope.
Luxuriant flower (Bot.), one in which the floral envelopes
are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs. Luxuriantly
Luxuriantly Lux*u"ri*ant*ly, adv.
In a luxuriant manner.
MosasaurianMosasaur Mos"a*saur, Mosasaurian Mos`a*sau"ri*an, n.
(Paleon.)
One of an extinct order of reptiles, including Mosasaurus and
allied genera. See Mosasauria. PagurianPagurian Pa*gu"ri*an, n. [L. pagurus a kind of crab, Gr. ?.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of a tribe of anomuran crustaceans, of which
Pagurus is a type; the hermit crab. See Hermit crab,
under Hermit. Pasteurian
Pasteurian Pas*teur"i*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Pasteur.
Plesiosaurian
Plesiosaurian Ple`si*o*sau"ri*an, n. (Paleon.)
A plesiosaur.
Pterosaurian
Pterosaurian Pter`o*sau"ri*an, a. (Paleon.)
Of or pertaining to the Pterosauria.
Saurian
Saurian Sau"ri*an, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, the Sauria. -- n.
One of the Sauria.
Scripturian
Scripturian Scrip*tu"ri*an, n.
A Scripturist. [Obs.]
Sea saurian
Sea saurian Sea" sau"ri*an, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any marine saurian; esp. (Paleon.) the large extinct species
of Mosasaurus, Icthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus, and related
genera.
Silurian
Silurian Si*lu"ri*an, a. [From L. Silures, a people who
anciently inhabited a part of England and Wales.] (Geol.)
Of or pertaining to the country of the ancient Silures; -- a
term applied to the earliest of the Paleozoic eras, and also
to the strata of the era, because most plainly developed in
that country.
Note: The Silurian formation, so named by Murchison, is
divided into the Upper Silurian and Lower Silurian. The
lower part of the Lower Silurian, with some underlying
beds, is now separated under the name Cambrian, first
given by Sedwick. Recently the term Ordovician has been
proposed for the Lower Silurian, leawing the original
word to apply only to the Upper Silurian.
Silurian
Silurian Si*lu"ri*an, n.
The Silurian age.
Tellurian
Tellurian Tel*lu"ri*an, a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth.]
Of or pertaining to the earth. --De Quincey.
TellurianTellurian Tel*lu"ri*an, n.
1. A dweller on the earth. --De Quincey.
2. An instrument for showing the operation of the causes
which produce the succession of day and night, and the
changes of the seasons. [Written also tellurion.]
Meaning of URIAN from wikipedia
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Urian is a
Celtic noble male
given name (also Urien, Uryen, Uren,
presumably derived from
British Urbgen). It is
recorded in 1273 in the
Hundred Rolls...
- The
Gawad Urian Awards are
annual film
awards in the
Philippines presented since 1977 by the
Manunuri ng
Pelikulang Pilipino (transl. Filipino Film Critics)...
-
Urian Oakes (1631 – July 25, 1681) was an English-born
American Congregational minister and
educator who
served as the
fourth president of
Harvard College...
- The 46nd
Gawad Urian Awards (Tagalog: Ika-46 na
Gawad Urian) was held on
November 29, 2023, at the UPFI Film
Center at the
University of the Philippines...
- ABS-CBN.
Gutierrez is a Best
Actress winner at the 68th
FAMAS Awards,
Gawad Urian Awards and
QCinema International Film Festival. In 2021, she was recognized...
- Sir
Urian Brereton was a
Groom of the
Privy Chamber to King
Henry VIII.
Whilst in this role his
older brother William Brereton, also a
Groom of the Privy...
- (Tagalog: [luˈsɛro]), is a
Filipino actor and model. He won the 31st
Gawad Urian Best
Actor award for his role in Selda. Tim's
stage name, Sid Lucero, is...
- The
Gawad Urian Lifetime Achievement Award (Filipino:
Natatanging Gawad Urian) is an
honorary award instituted in 1977 that is
presented annually by the...
- reasons.
Regarded as a "matinee idol", Cruz is a
FAMAS Award and
Gawad Urian Award recipient.
Tirso Silvano Cruz III was born at 2:46 AM on
April 1,...
- "Best
Supporting Actor" in the
FAMAS Awards, and "Best Actor" in the
Gawad Urian Awards. He was
paired with
Janice de
Belen in the 1986 film, Super-Wan-Tu-Tri...
