English Dictionary: native cat | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Seal \Seal\ (s[emac]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. s[91]l, Sw. sj[84]l, Icel. selr.] (Zo[94]l.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {Phocid[91]} and {Otariid[91]}. Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea lion}, {sea leopard}, {sea bear}, or {ursine seal}, {fur seal}, and {sea elephant}. The bearded seal ({Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({Cystophora crustata}), and the ringed seal ({Phoca f[d2]tida}), are northern species. See also {Eared seal}, {Harp seal}, and {Fur seal}, under {Eared}, {Harp}, {Monk}, and {Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant. {Harbor seal} (Zo[94]l.), the common seal ({Phoca vitulina}). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled seal}, {native seal}, {river seal}, {bay seal}, {land seal}, {sea calf}, {sea cat}, {sea dog}, {dotard}, {ranger}, {selchie}, {tangfish}. | |
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Koala \Ko*a"la\, n. A tailless marsupial ({Phascolarctos cinereus}), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also {Australian bear}, {native bear}, and {native sloth}. | |
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Courage is native to you. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). 6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.] the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak. 7. (Min.) (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver. (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride. {Native American party}. See under {American}, a. {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala. {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a truffle, but much larger. {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under {Devil}. {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx Mortierii}). {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}. {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and form. {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala. {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}. {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}. Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential. Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artifical. | |
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Koala \Ko*a"la\, n. A tailless marsupial ({Phascolarctos cinereus}), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also {Australian bear}, {native bear}, and {native sloth}. | |
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Courage is native to you. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). 6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.] the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak. 7. (Min.) (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver. (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride. {Native American party}. See under {American}, a. {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala. {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a truffle, but much larger. {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under {Devil}. {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx Mortierii}). {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}. {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and form. {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala. {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}. {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}. Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential. Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artifical. | |
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Native steel \Na"tive steel\ A sort of steel which has been found where a burning coal seam had reduced and carbonized adjacent iron ore. | |
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Nativity \Na*tiv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Nativies}. [F. nativit[82], L. nativitas. See {Native}, and cf. {Na[8b]vet[90]}.] 1. The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc. --Chaucer. I have served him from the hour of my nativity. --Shak. Thou hast left . . . the land of thy nativity. --Ruth ii. 11. These in their dark nativity the deep Shall yield us, pregnant with infernal flame. --Milton. 2. (Fine Arts) A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born. 3. (Astrol.) A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate his future destinies; a horoscope. {The Nativity}, the birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas day. {To} {cast, [or] calculate}, {one's nativity} (Astrol.), to find out and represent the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth. | |
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Nativism \Na"tiv*ism\, n. 1. The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries. 2. (Philos.) The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation. | |
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Nativist \Na"tiv*ist\, n. An advocate of nativism. | |
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Nativistic \Na`tiv*is"tic\, a. Relating to nativism. | |
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Netfish \Net"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An astrophyton. | |
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Nidificate \Nid"i*fi*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidificated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nidificating}.] [L. nidificare, nidificatum; nidus nest + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}, and cf. {nest}.] To make a nest. Where are the fishes which nidificated in trees? --Lowell. | |
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Nidificate \Nid"i*fi*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidificated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nidificating}.] [L. nidificare, nidificatum; nidus nest + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}, and cf. {nest}.] To make a nest. Where are the fishes which nidificated in trees? --Lowell. | |
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Nidificate \Nid"i*fi*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidificated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nidificating}.] [L. nidificare, nidificatum; nidus nest + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}, and cf. {nest}.] To make a nest. Where are the fishes which nidificated in trees? --Lowell. | |
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Nidification \Nid`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. nidification.] The act or process of building a nest. | |
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Sneeze \Sneeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneezed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sneezing}.] [OE. snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D. snuse to sniff, E. neese, and AS. fne[a2]san.] To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose. {Not to be sneezed at}, not to be despised or contemned; not to be treated lightly. [Colloq.] [bd]He had to do with old women who were not to be sneezed at.[b8] --Prof. Wilson. | |
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Notebook \Note"book`\, n. 1. A book in which notes or memorandums are written. 2. A book in which notes of hand are registered. | |
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Notification \No`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. notification. See {Notify}.] 1. The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means. 2. Notice given in words or writing, or by signs. 3. The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, or citation, etc. | |
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Nudification \Nu`di*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. nudus naked + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.] The act of making nude. | |
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Nutpecker \Nut"peck`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The nuthatch. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
native compiler for which it is producing {machine code}, in contrast to a {cross-compiler}, which produces code for a different computer. (1995-11-04) | |
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NetBIOS An {applications programming interface} (API) which activates {network} operations on {IBM PC} compatibles running under {Microsoft}'s {DOS}. It is a set of network commands that the application program issues in order to transmit and receive data to another {host} on the network. The commands are interpreted by a {network control program} or {network operating system} that is NetBIOS compatible. See {NetBOLLIX}. | |
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NetBIOS Frames Control Protocol protocol") [RFC 2097] [What is it?] (1997-05-10) | |
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NetBios over TCP/IP {TCP/IP} environment, defined by {RFCs} 1001 and 1002. (1997-07-04) | |
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notebook 1. 2. (1998-01-05) | |
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NTFS {NT File System} |