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apatetic coloration
n 1: coloring serving as natural camouflage

English Dictionary: Aphidoidea	by the DICT Development Group
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apathetic adj showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older" marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent" Synonym(s): apathetic, indifferent
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apathetically adv in an apathetic manner; "she behaves apathetically these days"
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apatite n a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
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Aphididae n small soft-bodied plant lice [syn: Aphididae, {family Aphididae}]
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Aphidoidea n plant lice Synonym(s): Aphidoidea, superfamily Aphidoidea
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Apodidae n swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes Synonym(s): Apodidae, family Apodidae
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appetite n a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks Synonym(s): appetite, appetency, appetence
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appetite suppressant n a drug that suppresses appetite [syn: suppressant, appetite suppressant]
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appetitive adj of or relating to appetite; "appetitive needs"
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aptitude n inherent ability Antonym(s): inaptitude
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aptitudinal adj of or relating to aptitudes
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avidity n a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something Synonym(s): eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness
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Maidenhair \Maid"en*hair`\, n. (Bot.) A fern of the genus {Adiantum} ({A. pedatum}), having very slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States, and is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied to other species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair. {Maiden grass}, the smaller quaking grass. {Maiden tree}. See {Ginkgo}.
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Abate \Abate"\ ([adot]b[amac]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abated}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Abating}.] [OF. abatre to beat down, F. abattre, LL. abatere; ab or ad + batere, battere (popular form for L. batuere to beat). Cf. {Bate}, {Batter}.] 1. To beat down; to overthrow. [Obs.] The King of Scots . . . sore abated the walls. --Edw. Hall. 2. To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope. His eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. --Deut. xxxiv. 7. 3. To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price. Nine thousand parishes, abating the odd hundreds. --Fuller. 4. To blunt. [Obs.] To abate the edge of envy. --Bacon. 5. To reduce in estimation; to deprive. [Obs.] She hath abated me of half my train. --Shak. 6. (Law) (a) To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ. (b) (Eng. Law) To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets. {To abate a tax}, to remit it either wholly or in part.
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Abditive \Ab"di*tive\, a. [L. abditivus, fr. abdere to hide.] Having the quality of hiding. [R.] --Bailey.
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Abditory \Ab"ditory\, n. [L. abditorium.] A place for hiding or preserving articles of value. --Cowell.
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Abet \A*bet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abetting}.] [OF. abeter; a (L. ad) + beter to bait (as a bear), fr. Icel. beita to set dogs on, to feed, originally, to cause to bite, fr. Icel. b[c6]ta to bite, hence to bait, to incite. See {Bait}, {Bet}.] 1. To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an insurrection. [bd]The whole tribe abets the villany.[b8] --South. Would not the fool abet the stealth, Who rashly thus exposed his wealth? --Gay. 2. To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense. [Obs.]. Our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted. --Jer. Taylor. 3. (Law) To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense. Syn: To incite; instigate; set on; egg on; foment; advocate; countenance; encourage; second; uphold; aid; assist; support; sustain; back; connive at.
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Abietite \Ab"ietite\, n. (Chem.) A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe ({Abies pectinata}). --Eng. Cyc.
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Abut \A*but"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abutted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abutting}.] [OF. abouter, aboter; cf. F. aboutir, and also abuter; a (L. ad) + OF. boter, buter, to push: cf. F. bout end, and but end, purpose.] To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.
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Affatuate \Affat"uate\, v. t. [L. ad + fatuus foolish.] To infatuate. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Apathetic \Ap`athet"ic\, Apathetical \Ap`athet"ic*al\a. [See {Apathy}.] Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent.
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Apathetic \Ap`athet"ic\, Apathetical \Ap`athet"ic*al\a. [See {Apathy}.] Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent.
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Apathetically \Ap`athet"ical*ly\, adv. In an apathetic manner.
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Apatite \Ap"a*tite\, n. [Gr. [?] deceit, fr. [?] to deceive; it having been often mistaken for other minerals.] (Min.) Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.
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Aphthoid \Aph"thoid\, a. [Aphtha + -oid.] Of the nature of aphth[91]; resembling thrush.
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Appetite \Ap"pe*tite\, n. [OE. appetit, F. app[82]tit, fr. L. appetitus, fr. appetere to strive after, long for; ad + petere to seek. See {Petition}, and cf. {Appetence}.] 1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind. The object of appetite it whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek. --Hooker. 2. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger. Men must have appetite before they will eat. --Buckle. 3. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. --Jer. Taylor. To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. --Macaulay. 4. Tendency; appetency. [Obs.] In all bodies there as an appetite of union. --Bacon. 5. The thing desired. [Obs.] Power being the natural appetite of princes. --Swift. Note: In old authors, appetite is followed by to or of, but regularly it should be followed by for before the object; as, an appetite for pleasure. Syn: Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.
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Appetition \Ap`pe*ti"tion\, n. [L. appetitio: cf. F. app[82]tition.] Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something. --Holland.
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Appetitive \Ap"pe*ti"tive\, a. [Cf. F. app[82]titif.] Having the quality of desiring gratification; as, appetitive power or faculty. --Sir M. Hale.
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Aptate \Ap"tate\, v. t. [L. aptatus, p. p. of aptare. See {Apt}.] To make fit. [Obs.] --Bailey
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Aptitude \Apt"i*tude\, n. [F. aptitude, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus. See {Apt}, and cf. {Attitude}.] 1. A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn. He seems to have had a peculiar aptitude for the management of irregular troops. --Macaulay. 2. A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation. That sociable and helpful aptitude which God implanted between man and woman. --Milton. 3. Readiness in learning; docility; aptness. He was a boy of remarkable aptitude. --Macaulay.
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Aptitudinal \Apt`itu"dinal\, a. Suitable; fit. [Obs.]
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Aptote \Ap"tote\ ([acr]p"t[omac]t), n. [L. aptotum, Gr. [?] indeclinable; 'a priv. + [?] fallen, declined, [?] to fall.] (Gram.) A noun which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.
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Aptotic \Ap*tot"ic\, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, aptotes; uninflected; as, aptotic languages.
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Aviate \A"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aviating}.] To fly, or navigate the air, in an a[89]roplane or heavier-than-air flying machine. [Colloq.]
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Avidity \Avid"ity\, n. [L. aviditas, fr. avidus: cf. F. avidit[82]. See {Avid}.] Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity. His books were received and read with avidity. --Milward.
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Avoid \A*void"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avoided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Avoiding}.] [OF. esvuidier, es (L. ex) + vuidier, voidier, to empty. See {Void}, a.] 1. To empty. [Obs.] --Wyclif. 2. To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. 3. To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from. [Obs.] Six of us only stayed, and the rest avoided the room. --Bacon. 4. To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute. How can these grants of the king's be avoided? --Spenser. 5. To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters. What need a man forestall his date of grief. And run to meet what he would most avoid ? --Milton. He carefully avoided every act which could goad them into open hostility. --Macaulay. 6. To get rid of. [Obs.] --Shak. 7. (Pleading) To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter. --Blackstone. Syn: To escape; elude; evade; eschew. Usage: To {Avoid}, {Shun}. Avoid in its commonest sense means, to keep clear of, an extension of the meaning, to withdraw one's self from. It denotes care taken not to come near or in contact; as, to avoid certain persons or places. Shun is a stronger term, implying more prominently the idea of intention. The words may, however, in many cases be interchanged. No man can pray from his heart to be kept from temptation, if the take no care of himself to avoid it. --Mason. So Chanticleer, who never saw a fox, Yet shunned him as a sailor shuns the rocks. --Dryden.