English Dictionary: Micrurus | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dowitcher \Dow"itch*er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The red-breasted or gray snipe ({Macrorhamphus griseus}); -- called also {brownback}, and {grayback}. | |
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Longbeak \Long"beak`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The American redbellied snipe ({Macrorhamphus scolopaceus}); -- called also {long-billed dowitcher}. | |
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Sea elephant \Sea" el"e*phant\ (Zo[94]l.) A very large seal ({Macrorhinus proboscideus}) of the Antarctic seas, much hunted for its oil. It sometimes attains a length of thirty feet, and is remarkable for the prolongation of the nose of the adult male into an erectile elastic proboscis, about a foot in length. Another species of smaller size ({M. angustirostris}) occurs on the coast of Lower California, but is now nearly extinct. | |
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d8Macroura \[d8]Ma*crou"ra\, n. pl., Macroural \Ma*crou"ral\, a., etc.(Zo[94]l.) Same as {Macrura}, {Macrural}, etc. | |
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Macrural \Ma*cru"ral\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Macrurous}. | |
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Macruran \Ma*cru"ran\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Macrura. | |
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Macruroid \Ma*cru"roid\, a. [Macrura + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Like or pertaining to the Macrura. | |
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Macrurous \Ma*cru"rous\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail. | |
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Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius) + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}), having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}. (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}. (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}). (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See {Indian robin}, below. {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See {Knot}. {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}. {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird. {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole. {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink. {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some white on the wings. {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white. {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}. {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the European robin. {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European robin. (b) The American robin. (c) The American bluebird. {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher. (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot. {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}. {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European gurnard. (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.] {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla fuliginosa}), native of India. | |
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Measurer \Meas"ur*er\, n. One who measures; one whose occupation or duty is to measure commondities in market. | |
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Micro94rganism \Mi`cro*[94]r"gan*ism\, n. [Micro- + organism.] (Biol.) Any microscopic form of life; -- particularly applied to bacteria and similar organisms, esp. such are supposed to cause infectious diseases. | |
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Misrehearse \Mis`re*hearse"\, v. t. To rehearse or quote incorrectly. --Sir T. More. | |
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Muckerer \Muck"er*er\, n. A miser; a niggard. [Obs.] | |
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Grape \Grape\, n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching. Cf. {Agraffe}, {Cramp}, {Grapnel}, {Grapple}.] 1. (Bot.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins. 2. (Bot.) The plant which bears this fruit; the grapevine. 3. (Man.) A mangy tumor on the leg of a horse. 4. (Mil.) Grapeshot. {Grape borer}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer}. {Grape curculio} (Zo[94]l.), a minute black weevil ({Craponius in[91]qualis}) which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes. {Grape flower}, [or] {Grape hyacinth} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Muscari racemosum}) with small blue globular flowers in a dense raceme. {Grape fungus} (Bot.), a fungus ({Oidium Tuckeri}) on grapevines; vine mildew. {Grape hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a small yellow and red hemipterous insect, often very injurious to the leaves of the grapevine. {Grape moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Eudemis botrana}), which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes, and often binds them together with silk. {Grape of a cannon}, the cascabel or knob at the breech. {Grape sugar}. See {Glucose}. {Grape worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the grape moth. {Sour grapes}, things which persons affect to despise because they can not possess them; -- in allusion to [AE]sop's fable of the fox and the grapes. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mc Crory, AR Zip code(s): 72101 | |
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McCreary County, KY (county, FIPS 147) Location: 36.73947 N, 84.48222 W Population (1990): 15603 (6039 housing units) Area: 1107.8 sq km (land), 7.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
McCrory, AR (city, FIPS 42500) Location: 35.25686 N, 91.19774 W Population (1990): 1971 (811 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
microReid /mi:'kroh-reed/ n. See {microLenat}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
microReid /mi:'kroh-reed/ See {bogosity}. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Microware Corporation Authors of {OS-9}. Address: Des Moines, Iowa, USA. (1995-02-02) |