palaeornithology
         n 1: the paleobiology of birds [syn: {paleornithology},
               {palaeornithology}]

English Dictionary: Pleuronectes	by the DICT Development Group
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paleornithology n the paleobiology of birds [syn: paleornithology, palaeornithology]
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Palermo n the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years
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Paul Hermann Muller n Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965) Synonym(s): Muller, Paul Hermann Muller
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Pellaea ornithopus n cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks Synonym(s): bird's-foot fern, Pellaea mucronata, Pellaea ornithopus
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philharmonic adj composing or characteristic of an orchestral group; "philharmonic players" devoted to or appreciative of music; "the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air" n a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony" Synonym(s): symphony orchestra, symphony, philharmonic
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philharmonic pitch n the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C Synonym(s): concert pitch, philharmonic pitch, international pitch
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Phyllorhynchus n leaf-nosed snakes [syn: Phyllorhynchus, {genus Phyllorhynchus}]
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play around v commit adultery; "he plays around a lot" [syn: {play around}, fool around] work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money" Synonym(s): dabble, smatter, play around
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playroom n a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc) Synonym(s): rumpus room, playroom, game room
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Pleuronectes n type genus of the Pleuronectidae [syn: Pleuronectes, genus Pleuronectes]
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Pleuronectes platessa n large European food fish [syn: plaice, {Pleuronectes platessa}]
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Pleuronectidae n righteye flounders [syn: Pleuronectidae, {family Pleuronectidae}]
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polarimeter n an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light Synonym(s): polarimeter, polariscope
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poolroom n a room with pool tables where pool is played
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pull round v continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" Synonym(s): survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it Antonym(s): succumb, yield
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pullorum disease n a serious bacterial disease of young chickens [syn: pullorum disease, bacillary white diarrhea, bacillary white diarrhoea]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G.       ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf.       Russ. krug'. Cf. {Harangue}, {Rank} a row,{Rink}.]       A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a       circular line or hoop.          2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other             precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the             ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a             wedding ring.                         Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer.                         The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak.          3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports             are performed; an arena.                         Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring, Where                      youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E. Smith.          4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence,             figuratively, prize fighting. [bd]The road was an             institution, the ring was an institution.[b8] --Thackeray.          5. A circular group of persons.                         And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's                      alter sing.                                       --Milton.          6. (Geom.)             (a) The plane figure included between the circumferences                   of two concentric circles.             (b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or                   other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an                   axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other                   figure.          7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for             taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring             suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through             which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the             graduated inner surface opposite.          8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the             spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of {Sporangium}.          9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a             selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute             offices, obtain contracts, etc.                         The ruling ring at Constantinople.      --E. A.                                                                               Freeman.          {Ring armor}, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring             mail}, below, and {Chain mail}, under {Chain}.          {Ring blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {Ring canal} (Zo[94]l.), the circular water tube which             surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms.          {Ring dotterel}, [or] {Ringed dotterel}. (Zo[94]l.) See             {Dotterel}, and Illust. of {Pressiroster}.          {Ring dropper}, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring             (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy             it as valuable, it being worthless.          {Ring fence}. See under {Fence}.          {Ring finger}, the third finger of the left hand, or the next             the little finger, on which the ring is placed in             marriage.          {Ring formula} (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a             closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See             Illust. under {Benzene}.          {Ring mail}, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed             upon a garment of leather or of cloth.          {Ring micrometer}. (Astron.) See {Circular micrometer}, under             {Micrometer}.          {Saturn's rings}. See {Saturn}.          {Ring ousel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ousel}.          {Ring parrot} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck,             especially {Pal[91]ornis torquatus}, common in India, and             {P. Alexandri} of {Java}.          {Ring plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The ringed dotterel.             (b) Any one of several small American plovers having a                   dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover                   ({[92]gialitis semipalmata}).          {Ring snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small harmless American snake             ({Diadophis punctatus}) having a white ring around the             neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of             an orange red.          {Ring stopper}. (Naut.) See under {Stopper}.          {Ring thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {The prize ring}, the ring in which prize fighters contend;             prize fighters, collectively.          {The ring}.             (a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.                   [Eng.]             (b) The prize ring.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paleornithology \Pa`le*or`ni*thol"o*gy\, n. [Paleo- +       ornithology.]       The branch of paleontology which treats of fossil birds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pawl \Pawl\, n. [W. pawl a pole, a stake. Cf. {Pole} a stake.]       (Mach.)       A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine,       adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on       another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to       permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse,       as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of       {Ratchet Wheel}. [Written also {paul}, or {pall}.]          {Pawl bitt} (Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass,             to receive the strain of the pawls.          {Pawl rim} [or] {ring} (Naut.), a stationary metallic ring             surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the             pawls to catch in.
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Pelerine \Pel"er*ine\, n. [F. p[8a]lerine a tippet, fr.       p[8a]lerin a pilgrim, fr. L. peregrinus foreign, alien. See       {Pilgrim}.]       A woman's cape; especially, a fur cape that is longer in       front than behind.
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Philharmonic \Phil`har*mon"ic\, a. [Philo- + Gr. [?] harmony:       cf. F. philharmonique.]       Loving harmony or music.
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Phillyrin \Phil"ly*rin\, n. (Chem.)       A glucoside extracted from Phillyrea as a bitter white       crystalline substance. It is sometimes used as a febrifuge.
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Phloramine \Phlo*ram"ine\, n. [Phlorlucin + amine.] (Chem.)       A basic amido derivative of phloroglucin, having an       astringent taste.
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Phlorone \Phlo"rone\, n. [Phlorol + quinone.] (Chem.)       A yellow crystalline substance having a peculiar unpleasant       odor, resembling the quinones, and obtained from beechwood       tar and coal tar, as also by the oxidation of xylidine; --       called also {xyloquinone}.
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Phyllorhine \Phyl"lo*rhine\, a. [Phyllo- + Gr. [?], [?], the       nose.] (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to {Phyllorhina} and other related genera of       bats that have a leaflike membrane around the nostrils.
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Phyllorhine \Phyl"lo*rhine\, a. [Phyllo- + Gr. [?], [?], the       nose.] (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to {Phyllorhina} and other related genera of       bats that have a leaflike membrane around the nostrils.
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Pileworm \Pile"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The teredo.
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Pile-worn \Pile"-worn`\, a.       Having the pile worn off; threadbare.
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Pillory \Pil"lo*ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pilloried}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Pillorying}.] [Cf. F. pilorier.]       1. To set in, or punish with, the pillory. [bd]Hungering for             Puritans to pillory.[b8] --Macaulay.          2. Figuratively, to expose to public scorn. --Gladstone.
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Pillworm \Pill"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any myriapod of the genus {Iulus} and allied genera which       rolls up spirally; a galleyworm. See Illust. under       {Myriapod}.
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Plerome \Ple"rome\, n. [Gr. [?] that which fills up, fr. [?] to       fill.] (Bot.)       The central column of parenchyma in a growing stem or root.
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Pleurenchyma \Pleu*ren"chy*ma\, n. [Gr. [?] side + [?], as in       parenchyma.] (Bot.)       A tissue consisting of long and slender tubular cells, of       which wood is mainly composed.
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Flatfish \Flat"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any fish of the family {Pleuronectid[91]}; esp., the winter       flounder ({Pleuronectes Americanus}). The flatfishes have the       body flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side,       as the flounder, turbot, and halibut. See {Flounder}.
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Flounder \Floun"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder,       Icel. fly[?]ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[91]}, of             many species.          Note: The common English flounder is {Pleuronectes flesus}.                There are several common American species used as food;                as the smooth flounder ({P. glabra}); the rough or                winter flounder ({P. Americanus}); the summer flounder,                or plaice ({Paralichthys dentatus}), Atlantic coast;                and the starry flounder ({Pleuronectes stellatus}).          2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dab \Dab\, n. [Perh. so named from its quickness in diving       beneath the sand. Cf. {Dabchick}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the       European species, {Pleuronectes limanda}. The American rough       dab is {Hippoglossoides platessoides}.
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Water flounder \Wa"ter floun"der\ (Zo[94]l.)       The windowpane ({Pleuronectes maculatus}). [Local, U. S.]
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Windowpane \Win"dow*pane`\, n.       1. (Arch.) See {Pane}, n., (3)             b . [In this sense, written also {window pane}.]          2. (Zo[94]l.) A thin, spotted American turbot ({Pleuronectes             maculatus}) remarkable for its translucency. It is not             valued as a food fish. Called also {spotted turbot},             {daylight}, {spotted sand flounder}, and {water flounder}.
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Sand \Sand\, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant,       Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. [?].]       1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not             reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose             grains, which are not coherent when wet.                         That finer matter, called sand, is no other than                      very small pebbles.                           --Woodward.          2. A single particle of such stone. [R.] --Shak.          3. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of             time; the term or extent of one's life.                         The sands are numbered that make up my life. --Shak.          4. pl. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of             Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed             by the ebb of the tide. [bd]The Libyan sands.[b8]             --Milton. [bd]The sands o' Dee.[b8] --C. Kingsley.          5. Courage; pluck; grit. [Slang]          {Sand badger} (Zo[94]l.), the Japanese badger ({Meles             ankuma}).          {Sand bag}.             (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various                   purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc.             (b) A long bag filled with sand, used as a club by                   assassins.          {Sand ball}, soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use             at the toilet.          {Sand bath}.             (a) (Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which                   vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed.             (b) A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand.          {Sand bed}, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited             naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of             sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a             reducing furnace.          {Sand birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for numerous             species of limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers,             plovers, tattlers, and many others; -- called also {shore             birds}.          {Sand blast}, a process of engraving and cutting glass and             other hard substances by driving sand against them by a             steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in the             process.          {Sand box}.             (a) A box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling                   paper with sand.             (b) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on                   the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent                   slipping.          {Sand-box tree} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Hura             crepitans}). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody             capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud             report and scatters the seeds. See Illust. of {Regma}.          {Sand bug} (Zo[94]l.), an American anomuran crustacean             ({Hippa talpoidea}) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It             is often used as bait by fishermen. See Illust. under             {Anomura}.          {Sand canal} (Zo[94]l.), a tubular vessel having a calcareous             coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the             madreporic tubercle. It appears to be excretory in             function.          {Sand cock} (Zo[94]l.), the redshank. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sand collar}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Sand saucer}, below.          {Sand crab}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The lady crab.             (b) A land crab, or ocypodian.          {Sand crack} (Far.), a crack extending downward from the             coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes             lameness.          {Sand cricket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large terrestrial crickets of the genus {Stenophelmatus}             and allied genera, native of the sandy plains of the             Western United States.          {Sand cusk} (Zo[94]l.), any ophidioid fish. See {Illust.}             under {Ophidioid}.          {Sand dab} (Zo[94]l.), a small American flounder ({Limanda             ferruginea}); -- called also {rusty dab}. The name is also             applied locally to other allied species.          {Sand darter} (Zo[94]l.), a small etheostomoid fish of the             Ohio valley ({Ammocrypta pellucida}).          {Sand dollar} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             flat circular sea urchins, which live on sandy bottoms,             especially {Echinarachnius parma} of the American coast.                      {Sand drift}, drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted             sand.          {Sand eel}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A lant, or launce.             (b) A slender Pacific Ocean fish of the genus                   {Gonorhynchus}, having barbels about the mouth.          {Sand flag}, sandstone which splits up into flagstones.          {Sand flea}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in,                   sandy places, especially the common dog flea.             (b) The chigoe.             (c) Any leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or                   orchestian. See {Beach flea}, under {Beach}.          {Sand flood}, a vast body of sand borne along by the wind.             --James Bruce.          {Sand fluke}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The sandnecker.             (b) The European smooth dab ({Pleuronectes                   microcephalus}); -- called also {kitt}, {marysole},                   {smear dab}, {town dab}.          {Sand fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             dipterous flies of the genus {Simulium}, abounding on             sandy shores, especially {Simulium nocivum} of the United             States. They are very troublesome on account of their             biting habits. Called also {no-see-um}, {punky}, and             {midge}.          {Sand gall}. (Geol.) See {Sand pipe}, below.          {Sand grass} (Bot.), any species of grass which grows in             sand; especially, a tufted grass ({Triplasis purpurea})             with numerous bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves,             growing on the Atlantic coast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plaice \Plaice\, n. [F. plaise, plais, prob. fr. L. platessa       flatish, plaice. See {Place}.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A European food fish ({Pleuronectes platessa}), allied to             the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten             pounds or more.       (b) A large American flounder ({Paralichthys dentatus};             called also {brail}, {puckermouth}, and {summer             flounder}. The name is sometimes applied to other allied             species. [Written also {plaise}.]          {Plaice mouth}, a mouth like that of a plaice; a small or wry             mouth. [R.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flounder \Floun"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder,       Icel. fly[?]ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[91]}, of             many species.          Note: The common English flounder is {Pleuronectes flesus}.                There are several common American species used as food;                as the smooth flounder ({P. glabra}); the rough or                winter flounder ({P. Americanus}); the summer flounder,                or plaice ({Paralichthys dentatus}), Atlantic coast;                and the starry flounder ({Pleuronectes stellatus}).          2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pleuronectoid \Pleu`ro*nec"toid\, a. [NL. Pleuronectes, name of       a genus (fr. Gr. [?] rib + [?] a swimmer) + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Pertaining to the {Pleuronectid[91]}, or Flounder family.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pleuronectoid \Pleu`ro*nec"toid\, a. [NL. Pleuronectes, name of       a genus (fr. Gr. [?] rib + [?] a swimmer) + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Pertaining to the {Pleuronectid[91]}, or Flounder family.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polarimeter \Po`lar*im"e*ter\, n. [Polar + -meter.] (Opt.)       An instrument for determining the amount of polarization of       light, or the proportion of polarized light, in a partially       polarized ray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polarimetry \Po`lar*im"e*try\, n. (Opt.)       The art or process of measuring the polarization of light.
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Polron \Pol"ron\, n.       See {Pauldron}.
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Polyorama \Pol`y*o*ra"ma\, n. [Poly- + Gr. [?] a sight, view.]       A view of many objects; also, a sort of panorama with       dissolving views.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palermo, CA (CDP, FIPS 55086)       Location: 39.43666 N, 121.53054 W       Population (1990): 5260 (2015 housing units)       Area: 102.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 95968    Palermo, ME       Zip code(s): 04354    Palermo, ND (city, FIPS 60620)       Location: 48.33828 N, 102.22852 W       Population (1990): 95 (60 housing units)       Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58769    Palermo, WV       Zip code(s): 25546