family Goodeniaceae : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   family Acanthaceae
         n 1: widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes
               placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Acanthaceae},
               {family Acanthaceae}, {acanthus family}]

English Dictionary: family Goodeniaceae	by the DICT Development Group
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family Acanthisittidae n alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens Synonym(s): Xenicidae, family Xenicidae, Acanthisittidae, family Acanthisittidae
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family Acanthuridae n surgeonfishes Synonym(s): Acanthuridae, family Acanthuridae
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family Acaridae n mites Synonym(s): Acaridae, family Acaridae
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family Accipitridae n hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles [syn: Accipitridae, family Accipitridae]
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family Aceraceae n a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples Synonym(s): Aceraceae, family Aceraceae, maple family
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family Acipenseridae n sturgeons Synonym(s): Acipenseridae, family Acipenseridae
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family Acrididae n short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts [syn: Acrididae, family Acrididae, Locustidae, family Locustidae]
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family Actinidiaceae n tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines [syn: Actinidiaceae, family Actinidiaceae]
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family Actinomycetaceae n filamentous anaerobic bacteria [syn: Actinomycetaceae, family Actinomycetaceae]
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family Aegypiidae n in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae Synonym(s): Aegypiidae, family Aegypiidae
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family Agamidae n an Old World reptile family of Sauria [syn: Agamidae, family Agamidae]
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family Agaricaceae n large family including many familiar mushrooms [syn: Agaricaceae, family Agaricaceae]
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family Agavaceae n chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae Synonym(s): Agavaceae, family Agavaceae, agave family, sisal family
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family Agonidae n poachers Synonym(s): Agonidae, family Agonidae
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family Aizoaceae n succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds Synonym(s): Aizoaceae, family Aizoaceae, Tetragoniaceae, family Tetragoniaceae, carpetweed family
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family Akeridae n bubble shells Synonym(s): Akeridae, family Akeridae
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family Aquifoliaceae n widely distributed shrubs and trees [syn: Aquifoliaceae, family Aquifoliaceae, holly family]
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family Ascaphidae n family of one species of frog: tailed frog [syn: Ascaphidae, family Ascaphidae]
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family Ascaridae n large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates Synonym(s): Ascaridae, family Ascaridae
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family Asclepiadaceae n widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice Synonym(s): Asclepiadaceae, family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family
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family Asilidae n robber flies Synonym(s): Asilidae, family Asilidae
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family Asparagaceae n one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus Synonym(s): Asparagaceae, family Asparagaceae
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family Aspergillaceae n family of fungi including some common molds [syn: Aspergillaceae, family Aspergillaceae]
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family Asphodelaceae n one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae Synonym(s): Asphodelaceae, family Asphodelaceae
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family Aspleniaceae n one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium, Pleurosorus, Schaffneria Synonym(s): Aspleniaceae, family Aspleniaceae
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family Astacidae n crayfish Synonym(s): Astacidae, family Astacidae, Astacura
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family Asteraceae n plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia Synonym(s): Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family
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family Azollaceae n used in some classifications for the genus Azolla [syn: Azollaceae, family Azollaceae]
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family Cactaceae n constituting the order Opuntiales [syn: Cactaceae, family Cactaceae, cactus family]
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family Caeciliadae n coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians Synonym(s): Caeciliidae, family Caeciliidae, Caeciliadae, family Caeciliadae
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family Caeciliidae n coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians Synonym(s): Caeciliidae, family Caeciliidae, Caeciliadae, family Caeciliadae
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family Caenolestidae n small marsupials of southern South America [syn: Caenolestidae, family Caenolestidae]
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family Caesalpiniaceae n spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae Synonym(s): Caesalpiniaceae, family Caesalpiniaceae
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family Callionymidae n dragonets Synonym(s): Callionymidae, family Callionymidae
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family Calliphoridae n blowflies Synonym(s): Calliphoridae, family Calliphoridae
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family Callithricidae n marmosets Synonym(s): Callithricidae, family Callithricidae
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family Callitrichaceae n dicot aquatic herbs [syn: Callitrichaceae, {family Callitrichaceae}]
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family Calostomataceae n a family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales Synonym(s): Calostomataceae, family Calostomataceae
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family Calycanthaceae n shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia Synonym(s): Calycanthaceae, family Calycanthaceae, calycanthus family, strawberry- shrub family
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family Camelidae n camels and llamas and vicunas [syn: Camelidae, {family Camelidae}]
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family Campanulaceae n family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae Synonym(s): Campanulaceae, family Campanulaceae, bellflower family
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family Cancridae n many of the best known edible crabs [syn: Cancridae, family Cancridae]
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family Canellaceae n one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies Synonym(s): Canellaceae, family Canellaceae, canella family
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family Canidae n dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes [syn: Canidae, {family Canidae}]
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family Cannabidaceae n two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae Synonym(s): Cannabidaceae, family Cannabidaceae, hemp family
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family Cannaceae n coextensive with the genus Canna [syn: Cannaceae, {family Cannaceae}]
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family Capitonidae n barbets Synonym(s): Capitonidae, family Capitonidae
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family Capparidaceae n a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia Synonym(s): Capparidaceae, family Capparidaceae, caper family
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family Caprifoliaceae n shrubs and small trees and woody vines [syn: Caprifoliaceae, family Caprifoliaceae, honeysuckle family]
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family Caprimulgidae n goatsuckers Synonym(s): Caprimulgidae, family Caprimulgidae
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family Caproidae n boarfishes Synonym(s): Caproidae, family Caproidae
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family Capromyidae n coypus Synonym(s): Capromyidae, family Capromyidae
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family Capsidae n leaf bugs [syn: Miridae, family Miridae, Capsidae, family Capsidae]
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family Carabidae n ground beetles Synonym(s): Carabidae, family Carabidae
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family Carangidae n large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas Synonym(s): Carangidae, family Carangidae
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family Carapidae n pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae [syn: Carapidae, family Carapidae]
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family Carcharhinidae n largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks Synonym(s): Carcharhinidae, family Carcharhinidae
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family Carchariidae n sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae Synonym(s): Carchariidae, family Carchariidae, Odontaspididae, family Odontaspididae
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family Cardiidae n somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks [syn: Cardiidae, family Cardiidae]
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family Cariamidae n crane-like South American wading birds [syn: Cariamidae, family Cariamidae]
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family Caricaceae n trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves Synonym(s): Caricaceae, family Caricaceae, papaya family
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family Carpinaceae n used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis Synonym(s): Carpinaceae, subfamily Carpinaceae, family Carpinaceae
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family Caryocaraceae n small genus of tropical South American trees [syn: Caryocaraceae, family Caryocaraceae]
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family Caryophyllaceae n large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) Synonym(s): Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, carnation family, pink family
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family Castoridae n beavers Synonym(s): Castoridae, family Castoridae
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family Casuaridae n a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries Synonym(s): Casuaridae, family Casuaridae
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family Casuarinaceae n one genus: genus Casuarina [syn: Casuarinaceae, {family Casuarinaceae}]
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family Cathartidae n condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures [syn: Cathartidae, family Cathartidae]
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family Catostomidae n suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae [syn: Catostomidae, family Catostomidae]
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family Caviidae n a family of Hystricomorpha [syn: Caviidae, {family Caviidae}]
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family Cebidae n all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins Synonym(s): Cebidae, family Cebidae
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family Cecidomyidae n gall midges Synonym(s): Cecidomyidae, family Cecidomyidae
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family Cecropiaceae n in some classifications included in family Moraceae [syn: Cecropiaceae, family Cecropiaceae]
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family Celastraceae n trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright- colored fruits Synonym(s): Celastraceae, family Celastraceae, spindle-tree family, staff-tree family
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family Centrarchidae n sunfish family [syn: Centrarchidae, {family Centrarchidae}]
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family Centriscidae n shrimpfishes Synonym(s): Centriscidae, family Centriscidae
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family Centropomidae n a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos Synonym(s): Centropomidae, family Centropomidae
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family Cephalobidae n a family of Nematoda [syn: Cephalobidae, {family Cephalobidae}]
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family Cephalotaceae n a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus Synonym(s): Cephalotaceae, family Cephalotaceae
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family Cephalotaxaceae n a family of Cephalotaxaceae [syn: Cephalotaxaceae, family Cephalotaxaceae, plum-yew family]
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family Cerambycidae n long-horned beetles [syn: Cerambycidae, {family Cerambycidae}]
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family Ceratodontidae n lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth [syn: Ceratodontidae, family Ceratodontidae]
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family Ceratophyllaceae n coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts [syn: Ceratophyllaceae, family Ceratophyllaceae]
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family Ceratopogonidae n biting midges; sand flies [syn: Ceratopogonidae, {family Ceratopogonidae}]
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family Ceratopsidae n American ceratopsian dinosaurs [syn: Ceratopsidae, family Ceratopsidae]
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family Ceratostomataceae n fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks [syn: Ceratostomataceae, family Ceratostomataceae]
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family Cercidiphyllaceae n one genus [syn: Cercidiphyllaceae, {family Cercidiphyllaceae}]
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family Cercopidae n froghoppers or spittlebugs [syn: Cercopidae, {family Cercopidae}]
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family Cercopithecidae n Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey Synonym(s): Cercopithecidae, family Cercopithecidae
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family Certhiidae n creepers Synonym(s): Certhiidae, family Certhiidae
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family Cervidae n deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer [syn: Cervidae, family Cervidae]
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family Cestidae n coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body Synonym(s): Cestidae, family Cestidae
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family Cetorhinidae n in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks Synonym(s): Cetorhinidae, family Cetorhinidae
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family Chaetodontidae n butterfly fishes [syn: Chaetodontidae, {family Chaetodontidae}]
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family Chalcidae n an arthropod family including: chalcidflies [syn: Chalcididae, family Chalcididae, Chalcidae, family Chalcidae]
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family Chalcididae n an arthropod family including: chalcidflies [syn: Chalcididae, family Chalcididae, Chalcidae, family Chalcidae]
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family Chamaeleonidae n Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria Synonym(s): Chamaeleontidae, family Chamaeleontidae, Chamaeleonidae, family Chamaeleonidae, Rhiptoglossa, family Rhiptoglossa
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family Chamaeleontidae n Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria Synonym(s): Chamaeleontidae, family Chamaeleontidae, Chamaeleonidae, family Chamaeleonidae, Rhiptoglossa, family Rhiptoglossa
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family Characeae n green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts Synonym(s): Characeae, family Characeae
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family Characidae n tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America Synonym(s): Characidae, family Characidae
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family Characinidae n former name of the Characidae [syn: Characinidae, {family Characinidae}]
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family Charadriidae n plover family Synonym(s): Charadriidae, family Charadriidae
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family Chelonidae n green turtles; hawksbills [syn: Cheloniidae, {family Cheloniidae}, Chelonidae, family Chelonidae]
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family Cheloniidae n green turtles; hawksbills [syn: Cheloniidae, {family Cheloniidae}, Chelonidae, family Chelonidae]
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family Chelydridae n snapping turtles Synonym(s): Chelydridae, family Chelydridae
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family Chenopodiaceae n includes spinach and beets [syn: Chenopodiaceae, {family Chenopodiaceae}, goosefoot family]
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family Chermidae n jumping plant lice [syn: Psyllidae, family Psyllidae, Chermidae, family Chermidae]
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family Chimaeridae n a family of Holocephali [syn: Chimaeridae, {family Chimaeridae}]
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family Chinchillidae n small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents [syn: Chinchillidae, family Chinchillidae]
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family Chironomidae n midges Synonym(s): Chironomidae, family Chironomidae
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family Chlamydiaceae n Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates [syn: Chlamydiaceae, family Chlamydiaceae]
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family Chlamydomonadaceae n green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome Synonym(s): Chlamydomonadaceae, family Chlamydomonadaceae
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family Chloranthaceae n small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees [syn: Chloranthaceae, family Chloranthaceae]
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family Chlorophthalmidae n small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes Synonym(s): Chlorophthalmidae, family Chlorophthalmidae
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family Chrysochloridae n golden moles [syn: Chrysochloridae, {family Chrysochloridae}]
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family Chrysomelidae n leaf beetles Synonym(s): Chrysomelidae, family Chrysomelidae
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family Chrysopidae n green lacewings Synonym(s): Chrysopidae, family Chrysopidae
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family Chytridiaceae n a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales [syn: Chytridiaceae, family Chytridiaceae]
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family Cicadellidae n leafhoppers Synonym(s): Cicadellidae, family Cicadellidae
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family Cicadidae n cicadas Synonym(s): Cicadidae, family Cicadidae
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family Cichlidae n cichlids Synonym(s): Cichlidae, family Cichlidae
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family Cicindelidae n tiger beetles Synonym(s): Cicindelidae, family Cicindelidae
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family Ciconiidae n storks Synonym(s): Ciconiidae, family Ciconiidae
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family Cimicidae n wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects [syn: Cimicidae, family Cimicidae]
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family Cinclidae n water ouzels Synonym(s): Cinclidae, family Cinclidae
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family circle n rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats Synonym(s): second balcony, family circle, upper balcony, peanut gallery
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family Cistaceae n shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean Synonym(s): Cistaceae, family Cistaceae, rockrose family
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family Cladoniaceae n a family of lichens [syn: Cladoniaceae, {family Cladoniaceae}]
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family Clathraceae n family of fleshy fungi resembling stinkhorns [syn: Clathraceae, family Clathraceae]
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family Clavariaceae n fleshy fungi: coral fungi [syn: Clavariaceae, {family Clavariaceae}]
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family Cleridae n beetles that prey on other insects [syn: Cleridae, family Cleridae]
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family Clethraceae n coextensive with the genus Clethra [syn: Clethraceae, family Clethraceae, white-alder family]
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family Clinidae n viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas [syn: Clinidae, family Clinidae]
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family Clupeidae n herrings; shad; sardines; etc. [syn: Clupeidae, {family Clupeidae}]
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family Clusiaceae n widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber Synonym(s): Guttiferae, family Guttiferae, Clusiaceae, family Clusiaceae, St John's wort family
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family Cobitidae n loaches Synonym(s): Cobitidae, family Cobitidae
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family Coccidae n scale insects Synonym(s): Coccidae, family Coccidae
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family Coccinellidae n the ladybugs Synonym(s): Coccinellidae, family Coccinellidae
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family Coerebidae n the honeycreepers [syn: Coerebidae, family Coerebidae, Dacninae, family Dacninae]
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family Colchicaceae n one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa Synonym(s): Colchicaceae, family Colchicaceae
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family Colubridae n nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species Synonym(s): Colubridae, family Colubridae
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family Columbidae n doves and pigeons Synonym(s): Columbidae, family Columbidae
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family Comatulidae n former usage synonymous with Antedonidae [syn: Comatulidae, family Comatulidae]
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family Combretaceae n a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales Synonym(s): Combretaceae, family Combretaceae, combretum family
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family Commelinaceae n large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts Synonym(s): Commelinaceae, family Commelinaceae, spiderwort family
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family Compositae n plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia Synonym(s): Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family
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family Congridae n marine eels Synonym(s): Congridae, family Congridae
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family Connaraceae n mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae Synonym(s): Connaraceae, family Connaraceae, zebrawood family
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family Convallariaceae n one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted Synonym(s): Convallariaceae, family Convallariaceae
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family Convolvulaceae n morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit Synonym(s): Convolvulaceae, family Convolvulaceae, morning- glory family
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family Coprinaceae n used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus [syn: Coprinaceae, family Coprinaceae]
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family Coraciidae n rollers Synonym(s): Coraciidae, family Coraciidae
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family Cordaitaceae n chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus Synonym(s): Cordaitaceae, family Cordaitaceae
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family Cordylidae n small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards [syn: Cordylidae, family Cordylidae]
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family Coregonidae n soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae Synonym(s): Coregonidae, family Coregonidae
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family Coreidae n squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs [syn: Coreidae, {family Coreidae}]
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family Corixidae n water bugs Synonym(s): Corixidae, family Corixidae
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family Cornaceae n a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia Synonym(s): Cornaceae, family Cornaceae, dogwood family
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family Cortinariaceae n a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn: Cortinariaceae, family Cortinariaceae]
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family Corvidae n crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay [syn: Corvidae, family Corvidae]
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family Corydalidae n dobsons Synonym(s): Corydalidae, family Corydalidae
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family Corylaceae n used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus Synonym(s): Corylaceae, subfamily Corylaceae, family Corylaceae
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family Corynebacteriaceae n a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales Synonym(s): Corynebacteriaceae, family Corynebacteriaceae
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family Coryphaenidae n large active pelagic percoid fish [syn: Coryphaenidae, family Coryphaenidae]
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family Cotingidae n cotingas; umbrella birds [syn: Cotingidae, {family Cotingidae}]
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family Cottidae n sculpins Synonym(s): Cottidae, family Cottidae
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family court n a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children) Synonym(s): family court, domestic relations court, court of domestic relations
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family Cracidae n curassows; guans; chachalacas [syn: Cracidae, {family Cracidae}]
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family Cracticidae n Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae Synonym(s): Cracticidae, family Cracticidae
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family Crangonidae n shrimps Synonym(s): Crangonidae, family Crangonidae
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family Crassulaceae n succulent shrubs and herbs [syn: Crassulaceae, {family Crassulaceae}, stonecrop family]
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family Cricetidae n mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters Synonym(s): Cricetidae, family Cricetidae
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family Crocodylidae n true crocodiles [syn: Crocodylidae, {family Crocodylidae}]
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family Crotalidae n New World vipers: pit vipers [syn: Crotalidae, {family Crotalidae}]
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family Cruciferae n a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives Synonym(s): Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family
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family Cryptobranchidae n large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders Synonym(s): Cryptobranchidae, family Cryptobranchidae
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family Cryptocercidae n a family of Blattodea [syn: Cryptocercidae, {family Cryptocercidae}]
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family Cryptogrammataceae n one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems Synonym(s): Cryptogrammataceae, family Cryptogrammataceae
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family Ctenizidae n large burrowing spiders [syn: Ctenizidae, {family Ctenizidae}]
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family Cuculidae n includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner [syn: Cuculidae, {family Cuculidae}]
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family Cucurbitaceae n a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin) Synonym(s): Cucurbitaceae, family Cucurbitaceae, gourd family
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family Culicidae n mosquitoes Synonym(s): Culicidae, family Culicidae
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family Cunoniaceae n trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere Synonym(s): Cunoniaceae, family Cunoniaceae, cunonia family
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family Cupressaceae n cypresses and junipers and many cedars [syn: Cupressaceae, family Cupressaceae, cypress family]
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family Curculionidae n true weevils: snout beetles [syn: Curculionidae, {family Curculionidae}]
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family Cuterebridae n New World botflies [syn: Cuterebridae, {family Cuterebridae}]
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family Cyatheaceae n tropical tree ferns [syn: Cyatheaceae, {family Cyatheaceae}]
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family Cycadaceae n ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids Synonym(s): Cycadaceae, family Cycadaceae, cycad family
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family Cyclopteridae n lumpfishes Synonym(s): Cyclopteridae, family Cyclopteridae
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family Cymatiidae n tritons Synonym(s): Cymatiidae, family Cymatiidae
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family Cynipidae n a family of Hymenoptera [syn: Cynipidae, {family Cynipidae}]
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family Cynocephalidae n a family of Dermoptera [syn: Cynocephalidae, {family Cynocephalidae}]
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family Cynoglossidae n tonguefishes Synonym(s): Cynoglossidae, family Cynoglossidae
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family Cyperaceae n bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant [syn: Cyperaceae, family Cyperaceae, sedge family]
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family Cypraeidae n family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries [syn: Cypraeidae, family Cypraeidae]
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family Cyprinidae n a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace Synonym(s): Cyprinidae, family Cyprinidae
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family Cyprinodontidae n large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies Synonym(s): Cyprinodontidae, family Cyprinodontidae
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family Cyrilliaceae n shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia Synonym(s): Cyrilliaceae, family Cyrilliaceae, cyrilla family, titi family
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family Echeneidae n fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships Synonym(s): Echeneididae, family Echeneididae, family Echeneidae
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family Echeneididae n fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships Synonym(s): Echeneididae, family Echeneididae, family Echeneidae
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family Equidae n horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals [syn: Equidae, family Equidae]
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family Equisetaceae n sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies [syn: Equisetaceae, family Equisetaceae, horsetail family]
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family Eschrichtiidae n comprising only the grey whales [syn: Eschrichtiidae, family Eschrichtiidae]
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family Esocidae n pikes; pickerels; muskellunges [syn: Esocidae, {family Esocidae}]
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family Euglenaceae n considered green algae [syn: Euglenaceae, {family Euglenaceae}]
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family Exocoetidae n flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks [syn: Exocoetidae, family Exocoetidae]
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family Gadidae n large family of important mostly marine food fishes [syn: Gadidae, family Gadidae]
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family Galbulidae n jacamars Synonym(s): Galbulidae, family Galbulidae
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family Gasterophilidae n horse botflies [syn: Gasterophilidae, {family Gasterophilidae}]
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family Gasterosteidae n sticklebacks [syn: Gasterosteidae, {family Gasterosteidae}]
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family Gavialidae n gavials Synonym(s): Gavialidae, family Gavialidae
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family Gavidae n loon family Synonym(s): Gavidae, family Gavidae
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family Geastraceae n a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales Synonym(s): Geastraceae, family Geastraceae
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family Gekkonidae n geckos Synonym(s): Gekkonidae, family Gekkonidae
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family Gelechiidae n important economic pests [syn: Gelechiidae, {family Gelechiidae}]
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family Gempylidae n snake mackerels Synonym(s): Gempylidae, family Gempylidae
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family Gentianaceae n chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals Synonym(s): Gentianaceae, family Gentianaceae, gentian family
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family Geoglossaceae n a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales [syn: Geoglossaceae, family Geoglossaceae]
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family Geometridae n measuring worms Synonym(s): Geometridae, family Geometridae
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family Geomyidae n North American pocket gophers [syn: Geomyidae, {family Geomyidae}]
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family Geophilidae n small extremely elongate centipedes that live in earth Synonym(s): Geophilidae, family Geophilidae
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family Geraniaceae n chiefly herbaceous plants [syn: Geraniaceae, {family Geraniaceae}, geranium family]
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family Gerreidae n mojarras [syn: Gerreidae, family Gerreidae, Gerridae, family Gerridae]
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family Gerridae n mojarras [syn: Gerreidae, family Gerreidae, Gerridae, family Gerridae] an arthropod family that includes water striders Synonym(s): Gerrididae, family Gerrididae, Gerridae, family Gerridae
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family Gerrididae n an arthropod family that includes water striders [syn: Gerrididae, family Gerrididae, Gerridae, family Gerridae]
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family Gesneriaceae n large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales Synonym(s): Gesneriaceae, family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family
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family Gigartinaceae n a family of protoctist [syn: Gigartinaceae, {family Gigartinaceae}]
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family Ginkgoaceae n constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms Synonym(s): Ginkgoaceae, family Ginkgoaceae, ginkgo family
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family Giraffidae n giraffes Synonym(s): Giraffidae, family Giraffidae
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family Glareolidae n Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers [syn: Glareolidae, family Glareolidae]
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family Gleicheniaceae n a family of ferns belonging to order Filicales [syn: Gleicheniaceae, family Gleicheniaceae]
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family Gliridae n dormice and other Old World forms [syn: Gliridae, {family Gliridae}]
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family Globigerinidae n a family of protoctists [syn: Globigerinidae, {family Globigerinidae}]
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family Glossinidae n flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies [syn: Glossinidae, family Glossinidae]
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family Gnetaceae n plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as genus Gnetum Synonym(s): Gnetaceae, family Gnetaceae
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family Gobiesocidae n clingfishes Synonym(s): Gobiesocidae, family Gobiesocidae
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family Gobiidae n gobies Synonym(s): Gobiidae, family Gobiidae
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family Gomphotheriidae n elephants extinct since the Pleistocene [syn: Gomphotheriidae, family Gomphotheriidae]
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family Gonorhynchidae n coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus [syn: Gonorhynchidae, family Gonorhynchidae]
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family Goodeniaceae n a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China Synonym(s): Goodeniaceae, family Goodeniaceae, Goodenia family
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family Gracilariidae n leaf miners [syn: Gracilariidae, Gracillariidae, family Gracilariidae]
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family Graminaceae n the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane Synonym(s): Gramineae, family Gramineae, Graminaceae, family Graminaceae, Poaceae, family Poaceae, grass family
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family Gramineae n the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane Synonym(s): Gramineae, family Gramineae, Graminaceae, family Graminaceae, Poaceae, family Poaceae, grass family
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family Grossulariaceae n in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry Synonym(s): Grossulariaceae, family Grossulariaceae, gooseberry family
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family Gruidae n cranes Synonym(s): Gruidae, family Gruidae
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family Gryllidae n crickets Synonym(s): Gryllidae, family Gryllidae
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family Guttiferae n widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber Synonym(s): Guttiferae, family Guttiferae, Clusiaceae, family Clusiaceae, St John's wort family
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family Gyrinidae n whirligig beetles Synonym(s): Gyrinidae, family Gyrinidae
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family Hexagrammidae n greenlings Synonym(s): Hexagrammidae, family Hexagrammidae
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family Hexanchidae n primitive sharks Synonym(s): Hexanchidae, family Hexanchidae
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family history n part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases
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family Hostaceae n one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta Synonym(s): Hostaceae, family Hostaceae, Funkaceae, family Funkaceae
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family Hyacinthaceae n one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted Synonym(s): Hyacinthaceae, family Hyacinthaceae
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family Hygrophoraceae n a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance Synonym(s): Hygrophoraceae, family Hygrophoraceae
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family Hystricidae n Old World porcupines [syn: Hystricidae, {family Hystricidae}]
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family Ichneumonidae n ichneumon flies [syn: Ichneumonidae, {family Ichneumonidae}]
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family Ichthyosauridae n later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres Synonym(s): Ichthyosauridae, family Ichthyosauridae
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family Icteridae n American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks Synonym(s): Icteridae, family Icteridae
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family Iguania n New World lizards [syn: Iguanidae, family Iguanidae, Iguania, family Iguania]
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family Iguanidae n New World lizards [syn: Iguanidae, family Iguanidae, Iguania, family Iguania]
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family Iguanodontidae n iguanodons Synonym(s): Iguanodontidae, family Iguanodontidae
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family Isoetaceae n quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes [syn: Isoetaceae, family Isoetaceae, quillwort family]
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family Istiophoridae n sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins [syn: Istiophoridae, family Istiophoridae]
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family Isuridae n in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae Synonym(s): Isuridae, family Isuridae
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family Ixodidae n hard ticks Synonym(s): Ixodidae, family Ixodidae
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family Jassidae n family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications Synonym(s): Jassidae, family Jassidae
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family jewels n external male sex organs [syn: male genitalia, {male genitals}, male genital organ, family jewels]
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family Juglandaceae n trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans Synonym(s): Juglandaceae, family Juglandaceae, walnut family
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family Juncaceae n tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes [syn: Juncaceae, family Juncaceae, rush family]
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family Juncaginaceae n a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales Synonym(s): Scheuchzeriaceae, family Scheuchzeriaceae, Juncaginaceae, family Juncaginaceae, arrow-grass family
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family Jungermanniaceae n comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales Synonym(s): Jungermanniaceae, family Jungermanniaceae
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family Kalotermitidae n primitive termites of warm regions [syn: Kalotermitidae, family Kalotermitidae]
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family Kasuwonidae n in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos Synonym(s): Katsuwonidae, family Kasuwonidae
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family Kinosternidae n mud turtles; musk turtles [syn: Kinosternidae, {family Kinosternidae}]
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family Kyphosidae n sea chubs Synonym(s): Kyphosidae, family Kyphosidae
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family Ochnaceae n family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves Synonym(s): Ochnaceae, family Ochnaceae, ochna family
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family Ochotonidae n pikas and extinct forms [syn: Ochotonidae, {family Ochotonidae}]
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family Octopodidae n a family of Octopoda [syn: Octopodidae, {family Octopodidae}]
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family Oestridae n warble flies [syn: Oestridae, family Oestridae, Hypodermatidae, family Hypodermatidae]
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family Ogcocephalidae n batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes [syn: Ogcocephalidae, family Ogcocephalidae]
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family Oscillatoriaceae n blue green algae [syn: Oscillatoriaceae, {family Oscillatoriaceae}]
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family Osmeridae n smelts Synonym(s): Osmeridae, family Osmeridae
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family Osmundaceae n large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas Synonym(s): Osmundaceae, family Osmundaceae
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family Osteoglossidae n a family of large fishes that live in freshwater; includes bandfish and bonytongues Synonym(s): Osteoglossidae, family Osteoglossidae
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family Ostraciidae n boxfishes [syn: Ostraciidae, family Ostraciidae, family Ostraciontidae]
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family Ostraciontidae n boxfishes [syn: Ostraciidae, family Ostraciidae, family Ostraciontidae]
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family Ostreidae n oysters Synonym(s): Ostreidae, family Ostreidae
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family Oxalidaceae n a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers Synonym(s): Oxalidaceae, family Oxalidaceae, wood-sorrel family
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family Oxyuridae n pinworms Synonym(s): Oxyuridae, family Oxyuridae
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family Saccharomycetaceae n family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates Synonym(s): Saccharomycetaceae, family Saccharomycetaceae
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family Sagittariidae n secretary birds [syn: Sagittariidae, {family Sagittariidae}]
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family Salamandridae n salamanders Synonym(s): Salamandridae, family Salamandridae
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family Salicaceae n two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus Synonym(s): Salicaceae, family Salicaceae, willow family
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family Salmonidae n salmon and trout Synonym(s): Salmonidae, family Salmonidae
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family Salpidae n a small family of tunicates in the class Thaliacea [syn: Salpidae, family Salpidae]
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family Salvadoraceae n a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals Synonym(s): Salvadoraceae, family Salvadoraceae, Salvadora family
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family Salviniaceae n water ferns Synonym(s): Salviniaceae, family Salviniaceae
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family Santalaceae n chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit Synonym(s): Santalaceae, family Santalaceae, sandalwood family
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family Sapindaceae n chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins Synonym(s): Sapindaceae, family Sapindaceae, soapberry family
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family Sapotaceae n tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit Synonym(s): Sapotaceae, family Sapotaceae, sapodilla family
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family Sarcoptidae n small whitish mites [syn: Sarcoptidae, {family Sarcoptidae}]
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family Sarcoscyphaceae n family of fungi belonging to the order Pezizales [syn: Sarcoscyphaceae, family Sarcoscyphaceae]
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family Sarraceniaceae n insectivorous plants [syn: Sarraceniaceae, {family Sarraceniaceae}, pitcher-plant family]
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family Saturniidae n important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known Synonym(s): Saturniidae, family Saturniidae
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family Satyridae n a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods Synonym(s): Satyridae, family Satyridae
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family Saururaceae n family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia Synonym(s): Saururaceae, family Saururaceae, lizard's-tail family
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family Saxifragaceae n a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae Synonym(s): Saxifragaceae, family Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family
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family Scarabaeidae n scarab or dung beetles [syn: Scarabaeidae, {family Scarabaeidae}]
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family Scaridae n parrotfishes Synonym(s): Scaridae, family Scaridae
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family Scheuchzeriaceae n a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales Synonym(s): Scheuchzeriaceae, family Scheuchzeriaceae, Juncaginaceae, family Juncaginaceae, arrow-grass family
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family Schistosomatidae n a family of Trematoda [syn: Schistosomatidae, {family Schistosomatidae}]
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family Schizaeaceae n small family of mainly tropical ferns [syn: Schizaeaceae, family Schizaeaceae]
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family Schizophyceae n former terms for Cyanophyceae [syn: Myxophyceae, {family Myxophyceae}, Schizophyceae, family Schizophyceae]
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family Schizosaccharomycetaceae n a family of fungi belonging to order Endomycetales [syn: Schizosaccharomycetaceae, family Schizosaccharomycetaceae]
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family Sciadopityaceae n family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae Synonym(s): Sciadopityaceae, family Sciadopityaceae
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family Sciaenidae n warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout Synonym(s): Sciaenidae, family Sciaenidae
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family Sciaridae n fungus gnats Synonym(s): Sciaridae, family Sciaridae
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family Scincidae n skinks Synonym(s): Scincidae, family Scincidae
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family Sciuridae n a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles Synonym(s): Sciuridae, family Sciuridae
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family Sclerodermataceae n a family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single- layered peridium; includes earthballs Synonym(s): Sclerodermataceae, family Sclerodermataceae
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family Sclerotiniaceae n a fungus family of order Helotiales [syn: Sclerotiniaceae, family Sclerotiniaceae]
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family Scolopacidae n sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers Synonym(s): Scolopacidae, family Scolopacidae
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family Scolytidae n large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees Synonym(s): Scolytidae, family Scolytidae, Ipidae, family Ipidae
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family Scomberesocidae n only sauries [syn: Scomberesocidae, {family Scomberesocidae}, Scombresocidae, family Scombresocidae]
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family Scombresocidae n only sauries [syn: Scomberesocidae, {family Scomberesocidae}, Scombresocidae, family Scombresocidae]
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family Scombridae n marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna [syn: Scombridae, family Scombridae]
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family Scorpaenidae n scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes [syn: Scorpaenidae, family Scorpaenidae]
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family Scrophulariaceae n a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales Synonym(s): Scrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family
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family Scutigeridae n a family of Chilopoda [syn: Scutigeridae, {family Scutigeridae}]
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family Scyliorhinidae n small bottom-dwelling sharks [syn: Scyliorhinidae, family Scyliorhinidae]
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family Secotiaceae n a family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi Synonym(s): Secotiaceae, family Secotiaceae
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family Selaginellaceae n lesser club mosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses Synonym(s): Selaginellaceae, family Selaginellaceae
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family Sepiidae n true cuttlefishes Synonym(s): Sepiidae, family Sepiidae
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family Septobasidiaceae n a family of fungi belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota Synonym(s): Septobasidiaceae, family Septobasidiaceae
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family Serranidae n marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish Synonym(s): Serranidae, family Serranidae
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family Sialidae n an arthropod family including: alderflies [syn: Sialidae, family Sialidae]
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family Sillaginidae n small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia Synonym(s): Sillaginidae, family Sillaginidae
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family Siluridae n Old World catfishes Synonym(s): Siluridae, family Siluridae
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family Simaroubaceae n chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit Synonym(s): Simaroubaceae, family Simaroubaceae, quassia family
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family Simuliidae n blackflies and sand flies [syn: Simuliidae, {family Simuliidae}]
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family Sirenidae n sirens Synonym(s): Sirenidae, family Sirenidae
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family Sisyridae n an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies Synonym(s): Sisyridae, family Sisyridae
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family Sittidae n nuthatches Synonym(s): Sittidae, family Sittidae
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family Solanaceae n large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra Synonym(s): Solanaceae, family Solanaceae, potato family
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family Soleidae n soles Synonym(s): Soleidae, family Soleidae
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family Solenidae n razor clams Synonym(s): Solenidae, family Solenidae
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family Soricidae n shrews Synonym(s): Soricidae, family Soricidae
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family Spalacidae n mole rats Synonym(s): Spalacidae, family Spalacidae
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family Sparganiaceae n coextensive with the genus Sparganium [syn: Sparganiaceae, family Sparganiaceae, bur-reed family]
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family Sparidae n porgies; scups Synonym(s): Sparidae, family Sparidae
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family Sphaeriaceae n parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia Synonym(s): Sphaeriaceae, family Sphaeriaceae
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family Sphaerobolaceae n monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity Synonym(s): Sphaerobolaceae, family Sphaerobolaceae
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family Sphaerocarpaceae n liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes; sometimes placed in the order Jungermanniales Synonym(s): Sphaerocarpaceae, family Sphaerocarpaceae
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family Sphecidae n mud daubers; some digger wasps [syn: Sphecidae, {family Sphecidae}]
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family Spheniscidae n comprising all existing penguins [syn: Spheniscidae, family Spheniscidae]
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family Sphingidae n hawkmoths Synonym(s): Sphingidae, family Sphingidae
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family Sphyraenidae n monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda Synonym(s): Sphyraenidae, family Sphyraenidae
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family Sphyrnidae n hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks [syn: Sphyrnidae, family Sphyrnidae]
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family Spirillaceae n rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria [syn: Spirillaceae, family Spirillaceae]
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family Spirochaetaceae n large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters Synonym(s): Spirochaetaceae, family Spirochaetaceae
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family Spirulidae n coextensive with the genus Spirula; included in the order Belemnoidea in some older classifications Synonym(s): Spirulidae, family Spirulidae
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family Squalidae n dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin [syn: Squalidae, family Squalidae]
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family Squatinidae n bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks [syn: Squatinidae, family Squatinidae]
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family Squillidae n crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore Synonym(s): Squillidae, family Squillidae
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family Staphylaceae n a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone Synonym(s): Staphylaceae, family Staphylaceae, bladdernut family
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family Staphylinidae n rove beetles Synonym(s): Staphylinidae, family Staphylinidae
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family Steatornithidae n oilbirds Synonym(s): Steatornithidae, family Steatornithidae
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family Stenopelmatidae n long-horned grasshoppers [syn: Stenopelmatidae, {family Stenopelmatidae}]
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family Stercorariidae n jaegers and skuas: [syn: Stercorariidae, {family Stercorariidae}]
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family Sterculiaceae n a large family of plants of order Malvales [syn: Sterculiaceae, family Sterculiaceae, sterculia family]
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family Stichaeidae n pricklebacks Synonym(s): Stichaeidae, family Stichaeidae
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family Stizidae n cicada killers Synonym(s): Stizidae, family Stizidae
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family Strelitziaceae n woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae Synonym(s): Strelitziaceae, family Strelitziaceae, strelitzia family
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family Streptomycetaceae n higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes [syn: Streptomycetaceae, family Streptomycetaceae]
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family Strigidae n a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes [syn: Strigidae, family Strigidae]
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family Stromateidae n butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes [syn: Stromateidae, family Stromateidae]
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family Strombidae n the family of conchs [syn: Strombidae, {family Strombidae}]
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family Strophariaceae n sometimes included in family Agaricaceae [syn: Strophariaceae, family Strophariaceae]
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family Struthionidae n tall terrestrial birds: ostriches [syn: Struthionidae, family Struthionidae]
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family Sturnidae n Old World starlings Synonym(s): Sturnidae, family Sturnidae
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family Styracaceae n a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales Synonym(s): Styracaceae, family Styracaceae, storax family, styrax family
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family Suidae n pigs; hogs; boars Synonym(s): Suidae, family Suidae
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family Sulidae n gannets and boobies Synonym(s): Sulidae, family Sulidae
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family Sylviidae n in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers Synonym(s): Sylviidae, family Sylviidae
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family Symplocaceae n a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales [syn: Symplocaceae, family Symplocaceae, sweetleaf family]
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family Synchytriaceae n a fungus family of order Chytridiales [syn: Synchytriaceae, family Synchytriaceae]
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family Syngnathidae n pipefishes Synonym(s): Syngnathidae, family Syngnathidae
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family Synodontidae n soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes [syn: Synodontidae, family Synodontidae]
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family Usneaceae n fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, Alectoria Synonym(s): Usneaceae, family Usneaceae
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family Ustilaginaceae n a fungus family of loose smuts [syn: Ustilaginaceae, family Ustilaginaceae]
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family Xanthorrhoeaceae n one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted Synonym(s): Xanthorrhoeaceae, family Xanthorrhoeaceae, grass tree family
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family Xantusiidae n night lizards Synonym(s): Xantusiidae, family Xantusiidae
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family Xenicidae n alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens Synonym(s): Xenicidae, family Xenicidae, Acanthisittidae, family Acanthisittidae
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family Xenopodidae n in some classifications the family of the genus Xenopus which is otherwise included in the family Pipidae Synonym(s): Xenopodidae, family Xenopodidae
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family Xenosauridae n monotypic family of Mexican lizards [syn: Xenosauridae, family Xenosauridae]
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family Xiphiidae n comprising the common swordfishes [syn: Xiphiidae, family Xiphiidae]
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family Xylariaceae n family of fungi characterized by dark brown to black spores Synonym(s): Xylariaceae, family Xylariaceae
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family Xyridaceae n plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places Synonym(s): Xyridaceae, family Xyridaceae, yellow- eyed grass family
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family Zamiaceae n a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias Synonym(s): Zamiaceae, family Zamiaceae, zamia family
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family Zannichelliaceae n alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species Synonym(s): Zannichelliaceae, family Zannichelliaceae
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family Zapodidae n jumping mice Synonym(s): Zapodidae, family Zapodidae
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family Zeidae n a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi [syn: Zeidae, family Zeidae]
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family Zingiberaceae n a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales Synonym(s): Zingiberaceae, family Zingiberaceae, ginger family
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family Ziphiidae n beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae Synonym(s): Ziphiidae, family Ziphiidae, Hyperodontidae, family Hyperodontidae
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family Zoarcidae n eelpouts Synonym(s): Zoarcidae, family Zoarcidae
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family Zosteraceae n used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae Synonym(s): Zosteraceae, family Zosteraceae, eelgrass family
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family Zygnemataceae n pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses Synonym(s): Zygnemataceae, family Zygnemataceae
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family Zygophyllaceae n small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea Synonym(s): Zygophyllaceae, family Zygophyllaceae, bean-caper family
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famulus n a close attendant (as to a scholar)
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fanaloka n civet of Madagascar Synonym(s): fanaloka, Fossa fossa
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fanlight n a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door Synonym(s): transom, transom window, fanlight a window in a roof to admit daylight Synonym(s): skylight, fanlight a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan
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fanlike adj resembling a fan
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female chest n the chest of a woman Synonym(s): female chest, bust
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female child n a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" Synonym(s): female child, girl, little girl Antonym(s): boy, male child
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female circumcision n excision of the clitoris [syn: clitoridectomy, {female circumcision}]
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female genital organ n external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals" Synonym(s): female genitalia, female genitals, female genital organ, fanny
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female genitalia n external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals" Synonym(s): female genitalia, female genitals, female genital organ, fanny
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female genitals n external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals" Synonym(s): female genitalia, female genitals, female genital organ, fanny
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female sibling n a person's sister Antonym(s): male sibling
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fennel seed n aromatic anis-scented seeds
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final cause n (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process
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final cut n the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer
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final exam n an examination administered at the end of an academic term Synonym(s): final examination, final exam, final
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final examination n an examination administered at the end of an academic term Synonym(s): final examination, final exam, final
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final judgment n a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment Synonym(s): final judgment, final decision
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final solution n the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945 Synonym(s): Holocaust, final solution
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final stage n the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" Synonym(s): end, last, final stage
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finalisation n the act of finalizing Synonym(s): finalization, finalisation
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finalise v make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal" Synonym(s): finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
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finalist n a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition
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finalization n the act of finalizing Synonym(s): finalization, finalisation
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finalize v make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal" Synonym(s): finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
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fine-looking adj pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman Synonym(s): fine-looking, good-looking, better- looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured
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funnel shape n a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends Synonym(s): funnel, funnel shape
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funnel-crest rosebud orchid n orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia Synonym(s): spreading pogonia, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, Cleistes divaricata, Pogonia divaricata
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funnel-shaped adj shaped in the form of a funnel
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Fritillaria \[d8]Frit"illa`ria\, n. [NL., fr. L. fritillus dicebox: cf. F. fritillaire. So named from the checkered markings of the petals.] (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants, of which the crown-imperial ({Fritillaria imperialis}) is one species, and the Guinea-hen flower ({F. Meleagris}) another. See {Crown-imperial}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fameless \Fame"less\, a. Without fame or renown. -- {Fame"less*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fameless \Fame"less\, a. Without fame or renown. -- {Fame"less*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Family \Fam"i*ly\, n.; pl. {Families}. [L. familia, fr. famulus servant; akin to Oscan famel servant, cf. faamat he dwells, Skr. dh[be]man house, fr. dh[be]to set, make, do: cf. F. famille. Cf. {Do}, v. t., {Doom}, {Fact}, {Feat}.] 1. The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders. 2. The group comprising a husband and wife and their dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the organization of society. The welfare of the family underlies the welfare of society. --H. Spencer. 3. Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe, clan, or race; kindred; house; as, the human family; the family of Abraham; the father of a family. Go ! and pretend your family is young. --Pope. 4. Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage. 5. Honorable descent; noble or respectable stock; as, a man of family. 6. A group of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine family. 7. (Biol.) A group of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In zo[94]logy a family is less comprehesive than an order; in botany it is often considered the same thing as an order. {Family circle}. See under {Circle}. {Family man}. (a) A man who has a family; esp., one who has a wife and children living with him andd dependent upon him. (b) A man of domestic habits. [bd]The Jews are generally, when married, most exemplary family men.[b8] --Mayhew. {Family of} {curves [or] surfaces} (Geom.), a group of curves or surfaces derived from a single equation. {In a family way}, like one belonging to the family. [bd]Why don't we ask him and his ladies to come over in a family way, and dine with some other plain country gentlefolks?[b8] --Thackeray. {In the family way}, pregnant. [Colloq.]
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Familism \Fam"i*lism\, n. The tenets of the Familists. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Familist \Fam"i*list\, n. [From {Family}.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of afanatical Antinomian sect originating in Holland, and existing in England about 1580, called the Family of Love, who held that religion consists wholly in love.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Familistery \Fam"ilister*y\, n.; pl. {Familisteries}. [F. familist[8a]re.] A community in which many persons unite as in one family, and are regulated by certain communistic laws and customs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Familistery \Fam"ilister*y\, n.; pl. {Familisteries}. [F. familist[8a]re.] A community in which many persons unite as in one family, and are regulated by certain communistic laws and customs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Familistic \Fam`ilistic\, Familistical \Fam`ilis"tic*al\, a. Pertaining to Familists. --Baxter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Familistic \Fam`ilistic\, Familistical \Fam`ilis"tic*al\, a. Pertaining to Familists. --Baxter.
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Family \Fam"i*ly\, n.; pl. {Families}. [L. familia, fr. famulus servant; akin to Oscan famel servant, cf. faamat he dwells, Skr. dh[be]man house, fr. dh[be]to set, make, do: cf. F. famille. Cf. {Do}, v. t., {Doom}, {Fact}, {Feat}.] 1. The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders. 2. The group comprising a husband and wife and their dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the organization of society. The welfare of the family underlies the welfare of society. --H. Spencer. 3. Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe, clan, or race; kindred; house; as, the human family; the family of Abraham; the father of a family. Go ! and pretend your family is young. --Pope. 4. Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage. 5. Honorable descent; noble or respectable stock; as, a man of family. 6. A group of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine family. 7. (Biol.) A group of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In zo[94]logy a family is less comprehesive than an order; in botany it is often considered the same thing as an order. {Family circle}. See under {Circle}. {Family man}. (a) A man who has a family; esp., one who has a wife and children living with him andd dependent upon him. (b) A man of domestic habits. [bd]The Jews are generally, when married, most exemplary family men.[b8] --Mayhew. {Family of} {curves [or] surfaces} (Geom.), a group of curves or surfaces derived from a single equation. {In a family way}, like one belonging to the family. [bd]Why don't we ask him and his ladies to come over in a family way, and dine with some other plain country gentlefolks?[b8] --Thackeray. {In the family way}, pregnant. [Colloq.]
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Circle \Cir"cle\ (s[etil]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle, akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. {Circus}, {Circum-}.] 1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center. 2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring. 3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle. Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a {mural circle}; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a {meridian [or] transit circle}; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a {reflecting circle}; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a {repeating circle}. 4. A round body; a sphere; an orb. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth. --Is. xi. 22. 5. Compass; circuit; inclosure. In the circle of this forest. --Shak. 6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set. As his name gradually became known, the circle of his acquaintance widened. --Macaulay. 7. A circular group of persons; a ring. 8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself. Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden. 9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning. That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again, that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches nothing. --Glanvill. 10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.] Has he given the lie, In circle, or oblique, or semicircle. --J. Fletcher. 11. A territorial division or district. Note: {The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire}, ten in number, were those principalities or provinces which had seats in the German Diet. {Azimuth circle}. See under {Azimuth}. {Circle of altitude} (Astron.), a circle parallel to the horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar. {Circle of curvature}. See {Osculating circle of a curve} (Below). {Circle of declination}. See under {Declination}. {Circle of latitude}. (a) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic, passing through its poles. (b) (Spherical Projection) A small circle of the sphere whose plane is perpendicular to the axis. {Circles of longitude}, lesser circles parallel to the ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it. {Circle of perpetual apparition}, at any given place, the boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is equal to the latitude of the place. {Circle of perpetual occultation}, at any given place, the boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within which the stars never rise. {Circle of the sphere}, a circle upon the surface of the sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a small circle. {Diurnal circle}. See under {Diurnal}. {Dress circle}, a gallery in a theater, generally the one containing the prominent and more expensive seats. {Druidical circles} (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury. {Family circle}, a gallery in a theater, usually one containing inexpensive seats. {Horary circles} (Dialing), the lines on dials which show the hours. {Osculating circle of a curve} (Geom.), the circle which touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called circle of curvature. {Pitch circle}. See under {Pitch}. {Vertical circle}, an azimuth circle. {Voltaic} {circle [or] circuit}. See under {Circuit}. {To square the circle}. See under {Square}. Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure.
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Famulist \Fam"u*list\, n. [L. famulus servant.] A collegian of inferior rank or position, corresponding to the sizar at Cambridge. [Oxford Univ., Eng.]
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Fan \Fan\, n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface; as: (a) An instrument for cooling the person, made of feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when opened to radiate from the center and assume the figure of a section of a circle. (b) (Mach.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel. (c) An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away. (d) Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a peacock's tail, a window, etc. (e) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind. Clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. --Is. xxx. 24. 2. That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan, as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames, heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the flame of his passion. 3. A quintain; -- from its form. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Fan blower}, a wheel with vanes fixed on a rotating shaft inclosed in a case or chamber, to create a blast of air (fan blast) for forge purposes, or a current for draft and ventilation; a fanner. {Fan cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a mole cricket. {Fan light} (Arch.), a window over a door; -- so called from the semicircular form and radiating sash bars of those windows which are set in the circular heads of arched doorways. {Fan shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the family {Pectinid[91]}. See {Scallop}, n., 1. {Fan tracery} (Arch.), the decorative tracery on the surface of fan vaulting. {Fan vaulting} (Arch.), an elaborate system of vaulting, in which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan, as in Henry VII.'s chapel in Westminster Abbey. It is peculiar to English Gothic. {Fan wheel}, the wheel of a fan blower. {Fan window}. Same as {Fan light} (above).
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Fanlike \Fan"like`\, a. Resembling a fan; -- specifically (Bot.), folded up like a fan, as certain leaves; plicate.
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Female rhymes \Female rhymes\ (Pros.), double rhymes, or rhymes (called in French feminine rhymes because they end in e weak, or feminine) in which two syllables, an accented and an unaccented one, correspond at the end of each line. Note: A rhyme, in which the final syllables only agree (strain, complain) is called a male rhyme; one in which the two final syllables of each verse agree, the last being short (motion, ocean), is called female. --Brande & C. -- {Female screw}, the spiral-threaded cavity into which another, or male, screw turns. --Nicholson.
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Femalist \Fe"mal*ist\, n. A gallant. [Obs.] Courting her smoothly like a femalist. --Marston.
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Femalize \Fe"mal*ize\, v. t. To make, or to describe as, female or feminine. --Shaftesbury.
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Final \Fi"nal\, a. [F., fr. L. finalis, fr. finis boundary, limit, end. See {Finish}.] 1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term. Yet despair not of his final pardon. --Milton. 2. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue. 3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. {Final cause}. See under {Cause}. Syn: {Final}, {Conclusive}, {Ultimate}. Usage: Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it an end; as, a final adjustment; the final judgment, etc. Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion, negotiation, etc.; as, a conclusive argument or fact; a conclusive arrangement. In using ultimate, we have always reference to something earlier or proceeding; as when we say, a temporary reverse may lead to an ultimate triumph. The statements which a man finally makes at the close of a negotiation are usually conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs.
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Cause \Cause\ (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.] 1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. Cause is substance exerting its power into act, to make one thing begin to be. --Locke. 2. That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing. 3. Sake; interest; advantage. [Obs.] I did it not for his cause. --2 Cor. vii. 12. 4. (Law) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action. 5. Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general. What counsel give you in this weighty cause! --Shak. 6. The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain. God befriend us, as our cause is just. --Shak. The part they take against me is from zeal to the cause. --Burke. {Efficient cause}, the agent or force that produces a change or result. {Final cause}, the end, design, or object, for which anything is done. {Formal cause}, the elements of a conception which make the conception or the thing conceived to be what it is; or the idea viewed as a formative principle and co[94]perating with the matter. {Material cause}, that of which anything is made. {Proximate cause}. See under {Proximate}. {To make common cause with}, to join with in purposes and aims. --Macaulay. Syn: Origin; source; mainspring; motive; reason; incitement; inducement; purpose; object; suit; action.
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Finalist \Fi"nal*ist\, n. (Sports) Any of the players who meet in the final round of a tournament in which the losers in any round do not play again.
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Fineless \Fine"less\, a. [Fine end + -less.] Endless; boundless. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Finless \Fin"less\, a. (Zo[94]l.) destitute of fins.
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Finlike \Fin"like`\, a. Resembling a fin.
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Foamless \Foam"less\, a. Having no foam.
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Fumeless \Fume"less\, a. Free from fumes.
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Funnel \Fun"nel\, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See {Fuse}, v. t.] 1. A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel. 2. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a steamship or the like. {Funnel box} (Mining), an apparatus for collecting finely crushed ore from water. --Knight. {Funnel stay} (Naut.), one of the ropes or rods steadying a steamer's funnel.
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Funuless \Funu"less\, a. Destitute of funds.
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FUNLOG Functional programming plus unification. "Lazy" in the sense that expressions are reduced only if they are not unifiable. ["FUNLOG: A Computational Model Integrating Logic Programming and Functional Programming", P.A. Subrahmanyam et al, in Logic Programming: Functions, Relations and Equations, D. DeGroot et al eds, P-H 1986].