peculiar
         adj 1: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a
                  curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang";
                  "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd
                  name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something
                  definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow";
                  "singular behavior" [syn: {curious}, {funny}, {odd},
                  {peculiar}, {queer}, {rum}, {rummy}, {singular}]
         2: unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the
            particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference
            for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them";
            "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to
            the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own
            special chair" [syn: {particular(a)}, {peculiar(a)},
            {special(a)}]
         3: markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of
            stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar
            insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia
            Woolf
         4: characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the
            peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney

English Dictionary: peculiarity	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peculiar velocity n velocity with respect to the local standard of rest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peculiarity n an odd or unusual characteristic [syn: peculiarity, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic] a distinguishing trait Synonym(s): peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting Synonym(s): curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peculiarly adv uniquely or characteristically; "these peculiarly cinematic elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon"; "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles Synonym(s): peculiarly, particularly in a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a curiously husky voice"; "he's behaving rather peculiarly" Synonym(s): curiously, oddly, peculiarly to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger" Synonym(s): particularly, peculiarly, especially, specially
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Phascolarctos n koalas Synonym(s): Phascolarctos, genus Phascolarctos
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Phascolarctos cinereus n sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark Synonym(s): koala, koala bear, kangaroo bear, native bear, Phascolarctos cinereus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pickle relish n relish of chopped (usually sweet) pickles
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pig laurel n North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock Synonym(s): sheep laurel, pig laurel, lambkill, Kalmia angustifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pis aller n an expedient adopted only in desperation; "`pis aller' is French for `worst going'" Synonym(s): pis aller, last resort
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
puzzler n a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler" Synonym(s): puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cockatoo \Cock`a*too\, n. [Malayan kakat[d4]a.] (Zo[94]l.)       A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily {Cacatuin[91]},       having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head       ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at       will. There are several genera and many species; as the       broad-crested ({Plictolophus, [or] Cacatua, cristatus}), the       sulphur-crested ({P. galeritus}), etc. The palm or great       black cockatoo of Australia is {Microglossus aterrimus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pasquiler \Pas"quil*er\, n.       A lampooner. [R.] --Burton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peculiarize \Pe*cul"iar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pecularized};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Pecularizing}.]       To make peculiar; to set appart or assign, as an exclusive       possession. [R.] --Dr. John Smith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peculiarize \Pe*cul"iar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pecularized};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Pecularizing}.]       To make peculiar; to set appart or assign, as an exclusive       possession. [R.] --Dr. John Smith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peculiar \Pe*cul"iar\, a. [L. peculiaris, fr. peculium private       property, akin to pecunia money: cf. OF. peculier. See       {Pecuniary}.]       1. One's own; belonging solely or especially to an             individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal,             or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common             or in participation.                         And purify unto himself a peculiar people. --Titus                                                                               ii. 14.                         Hymns . . . that Christianity hath peculiar unto                      itself.                                             --Hooker.          2. Particular; individual; special; appropriate.                         While each peculiar power forgoes his wonted seat.                                                                               --Milton.                         My fate is Juno's most peculiar care. --Dryden.          3. Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a             peculiarappearance.          Syn: {Peculiar}, {Special}, {Especial}.          Usage: Peculiar is from the Roman peculium, which was a thing                   emphatically and distinctively one's own, and hence                   was dear. The former sense always belongs to peculiar                   (as, a peculiar style, peculiar manners, etc.), and                   usually so much of the latter as to involve feelings                   of interest; as, peculiar care, watchfulness,                   satisfaction, etc. Nothing of this kind belongs to                   special and especial. They mark simply the relation of                   species to genus, and denote that there is something                   in this case more than ordinary; as, a special act of                   Congress; especial pains, etc.                               Beauty, which, either walking or asleep, Shot                            forth peculiar graces.                  --Milton.                               For naught so vile that on the earth doth live,                            But to the earth some special good doth give.                                                                               --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peculiar \Pe*cul"iar\, n.       1. That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a             prerogative; a characteristic.                         Revenge is . . . the peculiar of Heaven. --South.          2. (Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church which is             exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.          {Court of Peculiars} (Eng. Law), a branch of the Court of             Arches having cognizance of the affairs of peculiars.             --Blackstone.          {Dean of peculiars}. See under {Dean}, 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peculiarity \Pe*cul`iar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Peculiarities}.       1. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality;             singularity. --Swift.          2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive             characteristic or habit; particularity.                         The smallest peculiarity of temper on manner.                                                                               --Macaulay.          3. Exclusive possession or right. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peculiarity \Pe*cul`iar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Peculiarities}.       1. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality;             singularity. --Swift.          2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive             characteristic or habit; particularity.                         The smallest peculiarity of temper on manner.                                                                               --Macaulay.          3. Exclusive possession or right. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peculiarize \Pe*cul"iar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pecularized};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Pecularizing}.]       To make peculiar; to set appart or assign, as an exclusive       possession. [R.] --Dr. John Smith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peculiarly \Pe*cul"iar*ly\, adv.       In a peculiar manner; particulary; in a rare and striking       degree; unusually.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peculiarness \Pe*cul"iar*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being peculiar; peculiarity. --Mede.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Koala \Ko*a"la\, n.       A tailless marsupial ({Phascolarctos cinereus}), found in       Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her       neck. Called also {Australian bear}, {native bear}, and       {native sloth}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Physalia \[d8]Phy*sa"li*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a bladder,       fr. [?] a bellows.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the       Portuguese man-of-war.          Note: It has a large air sac, or float, with a sail-like                crest on its upper side. Numerous zooids of different                kinds are attached to the under side of the float. Some                of the zooids have very long tentacles; some have a                mouth and digest food; others produce gonophores. The                American species ({Physalia arethusa}) is brilliantly                colored, the float being pink or purple, and bright                blue; the zooids blue. It is noted for its virulent                stinging powers, as well as for its beautiful colors,                graceful motions, and its ability to sail to windward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piacular \Pi*ac"u*lar\, a. [L. piacularis: cf. F. piaculaire.]       1. Expiatory; atoning. --Sir G. C. Lewis.          2. Requiring expiation; criminal; atrociously bad.             [bd]Piacular pollution.[b8] --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piacularity \Pi*ac`u*lar"i*ty\, n.       The quality or state of being piacular; criminality;       wickedness. --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickle-herring \Pic"kle-her"ring\, n.       1. A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. [Obs.]             --Shak.          2. A merry-andrew; a buffoon. [Obs.] --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pickler \Pic"kler\, n.       One who makes pickles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Negro \Ne"gro\, a.       Of or pertaining to negroes; black.          {Negro bug} (Zo[94]l.), a minute black bug common on the             raspberry and blackberry. It produced a very disagreeable             flavor.          {negro corn}, the Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the             West Indies. see {Durra}. --McElrath.          {Negro fly} (Zo[94]l.), a black dipterous fly ({Psila             ros[91]}) which, in the larval state, is injurious to             carrots; -- called also {carrot fly}.          {Negro head} (Com.), Cavendish tobacco. [Cant] --McElrath.          {Negro monkey} (Zo[94]l.), the moor monkey.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Peculiar, MO (city, FIPS 56756)       Location: 38.72309 N, 94.45786 W       Population (1990): 1777 (673 housing units)       Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 64078
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Pascal/R          {Pascal} with {relational database} constructs added.   The       first successful integrated {database} language.          ["Pascal/R Report", J.W. Schmidt et al, U Hamburg, Fachbereich       Informatik, Report 66, Jan 1980].          (1994-10-19)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Peculiar       as used in the phrase "peculiar people" in 1 Pet. 2:9, is       derived from the Lat. peculium, and denotes, as rendered in the       Revised Version ("a people for God's own possession"), a special       possession or property. The church is the "property" of God, his       "purchased possession" (Eph. 1:14; R.V., "God's own       possession").