Istiophoridae : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

Ictiobus
n 1: buffalo fishes [syn: {Ictiobus}, {genus Ictiobus}]

English Dictionary: Istiophoridae	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ictiobus niger n fish of the lower Mississippi [syn: black buffalo, Ictiobus niger]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
isotope n one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
isotopic adj of or relating to or having the relation of an isotope
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Istiophoridae n sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins [syn: Istiophoridae, family Istiophoridae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Istiophorus n type genus of the Istiophoridae [syn: Istiophorus, {genus Istiophorus}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Istiophorus albicans n a kind of sailfish [syn: Atlantic sailfish, {Istiophorus albicans}]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ichthyophagist \Ich`thyoph"agist\, n. [See {Ichthyophagous}.] One who eats, or subsists on, fish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ichthyophagous \Ich`thyoph"agous\, a. [L. ichthyophagus, Gr. [?]; [?], [?], a fish + [?] to eat.] Eating, or subsisting on, fish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ichthyophthalmite \Ich`thyophthal"mite\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a fish + [?] eye.] See {Apophyllite}. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ichthyosauria \[d8]Ich`thyosau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ichthyosaurus}.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of marine reptiles, including Ichthyosaurus and allied forms; -- called also {Ichthyopterygia}. They have not been found later than the Cretaceous period.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. [?] buffalo, prob. fr. [?] ox. See {Cow} the animal, and cf. {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus} ({B. bubalus}), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A very large and savage species of the same genus ({B. Caffer}) found in South Africa; -- called also {Cape buffalo}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of wild ox. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The bison of North America. 5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below. 6. (Zo[94]l.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalo fish}, below. {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries. {Buffalo bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird of the genus {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites. {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}. {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for fuel. [U.S.] {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium reflexum} and {T.soloniferum}) found in the ancient grazing grounds of the American bison. {Buffalo cod} (Zo[94]l.), a large, edible, marine fish ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; -- called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}. {Buffalo fish} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large fresh-water fishes of the family {Catostomid[91]}, of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the big-mouthed or black ({Bubalichthys urus}), and the small-mouthed ({B. altus}), are among the more important species used as food. {Buffalo fly}, [or] {Buffalo gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with similar habits. {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass ({Buchlo[89] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high, covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons, feed. [U.S.] {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub itself; oilnut. {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in sleighs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quillback \Quill"back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An American fresh-water fish ({Ictiobus, [or] Carpiodes, cyprinus}); -- called also {carp sucker}, {sailfish}, {spearfish}, and {skimback}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Isodiabatic \I`sodi`abat"ic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. [?] to pass through.] (Physics) Pertaining to the reception or the giving out of equal quantities of heat by a substance. --Rankine. {Isodiabatic lines} [or] {curves}, a pair of lines or curves exhibiting, on a diagram of energy, the law of variation of the pressure and density of a fluid, the one during the lowering, and the other during the raising, of its temperature, when the quantity of heat given out by the fluid during any given stage of the one process is equal to the quantity received during the corresponding stage of the other. Such lines are said to be isodiabatic with respect to each other. Compare {Adiabatic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Isodiabatic \I`sodi`abat"ic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. [?] to pass through.] (Physics) Pertaining to the reception or the giving out of equal quantities of heat by a substance. --Rankine. {Isodiabatic lines} [or] {curves}, a pair of lines or curves exhibiting, on a diagram of energy, the law of variation of the pressure and density of a fluid, the one during the lowering, and the other during the raising, of its temperature, when the quantity of heat given out by the fluid during any given stage of the one process is equal to the quantity received during the corresponding stage of the other. Such lines are said to be isodiabatic with respect to each other. Compare {Adiabatic}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ISO Development Environment (ISODE) /eye-so-dee-eee/ Software that implements a set of {OSI} upper-layer services. It supports OSI applications on top of OSI and {TCP/IP} networks. (1994-12-15)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Isaiah, The Book of consists of prophecies delivered (Isa. 1) in the reign of Uzziah (1-5), (2) of Jotham (6), (3) Ahaz (7-14:28), (4) the first half of Hezekiah's reign (14:28-35), (5) the second half of Hezekiah's reign (36-66). Thus, counting from the fourth year before Uzziah's death (B.C. 762) to the last year of Hezekiah (B.C. 698), Isaiah's ministry extended over a period of sixty-four years. He may, however, have survived Hezekiah, and may have perished in the way indicated above. The book, as a whole, has been divided into three main parts: (1.) The first thirty-five chapters, almost wholly prophetic, Israel's enemy Assyria, present the Messiah as a mighty Ruler and King. (2.) Four chapters are historical (36-39), relating to the times of Hezekiah. (3.) Prophetical (40-66), Israel's enemy Babylon, describing the Messiah as a suffering victim, meek and lowly. The genuineness of the section Isa. 40-66 has been keenly opposed by able critics. They assert that it must be the production of a deutero-Isaiah, who lived toward the close of the Babylonian captivity. This theory was originated by Koppe, a German writer at the close of the last century. There are other portions of the book also (e.g., ch. 13; 24-27; and certain verses in ch. 14 and 21) which they attribute to some other prophet than Isaiah. Thus they say that some five or seven, or even more, unknown prophets had a hand in the production of this book. The considerations which have led to such a result are various: (1.) They cannot, as some say, conceive it possible that Isaiah, living in B.C. 700, could foretell the appearance and the exploits of a prince called Cyrus, who would set the Jews free from captivity one hundred and seventy years after. (2.) It is alleged that the prophet takes the time of the Captivity as his standpoint, and speaks of it as then present; and (3) that there is such a difference between the style and language of the closing section (40-66) and those of the preceding chapters as to necessitate a different authorship, and lead to the conclusion that there were at least two Isaiahs. But even granting the fact of a great diversity of style and language, this will not necessitate the conclusion attempted to be drawn from it. The diversity of subjects treated of and the peculiarities of the prophet's position at the time the prophecies were uttered will sufficiently account for this. The arguments in favour of the unity of the book are quite conclusive. When the LXX. version was made (about B.C. 250) the entire contents of the book were ascribed to Isaiah, the son of Amoz. It is not called in question, moreover, that in the time of our Lord the book existed in the form in which we now have it. Many prophecies in the disputed portions are quoted in the New Testament as the words of Isaiah (Matt. 3:3; Luke 3:4-6; 4:16-41; John 12:38; Acts 8:28; Rom. 10:16-21). Universal and persistent tradition has ascribed the whole book to one author. Besides this, the internal evidence, the similarity in the language and style, in the thoughts and images and rhetorical ornaments, all points to the same conclusion; and its local colouring and allusions show that it is obviously of Palestinian origin. The theory therefore of a double authorship of the book, much less of a manifold authorship, cannot be maintained. The book, with all the diversity of its contents, is one, and is, we believe, the production of the great prophet whose name it bears.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ishtob man of Tob, one of the small Syrian kingdoms which together constituted Aram (2 Sam. 10:6,8).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Ish-tob, good man