‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; a flat cake + fe`rein to bear. ] (Zool.) A division of Amphineura in which the body is naked or covered with slender spines or setæ, but is without shelly plates. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. one of the aplacophora; a deep-water wormlike mollusk lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.
Syn. -- solenogaster [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F. See Flagon. ] A small glass bottle with a stopper; as, a flacon for perfume. “Two glass flacons for the ink.” Longfellow. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

prop. n. A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs.
Syn. -- family Flacourtiaceae, flacourtia family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to Laconia, a division of ancient Greece; Spartan. -- n. An inhabitant of Laconia; esp., a Spartan.

{ } a. [ L. Laconicus Laconian, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;, fr. &unr_;&unr_; a Laconian, Lacedæmonian, or Spartan: cf. F. laconique. ] 1. Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; concise; brusque; epigrammatic. In this sense laconic is the usual form. [ 1913 Webster ]

I grow laconic even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

His sense was strong and his style laconic. Welwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Laconian; characteristic of, or like, the Spartans; hence, stern or severe; cruel; unflinching. [ 1913 Webster ]

His head had now felt the razor, his back the rod; all that laconical discipline pleased him well. Bp. Hall.

Syn. -- Short; brief; concise; succinct; sententious; pointed; pithy. -- Laconic, Concise. Concise means without irrelevant or superfluous matter; it is the opposite of diffuse. Laconic means concise with the additional quality of pithiness, sometimes of brusqueness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Laconism. [ Obs. ] Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Laconic, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a laconic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Laconism. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to imitate Lacedaemonian manners, to speak laconically: cf. F. laconisme. ] 1. A vigorous, brief manner of expression; laconic style. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instance of laconic style or expression. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Laconized p. pr. & vb. n. Laconizing ] [ Gr. &unr_;. See Laconic. ] To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A mountain in Argentina and Chile, 22, 057 feet high. proper name [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + &unr_; a leech. ] (Zool.) A genus of nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill cavity of clams and other bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker, like that of a leech. See Illust. of Bdellomorpha. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. malako`s soft + &unr_; skin. ] (Zool.) One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. malako`s soft + -lite. ] (Min.) A variety of pyroxene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in the science of malacology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. malako`s soft + -logy: cf. F. malacologie. ] The science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + -poda. ] (Zool.) A class of air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also Protracheata, and Onychophora. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from seventeen to thirty-three pairs of short, imperfectly jointed legs, two pairs of simple jaws, and a pair of antennae. The trancheae are connected with numerous spiracles scattered over the surface of the body. Peripatus is the only known genus. See Peripatus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. malacoptérygien. ] (Zool.) One of the Malacopterygii. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + pte`ryx wing, fin, fr. ptero`n feather. ] (Zool.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Belonging to the Malacopterygii. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., Gr. fr. malako`s soft + 'oste`on bone. ] (Med.) A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. malako`s soft + &unr_; mouth. ] (Zool.) Having soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. malako`s soft + &unr_; shell of a testacean. ] (Zool.) A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Malacostraca. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Malacostracan + -logy. ] That branch of Zoological science which relates to the crustaceans; -- called also carcinology. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Belonging to the Malacostraca. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Melocoton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + zw^, on an animal. ] (Zool.) An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also Malacozoaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. me`las black + &unr_; dust. ] (Min.) An earthy black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other ores. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. pla`x, plako`s, tablet + de`rma skin. ] (Paleon.) One of the Placodermi. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the placoderms; like the placoderms. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) Same as Placodermi. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. pla`x, plako`s, a tablet + de`rma skin. ] (Paleon.) An extinct group of fishes, supposed to be ganoids. The body and head were covered with large bony plates. See Illust. under Pterichthys, and Coccosteus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Placoganoidei. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. pla`x, plako`s, a tablet + NL. ganoidei. See Ganoidei. ] (Zool.) A division of ganoid fishes including those that have large external bony plates and a cartilaginous skeleton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. pla`x, plako`s, a tablet + -oid. ] (Zool.) Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) (a) Any fish having placoid scales, as the sharks. (b) One of the Placoides. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A group of fishes including the sharks and rays; the Elasmobranchii; -- called also Placoidei. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the placoids. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. pla`x, plako`s, tablet + fe`rein to bear. ] (Zool.) A division of gastropod Mollusca, including the chitons. The back is covered by eight shelly plates. Called also Polyplacophora. See Illust. under Chiton, and Isopleura. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Poly-, and Placophora. ] (Zool.) See Placophora. [ 1913 Webster ]