| catalufa | (n) brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters, Syn. Priacanthus arenatus |
| Ceratopetalum | (n) a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae, Syn. genus Ceratopetalum |
| Crotalus | (n) large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey, Syn. genus Crotalus |
| Ictalurus | (n) channel catfishes, Syn. genus Ictalurus |
| Laccopetalum | (n) one species: giant buttercup, Syn. genus Laccopetalum |
| Santalum | (n) parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia, Syn. genus Santalum |
| talus | (n) a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff, Syn. scree |
| tantalum | (n) a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite, Syn. atomic number 73, Ta |
| Tantalus | (n) (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it |
| anklebone | (n) the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint, Syn. astragalus, astragal, talus |
| cantaloupe | (n) a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh, Syn. cantaloup, cantaloup vine, cantaloupe vine, Cucumis melo cantalupensis |
| diamondback | (n) large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings, Syn. Crotalus adamanteus, diamondback rattlesnake |
| sidewinder | (n) small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve, Syn. Crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake |
| catalufa | n. a type of brightly colored carnivorous fish (Priacanthus arenatus) of the West Atlantic and West Indies waters.
Syn. -- Priacanthus arenatus. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Crotalum | ‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; rattle. ] (Mus.) A kind of castanet used by the Corybantes. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Crotalus | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; rattle. ] (Zool.) A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Petalum | ‖n.; pl. Petala [ NL. ] A petal. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Santalum | ‖n. [ NL. See Sandalwood. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occurring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands. See Sandalwood. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Taluk | { } n. [ Ar. ta'lluq. ] A large estate; esp., one constituting a revenue district or dependency the native proprietor of which is responsible for the collection and payment of the public revenue due from it. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Talook |
| Talukdar | { } n. [ Hind., fr. Per. ta'lluqdār. ] A proprietor of a talook. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Talookdar |
| Talus | ‖n.; pl. Tali [ L., the ankle, the ankle bone. ] 1. (Anat.) The astragalus. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Surg.) A variety of clubfoot (Talipes calcaneus). See the Note under Talipes. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Talus | n. [ F. ] 1. (Fort.) A slope; the inclination of the face of a work. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Geol.) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Tantalum | n. [ NL. So named on account of the perplexity and difficulty encounterd by its discoverer (Ekeberg) in isolating it. See Tantalus. ] (Chem.) A rare nonmetallic element found in certain minerals, as tantalite, samarskite, and fergusonite, and isolated as a dark powder which becomes steel-gray by burnishing. Symbol Ta. Atomic weight 182.0. Formerly called also tantalium. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Tantalus | n. [ L., from Gr. Ta`ntalos. ] (Gr. Myth.) 1. A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) A genus of wading birds comprising the wood ibises. [ 1913 Webster ]
Tantalus's cup (Physics), a philosophical toy, consisting of a cup, within which is the figure of a man, and within the figure a siphon, the longer arm of which passes down through the bottom of the cup, and allows the escape of any liquid that may be poured in, when it reaches as high as the bend of the siphon, which is just below the level of the mouth of the figure in the cup. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| サイドワインダー | [saidowainda-] (n) (1) sidewinder (species of rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes); (2) sidewinder (missile) [Add to Longdo] |
| タンタライト | [tantaraito] (n) tantalite (mineral containing tantalum and niobium) [Add to Longdo] |
| タンタラム | [tantaramu] (n) tantalum [Add to Longdo] |
| タンタル | [tantaru] (n, adj-no) tantalum (Ta) (ger [Add to Longdo] |
| 横ばい(P);横這い | [よこばい(P);ヨコバイ, yokobai (P); yokobai] (n, vs) (1) (よこばい only) sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; (n) (2) (uk) leafhopper (insect); jassid; (3) (abbr) (uk) (See ヨコバイガラガラヘビ) sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); (4) levelling off; stabilizing; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 横這いガラガラ蛇 | [よこばいガラガラへび;ヨコバイガラガラヘビ, yokobai garagara hebi ; yokobaigaragarahebi] (n) (uk) (obsc) (See サイドワインダー) sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) [Add to Longdo] |
| 距骨 | [きょこつ, kyokotsu] (n, adj-no) talus; astragalus; anklebone [Add to Longdo] |
| 月下美人 | [げっかびじん, gekkabijin] (n) Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night [Add to Longdo] |
| 栴檀;楝 | [せんだん, sendan] (n) (1) (uk) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach L.); (2) Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) [Add to Longdo] |
