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n. the type genus of the family Cynocephalidae.
Syn. -- genus Cynocephalus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) See Dinoceras. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; terrible + &unr_;, &unr_;, horn. ] (Paleon.) A genus of large extinct Eocene mammals from Wyoming; -- called also Uintatherium. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They were herbivorous, and remarkable for three pairs of hornlike protuberances on the skull. The males were armed with a pair of powerful canine tusks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene.
Syn. -- order Dinocerata. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own; exhibiting ethnocentrism (in both senses). [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group. [ wns=1 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a tendency to evaluate other people, activities, cultures, etc. primarily from the perspective of one's own as being superior. [ PJC ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; brightness + &unr_; head. ] (Paleon.) A group of fossil amphibians allied to the labyrinthodonts, having the head defended by bony, sculptured plates, as in some ganoid fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the Ganocephala. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. innocence, L. innocentia. See Innocent. ] 1. The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state or quality of being morally free from guilt or sin; purity of heart; blamelessness. [ 1913 Webster ]

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades when speaking fails. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Banished from man's life his happiest life,
Simplicity and spotless innocence! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The state or quality of being not chargeable for, or guilty of, a particular crime or offense; as, the innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Simplicity or plainness, bordering on weakness or silliness; artlessness; ingenuousness. Chaucer. Shak.

Syn. -- Harmlessness; innocuousness; blamelessness; purity; sinlessness; guiltlessness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Innocence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. innocent, L. innocens, -entis; pref. in- not + nocens, p. pr. of nocere to harm, hurt. See Noxious. ] 1. Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

The spear
Sung innocent, and spent its force in air. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin; pure; upright. [ 1913 Webster ]

To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. Matt. xxvii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

The aidless, innocent lady, his wished prey. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as, a man is innocent of the crime charged. [ 1913 Webster ]

Innocent from the great transgression. Ps. xix. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Simple; artless; foolish. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Innocent party (Law), a party who has not notice of a fact tainting a litigated transaction with illegality.

Syn. -- Harmless; innoxious; innoffensive; guiltless; spotless; immaculate; pure; unblamable; blameless; faultless; guileless; upright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or sin. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

In Scotland a natural fool was called an innocent. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Innocents' day (Eccl.), Childermas day. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an innocent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'i`s, 'ino`s, a muscle + &unr_; an earthen vessel. ] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of large, fossil, bivalve shells, allied to the mussels. The genus is characteristic of the Cretaceous period. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. lignum wood + cera wax. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the formic acid series, found in the tar, wax, or paraffine obtained by distilling certain kinds of wood, as the beech. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + Gr. kefalh` head. ] (Bot.) Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; mo`nos alone, single + ke`ras horn. ] 1. A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nocens, p. pr. of nocere to hurt. See Nuisance, Noxious. ] 1. Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualities. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Guilty; -- the opposite of innocent. [ Obs. ] Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A criminal. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Hurtfully; injuriously. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. Ononis, the generic name of the plant + L. cera wax. ] (Chem.) A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the leguminous plant Ononis spinosa. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros; resembling the rhinoceros, or his horn. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. "rinoke`rws, "rinoke`rwtos; "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose + ke`ras a horn: cf. F. rhinocéros. See Horn. ] (Zool.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera Rhinoceros, Atelodus, and several allied genera of the family Rhinocerotidae, of which several living, and many extinct, species are known. They are large and powerful, and usually have either one or two stout conical median horns on the snout. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses (Rhinoceros Indicus and Rhinoceros Sondaicus) have incisor and canine teeth, but only one horn, and the very thick skin forms shieldlike folds. The two or three African species belong to Atelodus, and have two horns, but lack the dermal folds, and the incisor and canine teeth. The two Malay, or East Indian, two-horned species belong to Ceratohinus, in which incisor and canine teeth are present. See Borele, and Keitloa. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhinoceros auk (Zool.), an auk of the North Pacific (Cerorhina monocrata) which has a deciduous horn on top of the bill. --
Rhinoceros beetle (Zool.), a very large beetle of the genus Dynastes, having a horn on the head. --
Rhinoceros bird. (Zool.) (a) A large hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), native of the East Indies. It has a large hollow hornlike process on the bill. Called also rhinoceros hornbill. See Hornbill. (b) An African beefeater (Buphaga Africana). It alights on the back of the rhinoceros in search of parasitic insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A rhinoceros. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. selh`nh the moon + E. centric. ] (Astron.) As seen or estimated from the center of the moon; with the moon central. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. splh`n spleen + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a tumor. ] (Med.) Hernia formed by the spleen. [ 1913 Webster ]