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n. a genus of rodents of the family Heteromyidae, comprising the genus of kangaroo rats which live in arid regions of Mexico and the western U. S. An Australian rodent of the genus Notomys is also referred to as a kangaroo rat, as is the potoroo. See kangaroo rat
Syn. -- genus Dipodomys. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. "odo`metron, "odo`metros, an instrument for measuring distance; "odo`s way, path, road + me`tron measure: cf. F. odométre, hodométre. See also odometer.] A device for measuring the length of a path, consisting of a wheel of known circumference attached to a rod held in the hand, and pushed along a surface, which is usually the ground or a floor. The number of times the wheel makes a complete circle multiplied by the circumference is a measure of the length of the path traversed. It may be used to measure distances on curved as well as straight paths. A variant which registers the miles and rods traversed is sometimes used by surveyors. [PJC + 1913 Webster]

n. [ Litho- + Gr. do`mos house: cf. F. lithodome. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of bivalves, which form holes in limestone, in which they live; esp., any species of the genus Lithodomus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, Lithodomus; lithophagous. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Lithodome. ] (Zool.) A genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels, and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter, in solid limestone, shells, etc. Called also Lithophagus. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ These holes are at first very small and shallow, but are enlarged with the growth of the shell, sometimes becoming two or three inches deep and nearly an inch diameter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Macro- + dome. ] (Crystallog.) A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See Dome, n., 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. nefe`lh a cloud + "odo`s way + -meter.] (Meteorol.) An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. "odo`metron, "odo`metros, an instrument for measuring distance; "odo`s way + me`tron measure: cf. F. odométre, hodométre. See also hodometer.] An instrument attached to a vehicle or connected, as by a flexible cable, to the wheel of a vehicle, which measures the distance traversed. [1913 Webster]

2. A hodometer. [1913 Webster +PJC]

a. [ Cf. F. odométrique, hodométrique. ] Of or pertaining to the odometer, or to measurements made with it. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Serving to measure distance on a road. [ R. ] Sydney Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Measurement of distances by the odometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. opisthodomus, Gr. &unr_;; 'o`pisqen behind + do`mos house: cf. F. opisthodome. ] (Arch.) A back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella, farthest from the main entrance, sometimes having an entrance of its own, and often used as a treasury. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ortho- + dome. ] (Crystallog.) See the Note under Dome, 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhapsody + -mancy. ] Divination by means of verses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Rodomontade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Rodomontador. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; rose + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; honey. ] Juice of roses mixed with honey. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. rodomont, It. rodomonte, fr. Rodomonte, Rodamonte, a boasting hero in the “Orlando Furioso” of Ariosto, and the “Orlando Innamorato” of Bojardo; properly, one who rolls away mountains; Prov. It. rodare to roll away (fr. L. rota a wheel) + It. monte a mountain, L. mons. See Rotary, Mount, n. ] A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio. Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bragging; vainly boasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. It. rodomontana. See Rodomont, n. ] Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant. [ 1913 Webster ]

I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are neither so irrational nor impossible. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who boasts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Rodomontade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A rodomontadist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An inhabitant of Sodom. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One guilty of sodomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, sodomy. -- Sod`om*it"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ From Sodom. a country mentioned in the Bible: cf. F. sodomite. ] Carnal copulation in a manner against nature; buggery. Gen. xix. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. spodo`s ashes + -mancy. ] Divination by means of ashes. [ 1913 Webster ]