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n. 1. 1 a genus of nocturnal South American monkeys with large eyes; the owl monkeys; the douroucoulis. See douroucouli.
Syn. -- genus Aotus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL.; azote + Gr. &unr_; urine. ] (Med.) Excess of urea or other nitrogenous substances in the urine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. botulus sausage + -form. ] (Bot.) Having the shape of a sausage. Henslow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any fish of the family Brotulidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae.
Syn. -- family Brotulidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus comprising the carpenter ants.
Syn. -- genus Camponotus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F. ] (Parliamentary Practice) See Closure, 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of birds comprising the Old World quail.
Syn. -- genus Coturnix. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. factotums [ L., do everything; facere to do + totus all : cf. F. factotum. See Fact, and Total. ] A person employed to do all kinds of work or business; a person with many different responsibilities. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + nw^tos the back: cf. F. gymnote. ] (Zool.) A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including the Gymnotus electricus, or electric eel. It has a greenish, eel-like body, and is possessed of electric power. [ 1913 Webster ]

One fearful shock, fearful but momentary, like that from the electric blow of the gymnotus. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus withonly one species.
Syn. -- genus Lanthanotus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Leuco- + allantoic + uric. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic substance of the uric acid group, called leucoturic acid or oxalantin. See Oxalantin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A woody swelling on a tree or shrub, usually contained entirely below or just above the surface of the ground, and having buds which enable the plant to survive cutting or a fire that destroys the portion of the plant above ground. After such damage to the plant, sprouting commences from the lignotuber. [ Jeremy Lunn ]

{ } n. (Class. Myth.) One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one of the Lotophagi. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mild-eyed melancholy Lotos-eaters. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lotura. See Lotion. ] See Lotion. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lotus, Gr. lwto`s. Cf. Lote. ] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphæa Lotus and Nymphæa cærulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments. (b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it. (c) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote. (d) A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover. [ Written also lotos. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

European lotus, a small tree (Diospyros Lotus) of Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish black berry, which is called also the date plum. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large-eared grayish bat (Macrotus californicus) of southern California and northwestern Mexico. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr Gr. &unr_; fleecy. ] (Zool.) A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the capelin (Mallotus villosus), is extensively used as bait for cod. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Maxilla + turbinal. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull. -- n. The maxillo-turbinal, or inferior turbinate, bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + nw^ton the back. ] (Zool.) The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; behind + &unr_; back. ] (Zool.) The dorsal portion of the metaphorax of insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The type genus of the Momotidae.
Syn. -- genus Momotus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Naso- + turbinal. ] (Anat.) Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the nasal bones; as, the nasoturbinal bone, made up of the uppermost lammelae of the ethmoturbinal, and sometimes united with the nasal. -- n. The nasoturbinal bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Nota [ NL., fr. Gr. nw^ton. ] (Zool.) The back. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. No`tos. ] The south wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. os, oris, the mouth + rotundus round, smooth. ] Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; -- said of the voice or manner of utterance. -- n. The orotund voice or utterance Rush. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The orotund mode of intonation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a form intermediate between that of an egg and a sphere; roundly ovate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Ovate-rotundate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. potulentus, fr. potus a drinking, drink, fr. potare to drink. ] 1. Fit to drink; potable. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Nearly drunk; tipsy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Pronota [ NL. See Pro-, and Notum. ] (Zool.) The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. protubérance. See Protuberant. ] That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Solar protuberances (Astron.), certain rose-colored masses on the limb of the sun which are seen to extend beyond the edge of the moon at the time of a solar eclipse. They may be discovered with the spectroscope on any clear day. Called also solar prominences. See Illust. in Append. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Projection, Protuberance. protuberance differs from projection, being applied to parts that rise from the surface with a gradual ascent or small angle; whereas a projection may be at a right angle with the surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being protuberant; protuberance; prominence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. protuberans, -antis, p. pr. of protuberare. See Protuberate. ] Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant joint; a protuberant eye. -- Pro*tu"ber*ant*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. i. [ L. protuberare; pro forward + tuber a hump, protuberance. See Tuber. ] To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out. S. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of swelling beyond the surrounding surface. Cooke (1615). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Protuberant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Proto-, Ureter. ] (Anat.) The duct of a pronephros. Haeckel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pseudo- + turbinal. ] (Anat.) See under Turbinal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Polytungstic. See Metatungstic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. L. quotus of what number. See Quota. ] Part or proportion; quota. [ R. ] “A very small quotum.” Max Müller. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a little wheel; cf. It. rotula. ] (Anat.) The patella, or kneepan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. rotula, dim. of rota wheel. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the rotula, or kneepan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. rotundus. See Round, and cf. Rotunda. ] 1. Round; circular; spherical. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, complete; entire. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) orbicular, or nearly so. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A rotunda. [ Obs. ] Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. It. rotonda, F. rotonde; both fr. L. rotundus round. See Rotund, a. ] (Arch.) A round building; especially, one that is round both on the outside and inside, like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly, but very commonly, used for a large round room; as, the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Rounded; especially, rounded at the end or ends, or at the corners. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. rotundus round + folium a leaf. ] (Bot.) Having round leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]