a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Annuloida. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. annulus ring + -oid. ] (Zool.) A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths and echinoderms.
n. [ Cellulose + -oid. ] A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber, malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs; -- originally called
a. [ L.cuculus a cuckoo + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like or belonging to the cuckoos (
n. [ Inulin + -oid. ] (Chem.) A substance resembling inulin, found in the unripe bulbs of the dahlia. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ NL. Libellula, the name of the typical genus + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the dragon flies. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Limulus, and -oid. ] (Zool.) An order of
☞ There are six pairs of leglike organs, surrounding the mouth, most of which terminate in claws; those of the first pair (probably mandibles) are the smallest; the others have the basal joints thickened and spinose, to serve as jaws, while the terminal joints serve as legs. This group is intermediate, in some characteristics, between crustaceans and certain arachnids (scorpions), but the respiration is by means of lamellate gills borne upon the five posterior abdominal appendages, which are flat and united in pairs by their inner edges, and are protected by the lidlike anterior pair, which also bear the genital orifices. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ NL. Sipunculus, the typical genus + -oid. ] (Zool.) Pertaining to the Sipunculoidea. --
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.)
a. [ Tuberculum + -oid. ] (Med.) Resembling a tubercle. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a.
a. [ L. utriculus a little womb, a calycle + -oid. ] Resembling a bladder; utricular; utriculate. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]