cory

n.; pl. E. Corybants (-b&unr_;nts), oftener L. Corybantes [ L. Corybas, Gr. Kory`bas. ] One of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the Corybants were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. Korybantiasmo`s a corybantic frenzy. ] (Med.) A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and want of sleep. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. Korybantiko`s, fr. Kory`bas a Corybant. ] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Corybantes or their rites; frantic; frenzied; as, a corybantic dance. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of insects including the dobsonflies.
Syn. -- family Corydalidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a plant of the genus Corydalis, with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

prop. n. The type genus of the Corydalidae. It includes the dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus), whose aquatic larva, the hellgrammite, is used as bait in fishing.
Syn. -- genus Corydalus, genus Corydalis. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

prop. n. A natural family of shrubs or small trees, used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus.
Syn. -- subfamily Corylaceae, family Corylaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia.
Syn. -- genus Corylopsis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]