a. [ See Sericeous. ] Covered with fine silky down. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) Any one of a numerous tribe of beetles (
a. [ L. serra saw + cornu horn. ] (Zool.) Having serrated antenn&unr_;. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Serry. ] Crowded; compact; dense; pressed together. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nor seemed it to relax their serried files. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. serra saw + ferre to bear. ] (Zool.) A division of Hymenoptera comprising the sawflies. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. fr. L. serra saw + rostrum beak. ] (Zool.) Same as Lamellirostres. [ 1913 Webster ]