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One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillæ. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also jawfoot, and foot jaw.

The mediostapedial part of the columella.

A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm. [Written also millipede and milliped.]

The same Milleped.

An insect having many feet, as a myriapod.

f a spring tide, so that it will not float till the next spring tide; -- called also beneaped.

An animal having eight feet, as a spider.

Pertaining to, or employed in, orthopedy; relating to the prevention or cure of deformities of children, or, in general, of the human body at any age; as, orthopedic surgery; an orthopedic hospital.

One who prevents, cures, or remedies deformities, esp. in children.

The art or practice of curing the deformities of children, or, by extension, any deformities of the human body.

Web-footed, as a water fowl. -- n.

Same as Natatores.

Having a palpus.

A solid, the faces of which are six parallelograms, the opposite pairs being parallel, and equal to each other; a prism whose base is a parallelogram.

A parallelopiped. Hutton.

Of the form of a pear.

Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain birds.

One of the Pinnipedia; a seal.

Same as Steganopodes.

order of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals and walruses; -- opposed to Fissipedia.