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An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; -- so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman.

A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous. It is so named from its form and interior deck.

A perching bird of India, of the genus Eurylaimus.

A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are edible, and others very poisonous.

An edible fish of the Nile (genus Chromis). [Written also bulti.]

A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree; also, a tree of the genus Bombax.

Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx, or the family Bombycidæ.

A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See Silkworm.

A mucilaginous plant of the genus Borago (B. officinalis), which is used, esp. in France, as a demulcent and diaphoretic.

A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo.

A genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout body, hollow horns, and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck.

A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginaceæ, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts.

Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus Bos is the type.

of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope.

A plant of the genus Lycium, esp. Lycium barbarum.

A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern.

Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub. The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes. Shak.

tion of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.

A spotted European fish of the genus Lucioperca, resembling a perch.

A genus of plants embracing several species ad varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage (B. oleracea), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip (B. campestris); the common turnip (B. rapa); the rape of coleseed (B. napus), etc.