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Any North American river chub of the genus Hybopsis, esp. H. biguttatus.

An extinct genus of toothed birds found in the American Cretaceous formation. It is remarkable for having biconcave vertebræ, and sharp, conical teeth set in sockets. Its wings were well developed. It is the type of the order Odontotormæ.

Born in or with; implanted by nature; innate; as, inborn passions. Cowper.

A small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials. "With a writer's inkhorn by his side." Ezek. ix. 2. From his pocket the notary drew his papers and inkhorn. Longfellow.

Pedantry. Sir T. Wilson.

Worn, wrought, or stamped in. [R.] Milton.

A reed instrument of music of the cornet kind, now obsolete (see Cornet, 1, a.)

A lamellicorn insect.

A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; -- called also Lamellicornes.

See Lantern. [Obs.]

Forsaken by a lass. Shak.

particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in Tuscany, Italy; -- so called from Leghorn, the place of exportation.

Having a long horn or horns; as, a long-horned goat, or cow; having long antennæ, as certain beetles (Longicornia).

A long-horned animal, as a cow, goat, or beetle. See Long- horned.

Long-horned; pertaining to the Longicornia. -- n.

A division of beetles, including a large number of species, in which the antennæ are very long. Most of them, while in the larval state, bore into the wood or beneath the bark of trees, and some species are very destructive to fruit and shade trees. See Apple borer, under Apple, and Locust beetle, under Locust.…

Lost; undone; ruined. [Archaic] If thou readest, thou art lorn. Sir W. Scott.

Forsaken by one's love. The lovelorn nightingale. Milton.

Born in a low condition or rank; -- opposed to highborn.

A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [Prov Eng.]