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Bible. Called also zeekoe, and river horse. A smaller species (H. Liberiencis) inhabits Western Africa.

d before church doors on saints' days; whence the name. It is common in the northern and western parts of the United States. Called also vanilla, or Seneca, grass. -- Holy Innocents' day, Childermas day. -- Holy Land, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity. -- Holy office, the Inquisition. -- Holy of holies (Scr…

The correspondence of common descent; -- a term used to supersede homology by Lankester, who also used homoplasy to denote any superinduced correspondence of position and structure in parts embryonically distinct (other writers using the term homoplasmy). Thus, there is homogeny between the fore limb of a mammal and th…

ted tufts of feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl, eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Ea…

the Eastern United States is Trochilus culubris. Several other species are found in the Western United States. See Calliope, and Ruby-throat. -- Humming-bird moth (Zoöl.), a hawk moth. See Hawk moth, under Hawk, the bird.

A measure of two Winchester bushels.

Hypocritically. [R.] Sylvester.

species are H. arboreus and H. Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman.

Of or pertaining to ancient Idumea, or Edom, in Western Asia. -- n.

Not well authorized or elegant; as, illiberal words in Latin. [R.] Chesterfield.

ear at. In vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the forlorn physicians imprecate. Rochester.

Inarticulateness. Chesterfield.

gularly following from the premises; hence, irrelevant; unimportant; of no consequence. Chesterfield. -- In*con`se*quen"tial*ly, adv.

Inconsiderateness; thoughtlessness. [Obs.] Chesterfield.

The town residence of a nobleman or distinguished person; as, Leicester Inn. [Eng.]

Offensive beyond endurance; detestable. A multitude of scribblers who daily pester the world with their insufferable stuff. Dryden.

ece between others, as in a play; an interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time. Chesterfield.

The property of remaining invariable under prescribed or implied conditions. J. J. Sylvester.

s, which remains unaltered, when these undergo suitable linear transformations. J. J. Sylvester.

or air bladders of various species of sturgeons (as the Acipenser huso) found in the of Western Russia. It used for making jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin are not unfrequently so called. Called also fish glue.