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Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cataphract.

An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.

A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods resembling caterpillars. Caterpillar catcher, or Caterpillar eater (Zoöl.), a bird belonging to the family of Shrikes, which feeds on caterpillars. The name is also given to several other birds. -- Caterpillar hunter (Zoöl.), any species of beetles of the genus Callosoma and…

Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks. Pope.

A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name. [Written also Catharine wheel.]

Pertaining to Catiline, the Roman conspirator; resembling Catiline's conspiracy.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the stern old Roman, Cato the Censor; severe; inflexible.

Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.

A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber, malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs; -- originaly called xyl…

Allied to, or resembling, the genus Centriscus, of which the bellows fish is an example.

Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.

Of or pertaining to, or resembling, Cerberus. [Written also Cerberian.] With wide Cerberean mouth. Milton.

A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid. Watts.

Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain.

An ancient wind instrument, resembling the bassoon in tone.

Pertaining to, consisting, of resembling, turf; turfy. A cespitous or turfy plant has many stems from the same root, usually forming a close, thick carpet of matting. Martyn.

Abounding in, or resembling, chaff. Chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail. Coleridge.

Consisting of, or resembling, chalk; containing chalk; as, a chalky cliff; a chalky taste.

A venereal sore, resembling a chancre in its seat and some external characters, but differing from it in being the starting point of a purely local process and never of a systemic disease; -- called also soft chancre.

f the bulwarks. Channel bar, Channel iron (Arch.), an iron bar or beam having a section resembling a flat gutter or channel. -- Channel bill (Zoöl.), a very large Australian cucko (Scythrops Novæhollandiæ. -- Channel goose. (Zoöl.) See Gannet.