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ny one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus Squilla and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also mantis shrimp. See Illust. under Stomapoda.

nd strong hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species live in burrows.

The larve of any species of botfly which is parasitic upon the stag, as , which burrows beneath the skin, and Cephalomyia auribarbis, which lives in the nostrils.

To appear in court. Burrill. Stand by (Naut.), a preparatory order, equivalent to Be ready. -- To stand against, to opposite; to resist. -- To stand by. (a) To be near; to be a spectator; to be present.

er Blite. -- Strawberry borer (Zoöl.), any one of several species of insects whose larvæ burrow in the crown or roots of the strawberry vine. Especially: (a) The root borer (Anarsia lineatella), a very small dark gray moth whose larvæ burrow both in the larger roots and crown, often doing great damage. (b) The crown b…

m a prepared list of jurors, so as to reduce it to the number of persons required by law. Burrill. -- To strike a lead. (a) (Mining) To find a vein of ore. (b) Fig.: To find a way to fortune. [Colloq.] -- To strike a ledger, or an account, to balance it. -- To strike hands with. (a) To shake hands with. Halliwell. (b…

ch a third person who pays a creditor succeeds to his rights against the debtor. Bouvier. Burrill. Abbott.

re of a former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him. Burrill.

some deffect in the latter, or to set forth new facts which can not be done by amendment. Burrill. Daniel. -- Supplementary chords (Math.), in an ellipse or hyperbola, any two chords drawn through the extremities of a diameter, and intersecting on the curve.

An acceptance of a bill by a third person after protest for nonacceptance by the drawee. Burrill.

A kind of customary payment by a tenant; -- a word used in old records. Cowell. Burrill.

A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease. Burrill.

Limitation; abridgment. Burrill. Estate in tail, a limited, abridged, or reduced fee; an estate limited to certain heirs, and from which the other heirs are precluded; -- called also estate tail. Blackstone.

l South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail. It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead animals, and sometimes invades human graves.

ns, and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels, and appurtenances thereto. Burrill.

Land granted by the crown to a thane or lord. Burrill.

a party offers to refer the question raised upon it to the appropriate mode of decision. Burrill.

The witnessing or concluding clause, duty attached; -- said of a writ, deed, or the like. Burrill.

Any species of Thalaassinidæ, a family of burrowing macrurous Crustacea, having a long and soft abdomen.

A small, footless, burrowing, snakelike lizard (Rhineura Floridana) allied to Amphisbæna, native of Florida; -- so called because it leaves its burrows after a thundershower.