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Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.

Having a sucker at each extremity, as certain entozoa, by means of which they adhere.

ing the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.

Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling. Kirby. Ampullaceous sac (Zoöl.), one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells.

Full off dregs; foul. [R.] Knowles.

Capable of being amused.

tion of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder. [Obs.] Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were amused in receiving their gold. Holland. Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could not find the house. Fuller.

Expressing amusement; as, an amused look.

Deep thought; muse. [Obs.] Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep amusement, revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the amazing change of our affairs. Fleetwood.

One who amuses.

A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.

Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story. -- A*mus"ing*ly, adv.

Having power to amuse or entertain the mind; fitted to excite mirth. [R.] -- A*mu"sive*ly, adv. -- A*mu"sive*ness, n.

Wanting the spinal cord.

Akin to, or derived from, the almond.

Almond-bearing.

Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.

Wanting in muscle; without flesh.

Spineless, as certain fishes.

Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples.