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Of or pertaining to an oöspore.

One of the plates which in some Crustacea inclose a cavity wherein the eggs are hatched.

, especially those of many kinds of mollusks, and of some insects, as the cockroach. Cf. Ooecium.

A half oviparous, or an oviparous, mammal; a marsupial or monotreme.

The part of the oviduct of certain trematode worms in which the ova are completed and furnished with a shell.

Same as Acrita.

Concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebræ in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior concave.

The cavity of one of the optic lobes of the brain in many animals. B. G. Wilder.

Of or pertaining to orthoëpy, or correct pronunciation. -- Or`tho*ëp"ic*al*ly, adv.

One who is skilled in orthoëpy.

The art of uttering words corectly; a correct pronunciation of words; also, mode of pronunciation.

Specifically, a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture; by extension, any difficulty of breathing.

A flow or running from the ear, esp. a purulent discharge.

One who goes out or departs.

To surpass, or get an advantage of, in maneuvering; to outgeneral.

To exceed in woe. [Obs.]

One who overdoes.

A shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., an India-rubber shoe; a galoche.

A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the hoof.

A name given in the Sandwich Islands to lava having a relatively smooth surface, in distinction from the rough-surfaced lava, called a-a.