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estones of Canada and other regions. By some geologists it is believed to be a species of gigantic Foraminifera, but others consider it a concretion, without organic structure.

One of the gigantic ostrichlike birds of the genus Æpiornis, only recently extinct. Its remains have been found in Madagascar. [Written also Æpyornis.]

nal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal and Vernal. When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Stormwind of the equinox. Longfellow.

umid soil, sometimes grow epiphytically on trees, and in tropical climates often attain a gigantic size.

Characteristic of Gargantua, a gigantic, wonderful personage; enormous; prodigious; inordinate.

A gigantic clam (Glycimeris generosa) of the Pacific coast of North America, highly valued as an article of food.

Like a giant; mighty; gigantic. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Gigantic. [Obs.] Bullokar.

A genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having a birdlike pelvis and large hind legs with three-toed feet capable of supporting the entire body. Its teeth resemble those of the iguana, whence its name. Several species are known, mostly from the Wealden of England and Europe. See Illustration in Appendix.…

Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious. Infinite riches in a little room. Marlowe. Which infinite calamity shall cause To human life. Milton.

A similar gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern California, valued as a food fish.

The gigantic sugar pine of California and Oregon (Pinus Lambertiana). It has the leaves in fives, and cones a foot long. The timber is soft, and like that of the white pine of the Eastern States.

A genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian, of the order Myrtaceæ, having woody capsules opening by an apical lid. Lecythis Zabucajo yields the delicious sapucaia nuts. L. Ollaria produces the monkey-pots, its capsules. Its bark separates into thin sheets, like paper, used by the natives for cigarette wrappers.…

Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox.

A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found in England and elsewhere.

An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America.

A genus of gigantic seaweeds.

An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia.

A gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See Sequoia.

Large; strong; -- from the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes. [Obs.]