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A genus of small Insectivora, including the common shrews.

To exalt to a superior degree; to exalt above others. Barrow.

Elevation above the common degree. Holyday.

Superior excellence; extraordinary excellence.

Excellent in an uncommon degree; very excellent. Drayton.

Excessive, or more than normal, excitation.

Something growing superfluously.

A bird (Crex crex or C. pratensis) which frequents grain fields; the European crake or land rail; -- called also corn bird.

Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake.

The earth. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. Erd shrew (Zoöl.), the common European shrew (Sorex vulgaris); the shrewmouse.

The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.

A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells.

ed genera. -- Hedgehog shell (Zoöl.), any spinose, marine, univalve shell of the genus Murex. -- Hedgehog thistle (Bot.), a plant of the Cactus family, globular in form, and covered with spines (Echinocactus). -- Sea hedgehog. See Diodon.

ogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used rexlexively. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Pet. v. 6.

A prexif used in anatomy, and generally denoting connection with the hyoid bone or arch; as, hyoglossal, hyomandibular, hyomental, etc.

Overexcited, as with joy or grief. Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; I am well enough. Chapman.

Like, or pertaining to, the genus Murex, or family Muricidæ.

ng. See Abelmosk. -- Musk sheep (Zoöl.), the musk ox. -- Musk shrew (Zoöl.), a shrew (Sorex murinus), found in India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also sondeli, and mondjourou. -- Musk thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle (Carduus nutans), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling strongly of musk. -…

Wrought upon excessively; overworked; overexcited.

acid. It is not known in the pure state, but forms well-known purple-red compounds (as murexide), whence its name.