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A bird of the family Cotingidæ, including numerous bright- colored South American species; -- called also chatterers.

present pleasure of a sinful act is a poor countervail for the bitterness of the review. South.

A South American bird, of the genus Aramus, allied to the rails.

A county town; -- so called in Virginia and some others of the Southern States. Providence, the county town of Fairfax, is unknown by that name, and passes as Fairfax Court House. Barlett.

etous person lives as if the world were madealtogether for him, and not he for the world. South.

A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk.

ally, one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of the Western and Southwestern United States.

lants of the genus Dolichos; also, the plant itself. Many varieties are cultivated in the southern part of the United States.

South Dakota; -- a nickname.

A low rhamnaceous shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Its berries are said to be poisonous to the coyote.

A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria. [Written also coypou.]

An etheostomoid fish of the southern United States (Hadropterus nigrofasciatus).

To move sidewise, as a crab. [Jocular]. Southey.

A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the Southern United States. Bartlett.

a very ornamental shrub (Lagerströmia Indica) from the East Indies, often planted in the Southern United States. Its foliage is like that of the myrtle, and the flower has wavy crisped petals. -- Oriental crape. See Canton crape.

A kind of fresh-water bass of the genus Pomoxys, found in the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi valley. There are several species. [Written also croppie.]

A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the Cup.

es. Hath crawled into the favor of the king. Shak. Absurd opinions crawl about the world. South.

nguished from agendum, a practical duty. The great articles and credenda of Christianity. South.

credit the church as much by your government as you did the school formerly by your wit. South.