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A native or an inhabitant of the Peloponnesus.

To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate. "Peopled heaven with angels." Dryden. As the gay motes that people the sunbeams. Milton .

Stocked with, or as with, people; inhabited. "The peopled air." Gray.

A settler; an inhabitant. "Peoplers of the peaceful glen." J. S. Blackie.

An Algonquin tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Illinois.

A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited Eastern Connecticut. [Written also Pequods.]

A tribe belonging to the Finnic race, and inhabiting a portion of Russia.

A native or inhabitant of Persia.

A native or an inhabitant of Peru. Peruvian balsam. See Balsam of Peru, under Balsam. -- Peruvian bark, the bitter bark of trees of various species of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy for malarial diseases. This property is due to several alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc., and their compoun…

nd several allied genera. Diving petrel, any bird of the genus Pelecanoides. They chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere. -- Fulmar petrel, Giant petrel. See Fulmar. -- Pintado petrel, the Cape pigeon. See under Cape. -- Pintado petrel, any one of several small petrels, especially Procellaria pelagica, or Mother Ca…

A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia.

A native or an inhabitant of Philippi.

A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine.

A native or inhabitant of Phoenica.

Of or pertaining to Phrygia, or to its inhabitants. Phrygian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek modes, very bold and vehement in style; -- so called because fabled to have been invented by the Phrygian Marsyas. Moore (Encyc. of Music). -- Phrygian stone, a light, spongy stone, resembling a pumice, -- used by the an…

A race of people of uncertain origin, who inhabited Scotland in early times.

several species of rodents of the genus Lagomys, resembling small tailless rabbits. They inhabit the high mountains of Asia and America. Called also calling hare, and crying hare. See Chief hare.

the Vocabulary. -- Pine grosbeak (Zoöl.), a large grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator), which inhabits the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with red. -- Pine lizard (Zoöl.), a small, very active, mottled gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle States; -- called als…

The male is usually glossy black, varied with scarlet, yellow, or sky blue. They chiefly inhabit South America.

Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.