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th only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail; the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct moas of the same country. Five species are known.

Without fever; -- applied to days when there is an intermission of fever. Dunglison.

The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of pain.

the cornea. (See Eye.) -- Aqueous rocks (Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to volcanic rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also sedimentary rocks.

Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; -- applied particularly to the nose Terribly arched and aquiline his nose. Cowper.

Secreting water; -- applied to certain glands. Dunglison.

A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together.

Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.

A South American bird, of the genus Pleroglossius, allied to the toucans. There are several species.

nhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramæan; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee. -- n.

Relating to, or of the nature of, the Araucaria. The earliest conifers in geological history were mostly Araucarian. Dana.

Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological history.

Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.

Applied to a gastrula when the blastorope does not entirely up.

Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life.

A term applied to several different species of plants (Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc.).

o called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Chætodon rostratus.

ng is made or formed. The House of Commons, the archetype of all the representative assemblies which now meet. Macaulay. Types and shadows of that glorious archetype that was to come into the world. South.

Chief physician; -- a term applied, on the continent of Europe, to the first or body physician of princes and to the first physician of some cities. P. Cyc.

A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.