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A female pope; i. e., the fictitious pope Joan. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

of the genus Terpsiphone, having the middle tail feathers extremely elongated. The adult male of T. paradisi is white, with the head glossy dark green, and crested. -- Paradise grackle (Zoöl.), a very beautiful bird of New Guinea, of the genus Astrapia, having dark velvety plumage with brilliant metallic tints. -- P…

ugh many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity. Twixt earthly females and the moon All parallels exactly run. Swift.

A female native or resident of Paris.

f tubules near the ovary in some animals, and corresponding with the parepididymis of the male.

The production of new individuals from virgin females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the intervention of the male element; the production, without fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis.…

Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child.

A male who submits to the crime against nature; a catamite. [R.] B. Jonson.

A female patron or helper. Spenser. Night, best patroness of grief. Milton.

The male of any pheasant of the genus Pavo, of which at least two species are known, native of Southern Asia and the East Indies.

The hen or female peafowl.

A female swan. [Prov. Eng.] Bow pen. See Bow-pen. -- Dotting pen, a pen for drawing dotted lines. -- Drawing, or Ruling, pen, a pen for ruling lines having a pair of blades between which the ink is contained. -- Fountain pen, Geometric pen. See under Fountain, and Geometric. -- Music pen, a pen having five points f…

The male member, or organ of generation.

A female writer; an authoress. Johnson.

An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy, represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from paradise till penance is accomplished. Moore.

In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.

ine bird (Phaïnopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher.

s Phalangista. The vulpine phalangist (P. vulpina) is the largest species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet long. It has a large bushy tail.

To make love to women; to play the male flirt. You can't go philandering after her again. G. Eliot.

One who hangs about women; a male flirt. [R.] C. Kingsley.