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Of or pertaining to lamella or to lamellæ; lamellar.

Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antennæ.

One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.

A class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc.

Having lamellar gills; belonging to the Lamellibranchia. -- n.

Having antennæ terminating in a group of flat lamellæ; -- said of certain coleopterous insects.

A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; -- called also Lamellicornes.

Bearing, or composed of, lamellæ, or thin layers, plates, or scales; foliated.

Thin and flat; scalelike; lamellar.

Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese.

A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in which the bill is lamellate.

Composed of, or having, lamellæ; lamelliform.

An a lame, crippled, disabled, or imperfect manner; as, to walk lamely; a figure lamely drawn.

A rounded hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance. Westmin. Rev.

A child born of a white father and Indian mother. [S. Amer.]

One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted to Mohammedanism, who, during several centuries, had more or less control of the government of Egypt, until exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.

Without a name; not having been given a name; as, a nameless star. Waller.

In a nameless manner.

specifically; especially; expressly. [Obs.] Chaucer. The solitariness of man ...God hath namely and principally ordered to prevent by marriage. Milton.

Any marsupial of the genus Perameles, which includes numerous species found in Australia. They somewhat resemble rabbits in size and form. See Illust. under Bandicoot.