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d by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In zoölogy a family is less comprehesive than an order; in botany it is often considered the same thing as an order. Family circle. See under Circl…

Any moth of the genus Polypogon.

Any bird of the Australian genus Rhipidura, in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight. They belong to the family of flycatchers.

Like or pertaining to the genus Favosites.

A genus of fossil corals abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks, having polygonal cells with perforated walls.

Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or family Felidæ; as, the feline race; feline voracity.

A genus of carnivorous mammals, including the domestic cat, the lion, tiger, panther, and similar animals.

A perennial plant of the genus Fæniculum (F.vulgare), having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds. Smell of sweetest fennel. Milton. A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of the tender sex. S. G. Goodrich. Azorean, or Sweet, fenne…

A grass of the genus Festuca. Fescue grass (Bot.), a genus of grasses (Festuca) containing several species of importance in agriculture. Festuca ovina is sheep's fescue; F. elatior is meadow fescue.

. -- Fever powder. Same as Jame's powder. -- Fever root (Bot.), an American herb of the genus Triosteum (T. perfoliatum); -- called also feverwort amd horse gentian. -- Fever sore, a carious ulcer or necrosis. Miner.

A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which (F. Carica) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree.

A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab.

The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.

A genus of small beetles, of which one species (the grapevine Fidia, F. longipes) is very injurious to vines in America.

A genus of small, slender fishes, remarkable for their habit of living as commensals in other animals. One species inhabits the gill cavity of the pearl oyster near Panama; another lives within an East Indian holothurian.

a symbol for affected modesty. -- Fig marigold (Bot.), the name of several plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, some of which are prized for the brilliancy and beauty of their flowers. -- Fig tree (Bot.), any tree of the genus Ficus, but especially F. Carica which produces the fig of commerce.

A marine univalve shell of the genus Pyrula, or Ficula, resembling a fig in form.

A genus of herbaceous plants (Scrophularia), mostly found in the north temperate zones. See Brownwort.

A genus of slender, nematode worms of many species, parasitic in various animals. See Guinea worm.

fulica) allied to the grebes. The name is also applied to several related species of the genus Podica.