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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.

A prickly, climbing shrub of the genus Pisonia. The fruit is a kind of berry.

A genus (Abies) of coniferous trees, often of large size and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir, etc. The Scoth fir is a Pinus.

One of several species of pheasants of the genus Euplocamus, having the lower back a bright, fiery red. They inhabit Southern Asia and the East Indies.

A singular marine fish of the genus Pterois, family Scorpænidæ, of several species, inhabiting the Indo-Pacific region. They are usually red, and have very large spinose pectoral and dorsal fins.

A European sting ray of the genus Trygon (T. pastinaca); -- called also fireflare and fiery flaw.

A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also keyhole limpet.

A genus of fishes, having the head prolonged into a tube, with the mouth at the extremity.

Like or pertaining to the genus Fistularia.

Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum.

Any bird of the genus Flatyrynchus. They belong to the family of flycatchers.

A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed.