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Heathy; abounding in heather; of the nature of heath.

One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes, Enthelmintha.

A warm-blooded animal. [R.]

Warm-blooded; hematothermal. [R]

The warm-blooded vertebrates, comprising the mammals and birds; -- the antithesis to hematocrya.

Warm-blooded.

Anæsthesia upon one side of the body.

h of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest. [R.]

A receptacle for sacred objects.

A port or small haven; -- used in composition; as, Lambhithe, now Lambeth. Pennant.

To this place; -- used with verbs signifying motion, and implying motion toward the speaker; correlate of hence and thither; as, to come or bring hither.

Nearest on this side. Sir M. Hale.

To this place; to a prescribed limit. Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further. Job xxxviii. 11.

Toward this place; hither. Marching hitherward in proud array. Shak.

The basking or liver shark; -- called also homer. See Liver shark, under Liver.

= Air hole, above.

See Homoiothermal.

Maintaining a uniform temperature; hæmatothermal; homothermic; -- applied to warm-bodied animals, because they maintain a nearly uniform temperature in spite of the great variations in the surrounding air; in distinct from the cold-blooded (poikilothermal) animals, whose body temperature follows the variations in tempe…

Warm-blooded; homoiothermal; hæmatothermal.

Soft to sweet in speech; persuasive. Shak.