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The extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince, state, or other form of government; often, a tract of land lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of government; as, the territory of a State; the territories of the East India Company.

Belonging to the order Tetradynamia; having six stamens, four of which are uniformly longer than the others.

Designating, or belonging to, a certain system of crystallization; dimetric. See Tetragonal system, under Crystallization.

Belonging to the order Tetragynia; having four styles.

A hydrocarbon, C24H50, resembling paraffin, and like it belonging to the marsh-gas series; -- so called from having twenty- four atoms of carbon in the molecule.

Belonging to the class Tetrandria.

A bird belonging to the tribe of which the genus Tetrao is the type, as the grouse, partridge, quail, and the like. Used also adjectively.

Any one of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging to Tetrodon and allied genera. Each jaw is furnished with two large, thick, beaklike, bony teeth. [Written also tetradon.]

Any one of numerous species of Hemiptera belonging to Tettigonia and allied genera; a leaf hopper.

Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to Thecla and allied genera; -- called also hairstreak, and elfin.

Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Polynemus and allied genera. They have numerous long pectoral filaments.

Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs.

Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine. Our father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy wil…

vision of insects, considered by some writers a distinct order, but regarded by others as belonging to the Hemiptera. They are all of small size, and have narrow, broadly fringed wings with rudimentary nervures. Most of the species feed upon the juices of plants, and some, as those which attack grain, are very injuriou…

A kind of laminated shale or sandstone belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.

Belonging to, or constituted by, timocracy. Sir G. C. Lewis.

Any one of several species of South American birds belonging to Tinamus and allied genera.

Any one of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera. They have long and slender bodies. See Crane fly, under Crane.

Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to the families Paridæ and Leiotrichidæ; a titmouse.

Any one of numerous small spring birds belonging to Anthus, Corydalla, and allied genera, which resemble the true larks in color and in having a very long hind claw; especially, the European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).