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Resembling a monster; abnormal; of a pathological growth, exceedingly complex or highly organized. S. D. Gross.

Of or pertaining to teratology; as, teratological changes.

That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or animals.

A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle.

An electric generator or dynamo which is combined on one frame with a turbomotor, by which it is driven.

One who venerates. Jer. Taylor

One who vituperates, or censures abusively.

One who vociferates, or is clamorous. [R.]

A cooperator. [R.] Success unto our valiant general, And happiness to his accomplices! Shak.

An electric generator or dynamo for producing alternating currents.

The primitive form of fin, like that of Ceratodus.

A remarkable Australian fresh-water ganoid fish of the genus Ceratodus.

large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (B. imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (B. eques).

o buys and sells notes and bills of exchange. -- Curbstone broker or Street broker, an operator in stocks (not a member of the Stock Exchange) who executes orders by running from office to office, or by transactions on the street. [U.S.] -- Exchange broker, one who buys and sells uncurrent money, and deals in exchange…

trument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses.

A kind of oven, or reverberatory furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit. Ure.

A placing among the stars; a catalogue of stars. The catasterisms of Eratosthenes. Whewell.

One who manages the running of an automobile; esp., the paid operator of a motor vehicle.

esents no interruption in its course. -- Continued fraction (Math.), a fraction whose numerator is 1, and whose denominator is a whole number plus a fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a whole number, plus a fraction, and so on. -- Continued proportion (Math.), a proportion composed of two or more…

a surface described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other. Hence, the surface can be developed into a plane.