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A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger.

Muddy; slimy; thick. Sir T. Browne.

An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupé, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front; also, an automobile with such a body.

A halt; the act of limping.

One who limps.

Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.

Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream. Springs which were clear, fresh, and limpid. Woodward.

The quality or state of being limpid.

Quality of being limpid; limpidity.

A limpet. [Obs.] Holland.

In a limping manner.

Limpidity. [Obs.]

ecies of wading birds of the genus Aramus, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species (A. giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other (A. scolopaceus) is found in South America. Called also courlan, and crying bird.…

The quality or state of being limp.

Limp; flexible; flimsy. [Local, U. S.]

Hawaiian name for seaweeds. Over sixty kinds are used as food, and have species names, as Limu Lipoa, Limu palawai, etc.

A limulus.

An order of Merostomata, including among living animals the genus Limulus, with various allied fossil genera, mostly of the Carboniferous period. Called also Xiphosura.

sting genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (Limulus polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot.

Smeared with, or consisting of, lime; viscous. "Limy snares.' Spenser.