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Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also supra- oesophagal, and supra-oesophageal.]

Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or cartilage.

The cartilaginous cap at the sacral end of the ilium of some animals.

See Supra-esophagal.

A Central American name for the ivory nut.

A small saucer in which a teacup is set.

Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of two persons.

rts of the substance or ingredient denoted by the term to which it is prefixed, as in tetra-chloride, tetroxide.

A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond w…

The agile gibbon; -- called also ungka-pati, and ungka-etam. See Gibbon.

The bearberry.

One who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.

Of or pertaining to voltaic electricity, or voltaism.

An instrument for the exact measurement of electric currents.

Any of several plants bearing thorns or stiff hooked appendages, which catch and tear the clothing, as:

laughing." Macaulay. The hyphen may be used to connect a with the verbal substantive (as, a-hunting, a-building) or the words may be written separately. This form of expression is now for the most part obsolete, the a being omitted and the verbal substantive treated as a participle.

It signifies from, away , separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A- (6).

The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.

aliotis. The shell is lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes; the sea-ear. Several large species are found on the coast of California, clinging closely to the rocks.

An A-B-C book; a primer. [Obs.] Shak.