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A leaf of a book or manuscript.

ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See Manus, and Pes.

ulgaris or V. vulpes), the American red fox (V. fulvus), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are well-known species.

The part of the body on which one sits; the buttocks; specifically (Anat.), the anus. Hume.

ains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus.

Any bird of the genuis Totanus. See Tattler.

The planet Uranus, so named by its discoverer, Sir W. Herschel.

bove; one species (T. Ontariensis), inhabits several streams in Michigan; another (T. montanus), is found in the Yellowstone region.

A European sandpiper or snipe (Totanus canescens); -- called also greater plover.

he natives. -- Ground pig (Zoöl.), a large, burrowing, African rodent (Aulacodus Swinderianus) about two feet long, allied to the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no spines; -- called also ground rat. -- Ground pigeon (Zoöl.), one of numerous species of pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the t…

e forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

That which is written by hand; manuscript. The handwriting on the wall, a doom pronounced; an omen of disaster. Dan. v. 5.

spots. -- Harlequin beetle (Zoöl.), a very large South American beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and antennæ. The elytra are curiously marked with red, black, and gray. -- Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zoöl.) See Calicoback. -- Harlequin caterpillar. (Zoöl.), the larva of an American bombycid moth (Euc…

wellings formed by the dilation of the blood vessels around the margin of, or within, the anus, from which blood or mucus is occasionally discharged; piles; emerods. [The sing. hemorrhoid is rarely used.]

See Uranus.

An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break.

A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus (as L. capreolus, and L. dama), having long, curved upper jaws, resembling a sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.

(Zoöl.), the horned toad. -- Horned owl (Zoöl.), a large North American owl (Bubo Virginianus), having a pair of elongated tufts of feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different regions; -- called also g…

The planisphere invented by Jean Paduanus.

with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages.