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chus rostratus), living among kelp. The name is also applied to species of the genus Platyglossus.

living type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of loral plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic reflections; the female is spotted with brown and black.

la; but the operculated land snails of warm countries are Dioecia, and belong to the Tænioglossa. See Geophila, and Helix. -- Land spout, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on land. -- Land steward, a person who acts for another in the management of la…

eaflike expansions on the legs; -- said of certain insects; as, the leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus).

A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. Oxf. Gloss.

ring-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such as the base moldings of a building. Oxf. Gloss.

Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.

Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter. Lingual ribbon. (Zoöl.) See Odontophore.

The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.

bs.] A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature; an old dotard. Milles. MS. Devon Gloss.

The glossy ibis (Ibis falcinellus); -- said to have given its name to the city of Liverpool.

arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers. They belong to Trichoglossus, Loriculus, and several allied genera.

Any one of many species of small parrots of the family Trichoglossidæ, generally having the tongue papillose at the tip, and the mandibles straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They are found in the East Indies, Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They feed mostly on soft fruits and on the ho…

A kind of glossy silk fabric. See Lutestring.

Written or printed in the margin; as, a marginal note or gloss.

the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss.

The British smooth sole, or scaldfish (Psetta arnoglossa).

hern United States. -- Mountain laurel (Bot.), an American shrub (Kalmia latifolia) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is poisonous. Called also American laurel, ivy bush, and calico bush. See Kalmia. -- Mountain leather (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembl…

(b) An Australian duck (Biziura lobata). -- Musk lorikeet (Zoöl.), the Pacific lorikeet (Glossopsitta australis) of Australia. -- Musk mallow (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants: (a) A species of mallow (Malva moschata), the foliage of which has a faint musky smell. (b) An Asiatic shrub. See Abelmosk. -- Musk or…

ation as the modillion of the Corinthian and Composite orders. See Illust. of Gutta. Oxf. Gloss.