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One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge. -- a. Of or pertaining to the acrodonts.

Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.

One who maintains that points of the Hebrew word translated "Jehovah" are really the vowel points of the word "Adonai." See Jehovist.

A sensation or sense impression following the removal of a stimulus producing a primary sensation, and reproducing the primary sensation in positive, negative, or complementary form. The aftersensation may be continuous with the primary sensation or follow it after an interval.

Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm. Balfour.

An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. See Hallelujah, the commoner form. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia. Rev. xix. 1.

Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator; as, (a) (Metal Working)

Approval; approbation. [Obs.] Crabbe.

Lovableness. Jer. Taylor.

o, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the

Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places. The priesthood . . . before was very ambulatory, and dispersed into all families. Jer. Taylor.

Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.] So amiable a prospect. Sir T. Herbert.

Removal; a putting away. [Obs.] Bp. Ward (1673).

Removal; ousting; especially, the removal of a corporate officer from his office.

Segmenting unequally; -- said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.

An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena.

An instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor; -- formerly much used in solving some common astronomical problems.

A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns,…

e pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary. -- An"ther*al, a.

To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court.