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Allied to, or containing, the radical decyl.

d bounded by twelve quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the isometric system, allied to the tetrahedron.

An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia (Myogale moschata). It is allied to the moles, but is called muscrat by some English writers. [Written also dæsman.]

The goosefish or angler (Lophius), and other allied fishes. See Angler.

A kind of tree (Osmanthus Americanus), allied to the European olive.

A miner's compass. Dial bird (Zoöl.), an Indian bird (Copsychus saularius), allied to the European robin. The name is also given to other related species. -- Dial lock, a lock provided with one or more plates having numbers or letters upon them. These plates must be adjusted in a certain determined way before the lock…

A fish of the genus Diodon, or an allied genus.

To part, as an alliance; to sunder. [R.] "Disallied their nuptials." Milton.

Any bird of certain genera, as Urinator (formerly Colymbus), or the allied genus Colymbus, or Podiceps, remarkable for their agility in diving.

A genus of freeswimming oceanic tunicates, allied to Salpa, and having alternate generations.

A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.

upes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock.

The crab plover (Dromas ardeola), a peculiar North African bird, allied to the oyster catcher.

An aquatic herbivorous mammal (Halicore dugong), of the order Sirenia, allied to the manatee, but with a bilobed tail. It inhabits the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, East Indies, and Australia. [Written also duyong.]

Pertaining to, allied to, or derived from, durene; as, durylic acid.

Anat.), otoliths. See Otolith. -- Ear snail (Zoöl.), any snail of the genus Auricula and allied genera. -- Ear stones (Anat.), otoliths. See Otolith. -- Ear trumpet, an instrument to aid in hearing. It consists of a tube broad at the outer end, and narrowing to a slender extremity which enters the ear, thus collecti…

Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; -- called also angleworm and dewworm.

A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple.

An extinct, long-necked, marine, cretaceous reptile from Kansas, allied to Plesiosaurus.

rge deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti. Irish elk (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer (Cervus giganteus) with widely s…