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Any one of numerous species of Diptera belonging to Tachina and allied genera. Their larvæ are external parasites of other insects.

The act or business of instructing; also, that which is taught; instruction.

The quality or state of being techy.

See Techiness.

The act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to keep out rain, snow, etc.

The quality or state of being touchy peevishness; irritability; irascibility.

Affecting; moving; pathetic; as, a touching tale. -- Touch"ing*ly, adv.

Of, pertaining to, or like, Trachinus, a genus of fishes which includes the weevers. See Weever.

A small, slender nematoid worm (Trichina spiralis) which, in the larval state, is parasitic, often in immense numbers, in the voluntary muscles of man, the hog, and many other animals. When insufficiently cooked meat containing the larvæ is swallowed by man, they are liberated and rapidly become adult, pair, and the ov…

Trichinosis.

To render trichinous; to affect with trichinæ; -- chiefly used in the past participle; as, trichinized pork.

An apparatus for the detection of trichinæ in the flesh of animals, as of swine.

The disease produced by the presence of trichinæ in the muscles and intestinal track. It is marked by fever, muscular pains, and symptoms resembling those of typhoid fever, and is frequently fatal.

Of or pertaining to trichinæ or trichinosis; affected with, or containing, trichinæ; as, trichinous meat.

One of the small branches of a stag's antler.

Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. -- Un*flinch"ing*ly, adv.

A sea urchin. See Sea urchin.

An automatic machine gun in which the mechanism is worked by the recoil, assisted by the pressure of gases from the muzzle, which expand in a gas chamber against a disk attached to the end of the barrel, thus moving the latter to the rear with increased recoil, and against the front wall of the gas chamber, checking th…

The American lotus, and its edible seeds, which somewhat resemble chinquapins. Cf. Yoncopin.

That witches or enchants; suited to enchantment or witchcraft; bewitching. "The very witching time of night." Shak. -- Witch"ing*ly, adv.