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The great river of Egypt. Nile bird. (Zoöl.) (a) The wryneck. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The crocodile bird. -- Nile goose (Zoöl.), the Egyptian goose. See Note under Goose, 2.

Of or pertaining to the river Nile; as, the Nilotic crocodile.

riety hath by use obtained to signify temperance in drinking. Jer. Taylor. The Theodosian code, several hundred years after Justinian's time, did obtain in the western parts of Europe. Baker.

ng hard bivalve shells. They are of small size, and swim freely about. [Written also Ostracoda.]

the limited partnership (F. société en commandité) of the French law, introduced into the code of Louisiana. Burrill. -- Silent partnership, the relation of partnership sustained by a person who furnishes capital only.

Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code.

The crocodile bird.

nium maculatum). See Hemlock. -- Poison ivy (Bot.), a poisonous climbing plant (Rhus Toxicodendron) of North America. It is common on stone walls and on the trunks of trees, and has trifoliate, rhombic-ovate, variously notched leaves. Many people are poisoned by it, if they touch the leaves. See Poison sumac. Called a…

achius carbonarius), native both of the European and American coasts. It is allied to the cod, and like it is salted and dried. In England it is called coalfish, lob, podley, podling, pollack, etc.

A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod.

A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality. Poor-john and apple pies are all our fare. Sir J. Harrington.

A division of Crocodilia, including the true crocodiles and alligators, in which the dorsal vertebræ are concave in front.

hysical basis of life;" the original cell substance, cytoplasm, cytoblastema, bioplasm sarcode, etc.

ike appendages. The head and most of the body were covered with large bony plates. See Placodermi.

Rebound; reverberation. [R.] Codrington.

A reptile whose teeth are rooted in sockets, as the crocodile.

Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.

r crabs of the genus Thelphusa, as T. depressa of Southern Europe. -- River dragon, a crocodile; -- applied by Milton to the king of Egypt. -- River driver, a lumberman who drives or conducts logs down rivers. Bartlett. -- River duck (Zoöl.), any species of duck belonging to Anas, Spatula, and allied genera, in whic…

. ruber). They are among the most important of California market fishes. Called also rock cod, and garrupa.

f small marine fishes of the genera Onos and Rhinonemus (formerly Motella), allied to the cod. They have three or four barbels.