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A term of reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time, meaning "worthless."

A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs as a substitute for chocolate, and also as a beverage for invalids.

A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.

Of or pertaining to Aracan, a province of British Burmah. -- n. sing. & pl.

A South American bird, of the genus Pleroglossius, allied to the toucans. There are several species.

One of the larger divisions of Crustacea, so called because the thorax and abdomen are both segmented; Tetradecapoda. It includes the Amphipoda and Isopoda.

An international, interdenominational organization of Bible classes of young men; -- so named in allusion to the Hebrew word Berachah (Meaning blessing) occurring in 2 Chron. xx. 26 and 1 Chron. xii.

A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for outer garments in the Levant.

A lynx (Felis, or Lynx, caracal.) It is a native of Africa and Asia. Its ears are black externally, and tipped with long black hairs.

an bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards.

A liqueur, or cordial, flavored with orange peel, cinnamon, and mace; -- first made at the island of Curaçcao.

A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.

A kind of gum; -- called also gum tragacanth, or tragacanth. See Tragacanth.

te. The group embraces several orders; as the Phyllopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Pectostraca. See Copepoda, Phyllopoda, and Cladocera.

Relating to the Entomostraca. -- n.

Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint.

An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.

A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and carboniferous strata; -- so named from their round, sculptured spines.

Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides.

A division of phyllopod Crustacea, including those that are entirely covered by a bivalve shell.