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Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich.

A suborder of struthious birds including the rheas.

Gonorrhea. Dunglison.

A stupid, blundering fellow.

The head of a buffer, which recieves the concussion, in railroad carriages.

A poisonous American serpent (Ancistrodon conotortrix), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and red viper.

A morbidly frequent and profuse discharge of loose or fluid evacuations from the intestines, without tenesmus; a purging or looseness of the bowels; a flux.

Of or pertaining to diarrhea; like diarrhea.

A dunce; a numskull; a blockhead. Beau. & Fl.

Difficult and painful menstruation.

The upper extermities of the floor of a vessel.

A contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract, affecting especially the urethra and vagina, and characterized by a mucopurulent discharge, pain in urination, and chordee; clap.

Of or pertaining to gonorrhea; as, gonorrheal rheumatism.

A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygæna, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygæna is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish.

A dunce; a blockhead. Sir T. North.

The friar bird.

Lanius Ludovicianus), similar to the butcher bird, but smaller. See Shrike. To be at loggerheads, To fall to loggerheads, or To go to loggerheads, to quarrel; to be at strife. L' Estrange.

Dull; stupid. Shak. A rabble of loggerheaded physicians. Urquhart.

The knapweed.

A strong black chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form; negro head.