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Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the genus Anas and the subgenera Querquedula and Nettion. The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or blue speculum on the wings.

Being before, or in front. [R.] J. Fleming.

Having the nature or appearance of a bract.

Of or pertaining to ectostosis; as, ectosteal ossification.

Relating to endostosis; as, endosteal ossification.

Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous. St. George Mivart.

Pertaining to, or in the region of, the glutæus.

Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.

Milkily; in the manner of milk.

A person who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.

The act or business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a view to e

Of or pertaining to an ommateum.

Osseous.

An auditory ossicle. R. Owen.

Of or pertaining to parostosis; as, parosteal ossification.

Situated around bone; of or pertaining to the periosteum.

Of or pertaining to a pluteus.

r pertaining to the ham; in the region of the ham, or behind the knee joint; as, the popliteal space.

An inclosure surrounding a well to prevent persons from falling into it; a well curb. Weale.

a stale, or stele. [Archaic or Prov. Eng.] And in his hand a huge poleax did bear. Whose steale was iron-studded but not long. Spenser.