*apu*

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Apode, n. ] (Zool.) A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans. See Phyllopod. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aqua water, + punctura puncture, pungere, punctum, to, prick. ] (Med.) The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of pain. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. cappucio. See Capoch. ] A capoch or hood. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Capoch. ] Cover with, or as with, a hood. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. capucin a monk who wears a cowl, fr. It. cappuccio hood. See Capoch. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Eccl.) A Franciscan monk of the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis. [ 1913 Webster ]

A bare-footed and long-bearded capuchin. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A garment for women, consisting of a cloak and hood, resembling, or supposed to resemble, that of capuchin monks. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) (a) A long-tailed South American monkey (Cabus capucinus), having the forehead naked and wrinkled, with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a monk's cowl, the rest being of a grayish white; -- called also capucine monkey, weeper, sajou, sapajou, and sai. (b) Other species of Cabus, as Cabus fatuellus (the brown capucine or horned capucine.), Cabus albifrons (the cararara), and Cabus apella. (c) A variety of the domestic pigeon having a hoodlike tuft of feathers on the head and sides of the neck. [ 1913 Webster ]

Capuchin nun, one of an austere order of Franciscan nuns which came under Capuchin rule in 1538. The order had recently been founded by Maria Longa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Capuchin, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Far.) Same as Capellet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. capuli. ] The Mexican cherry (Prunus Capollin). [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Capita [ L., the head. ] 1. (Anat.) The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The top or superior part of a thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eng.) The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856. [ 1913 Webster ]

Your caputs and heads of colleges. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caput mortuum [ L., dead head. ] (Old Chem.) The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Bot.) Spurge. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. catapulta, Gr. &unr_;, prob. from kata` down + &unr_; to shake, hurl. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small stones, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ It. contrappunto counterpoint. See Counterpoint. ] (Mus.) Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. contrappuntista. ] (Mus.) One skilled in counterpoint. L. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ L. crapula intoxication. ] Same as Crapulence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The sickness occasioned by intemperance; surfeit. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. crapulentus, crapulosus: cf. F. crapuleux. ] Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in liquor; drunk; given to excesses. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zool.) A large and valuable food fish (Polyprion prognathus) of New Zealand. It sometimes weighs one hundred pounds or more. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + scapular. ] (Anat.) Beneath the scapula, or shoulder blade; subscapular. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. (Anat.) Between the scapulæ or shoulder blades. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Pertaining to the upper back, or the part between the shoulders; as, the interscapular feathers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Zool.) The interscapular feathers of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Gulliver's Travels as the home of chimerical philosophers. Hence, fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy. “Laputan ideas.” G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Meso- + scapula. ] (Anat.) A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesoscapula. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A very small chevrotain (Tragulus Javanicus), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also Java musk deer, pygmy musk deer, and deerlet. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] (Bot.) A kind of turnip. See Navew. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A Pacific island north of Australia; governed by Australia and Indonesia.
Syn. -- New Guinea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to Papua. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl.; sing. Papuan (Ethnol.) The native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Papulæ [ L. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Med.) A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. Quain. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Covered with papules. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Consisting of papules; characterized by the presence of papules; as, a papular eruption. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Papules Same as Papula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Having papulæ; papillose; as, a papulose leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. papuleux. ] Covered with, or characterized by, papulæ; papulose. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Post-, and Scapula. ] (Anat.) The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the postscapula; infraspinous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., n., n., n., n. Same as Preoral, Prepubis, Prescapula, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Anat.) The part of the scapula in front of, or above, the spine, or mesoscapula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the prescapula; supraspinous. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Priapism. ] (Zool.) A suborder of Gephyræa, having a cylindrical body with a terminal anal opening, and usually with one or two caudal gills. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pg. sapucaya. ] (Bot.) A Brazilian tree. See Lecythis, and Monkey-pot. [ Written also sapucaya. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Sapucaia nut (Bot.), the seed of the sapucaia; -- called also paradise nut. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. L. Scapulae E. Scapulas [ L. ] 1. (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. scapulaire. Cf. Scapulary. ] Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scapular arch (Anat.), the pectoral arch. See under pectoral. --
Scapular region, or
Scapular tract (Zool.), a definite longitudinal area over the shoulder and along each side of the back of a bird, from which the scapular feathers arise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. scapulaire, LL. scapularium, scapulare, fr. L. scapula shoulder blade. ] 1. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout persons. (b) The name given to two pieces of cloth worn under the ordinary garb and over the shoulders as an act of devotion. Addis & Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Surg.) A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Scapular, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Same as 2d and 3d Scapular. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of scapula. ] (Zool.) A secondary mouth fold developed at the base of each of the armlike lobes of the manubrium of many rhizostome medusae. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the scapula or the shoulder; as, the scapulo-clavicular articulation, the articulation between the scapula and clavicle. [ 1913 Webster ]