n. [ See Perichaetium. ] (Bot.) The leafy involucre surrounding the fruit stalk of mosses; perichaetium; perichete. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the perichæth. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. [ See Perichætium. ] (Zool.) Surrounded by setæ; -- said of certain earthworms (genus
n. Same as Perichæth. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the perichondrium; situated around cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. See Perichondrium, and -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the perichondrium. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Around the notochord;
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; wing + &unr_; fish. ] (Paleon.) A genus of Devonian fossil fishes with winglike appendages. The head and most of the body were covered with large bony plates. See Placodermi. [ 1913 Webster ]
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