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a. Aculeate. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + nucleolus. ] (Biol.) Having two nucleoli. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Chaceleon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Cerulean. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the type genus of the Chamaeleontidae.
Syn. -- genus Chamaeleo, genus Chamaeleon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Astronomy) a small constellation in the southern skies between Hydrus and Musca.
Syn. -- Chameleon. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. Chamaeleon, Gr. chamaile`wn, lit., “ground lion;” chamai` on the ground + le`wn lion. ] (Zool.) a lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue.
Syn. -- chameleon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family comprising the Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria.
Syn. -- family Chamaeleontidae, family Chamaeleonidae, Rhiptoglossa, family Rhiptoglossa. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. Chamaeleon, Gr. chamaile`wn, lit., “ground lion;” chamai` on the ground + le`wn lion. See Humble, and Lion. ] (Zool.) 1. A lizardlike reptile of the genus Chamæleo, of several species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is covered with fine granulations; it has eyes which can move separately, the tail is prehensile, and the body is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back. It is remarkable for its ability to change the color of its skin to blend with its surroundings. [ Also sometimes spelled chamaeleon. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ Its color changes more or less with the color of the objects about it, or with its temper when disturbed. In a cool, dark place it is nearly white, or grayish; on admitting the light, it changes to brown, bottle-green, or blood red, of various shades, and more or less mottled in arrangment. The American chameleons belong to Anolis and allied genera of the family Iguanidæ. They are more slender in form than the true chameleons, but have the same power of changing their colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a person who changes opinions, ideas, or behavior to suit the prevailing social climate; an opportunist. [ PJC ]

Chameleon mineral (Chem.), the compound called potassium permanganate, a dark violet, crystalline substance, KMnO4, which in formation passes through a peculiar succession of color from green to blue, purple, red, etc. See Potassium permanganate, under Potassium. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To change into various colors. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a queen of Egypt; b. 69 b. c., d. 30 b. c. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ So named after Cleopatra, queen of Egypt. ] Either of two obelisks which were moved in ancient times from Heliopolis to Alexandria, one of which is now on the Thames Embankment in London, and the other in Central Park, in the City of New York.

☞ Some writers consider that only the obelisk now in Central Park is properly called Cleopatra's needle. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Coleoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; sheath-winged; &unr_; sheath + &unr_; wing. ] (Zool.) An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillæ) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the order of Coleoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in the study of the Coleoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the Coleoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; sheath + &unr_; root. ] A sheath in the embryo of grasses, inclosing the caulicle. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an organic molecule consisting of a hereocyclic base attached to the 1-carbon of a deoxyribose ring, with a phosphate group esterified at the 5 position of the deoxyribose. Deoxyribonuceotides are the monomer units which make up deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule carrying the hereditary information in most organisms. The most common forms of deoxyribonuceotide are thymidine-5′-phosphate (abbreviated TMP), deoxyadenosine-5′-phosphate (abbreviated dAMP), deoxyguanosine-5′-phosphate (abbreviated dGMP), and deoxycytidine-5′-phosphate (abbreviated dCMP). [ PJC ]

n. [ Pref. dys- + teleology. ] (Biol.) The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their being useless to the life of the organism. [ 1913 Webster ]

To the doctrine of dysteleology, or the denial of final causes, a proof of the real existence of such a thing as instinct must necessarily be fatal. Word (Dynamic Sociology). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ekkalei^n to call out ('ek out of + kalei^n to call) + bi`os life. ] A contrivance for hatching eggs by artificial heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. gale`h a weasel + pi`qhkos an ape. ] (Zool.) A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called flying lemurs. See Colugo.

n. [ Sp. galeon, cf. F. galion; fr. LL. galeo, galio. See Galley. ] (Naut.) A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries, often having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. The term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

The galleons . . . were huge, round-stemmed, clumsy vessels, with bulwarks three or four feet thick, and built up at stem and stern, like castles. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) See Galiot. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus comprising the cactus wrens; one of several alternative classifications.
Syn. -- Campylorhynchus, genus Campylorhynchus, genus Heleodytes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic, in the early history of the Christian church. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Hylæosaur. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Ileum + cæcal. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and cæcum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as, the ileocolic, or ileocæcal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the large intestine. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. See Lion. ] (Astron.) 1. The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus [ &leo_; ] in almanacs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A northern constellation east of Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus at the end of the handle of the Sickle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Leo Minor, a small constellation between Leo and the Great Bear. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. leód people, nation, man, chief; akin to OS. liud, OHG. liut, pl. liuti, G. leute, pl., fr. AS. leódan to grow, akin to Goth. liudan, OS. liodan, OHG. liotan to grow; cf. Skr. ruh. √123. ] People; a nation; a man. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. Bp. Gibson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A lion. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) See Lionced. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Leon, in Spain. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Leon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Leo: cf. F. léonides, pl. ] (Astron.) One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower that recurs near the fourteenth of November at intervals of about thirty-three years; -- so called because these shooting stars appear on the heavens to move in lines directed from the constellation Leo. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. leoninus, fr. leo, leonis, lion: cf. F. léonin. See Lion. ] Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the lion; as, a leonine look; leonine rapacity. -- Le"o*nine*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Leonine verse, a kind of verse, in which the end of the line rhymes with the middle; -- so named from Leo, or Leoninus, a Benedictine and canon of Paris in the twelfth century, who wrote largely in this measure, though he was not the inventor. The following line is an example: [1913 Webster]

Gloria factorum temere conceditur horum. [1913 Webster]

n. A small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of S Africa.
Syn. -- genus Leonotis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A genus of marmosets including some of the tamarins. Called also Leontopithecus and Leontideus.
Syn. -- genus Leontocebus, genus Leontideus, genus Leontopithecus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. le`wn, le`ontos, lion + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth. Cf. Lion's-tooth, Dandelion. ] (Bot.) A genus of liguliflorous composite plants, including the fall dandelion (Leontodon autumnale), and formerly the true dandelion; -- called also lion's tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of plants including the edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum).
Syn. -- genus Leontopodium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A genus of stout Old World herbs having cut-lobed leaves and flowers in whorls.
Syn. -- genus Leonurus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. leopart, leparde, lebarde, libbard, OF. leopard, liepart, F. léopard, L. leopardus, fr. Gr. leo`pardos; le`wn lion + pa`rdos pard. See Lion, and Pard. ] (Zool.) A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther (Felis pardus) is regarded as a variety of leopard. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hunting leopard. See Cheetah. --
Leopard cat (Zool.) any one of several species or varieties of small, spotted cats found in Africa, Southern Asia, and the East Indies; esp., Felis Bengalensis. --
Leopard marmot. See Gopher, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum (as Doronicum acaule syn. Arnica acaulis) having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads. See leopard's bane.
Syn. -- leopard's-bane, leopard's bane. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

false" leop`ard*bane n. Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum, such as the great false leopardbane (Doronicum pardalianches) of North America and the oriental false leopardbane (Doronicum orientale syn. Doronicum caucasicum). [PJC]

n. A female leopard. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. (Bot.) A name of several harmless plants, as Arnica montana (Arnica acaulis syn. Doronicum acaule), Senecio Doronicum, and Paris quadrifolia.
Syn. -- leopardbane, leopard's-bane. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. (Bot.) See Letterwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; crumb of bread, fr. &unr_; to knead. ] (Med.) A medicine in the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From its native name. ] (Zool.) A bird of Celebes (megacephalon maleo), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs. [ 1913 Webster ]