n. [ Gr. &unr_; bladder, pouch. ] (Zool.) One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. See Ascidium. ] (Zool.) The structure which unites together the ascidiozooids in a compound ascidian. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; a pouch + -form. ] (Zool.) Shaped like an ascidian. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. ascidium + -oid. See Ascidium. ] (Zool.) A group of Tunicata, often shaped like a two-necked bottle. The group includes, social, and compound species. The gill is a netlike structure within the oral aperture. The integument is usually leathery in texture. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Ascidium + zooid. ] (Zool.) One of the individual members of a compound ascidian. See Ascidioidea. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
n. a division of mammals, in some classifications considered a separate family.
v. t. [ L. discidere; dis- + caedere to cut. ] To divide; to cleave in two. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A natural family of winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies.
n. Any fly of the genus Musca, or family
prop. n. A natural family of two-winged flies esp. the housefly.
adj.
a. [ See Proboscis. ] (Zool.) Having a proboscis; proboscidial. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Proboscis. ] (Zool.) An order of large mammals including the elephants and mastodons. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Proboscidian. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Proboscidate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Proboscidea. --
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Proboscis, and -ferous. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the form or uses of a proboscis;
a. [ L. roscidus, fr. ros, roris, dew. ] Containing, or consisting of, dew; dewy. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. viscidus, fr. viscum the mistletoe, birdlime made from the berries of the mistletoe; akin to Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. viscide. ] Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy;
n. [ Cf. F. viscidité. ] The quality or state of being viscid; also, that which is viscid; glutinous concretion; stickiness. [ 1913 Webster ]