a. [ Gr. &unr_; disk + &unr_; to grow. ] (Biol.) Applied to a form of egg cleavage seen in osseous fishes, which occurs only in a small disk that separates from the rest of the egg. [ 1913 Webster ]
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☞ The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have been preserved. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The chaffinch. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. scobs, or scobis, sawdust, scrapings + -form: cf. F. scobiforme. ] Having the form of, or resembling, sawdust or raspings. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. sing. & pl. [ L. scobs, or scobis, fr. scabere to scrape. ]