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a. (Zool.) Dasypædic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. dasy`s hairy, shaggy + &unr_;, &unr_;, a child. ] (Zool.) Those birds whose young are covered with down when hatched. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Dasypædes; ptilopædic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family including the agoutis and pacas.
Syn. -- family Dasyproctidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the type genus of the Dasypodidae.
Syn. -- genus Dasypus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. gossypion, gossipion. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The species are much confused. G. herbaceum is the name given to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island cotton is produced by G. Barbadense, a shrubby variety. There are several other kinds besides these. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to Sisyphus; incessantly recurring; as, Sisyphean labors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Sisyphus, Sisyphus, fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] (Class. Myth.) A king of Corinth, son of Aeolus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Carp.) The lapping of chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth surface, as for a bulkhead. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Med.) A cutaneous eruption due to syphilis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Syphilus, the name of a shepherd in the Latin poem of Fracastoro, “Syphilus, sive Morbus Gallicus, ” which was published in 1530; Gr. &unr_; hog, swine + &unr_; dear, loving. The term was introduced into nosology by Sauvages. ] (Med.) The pox, or venereal disease; a chronic, specific, infectious disease, usually communicated by sexual intercourse or by hereditary transmission, and occurring in three stages known as primary, secondary, and tertiary syphilis. See under Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. syphilitique. ] (Med.) Of or pertaining to syphilis; of the nature of syphilis; affected with syphilis. -- n. A syphilitic patient. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. (Med.) In a syphilitic manner; with venereal disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Inoculation with the syphilitic virus, especially when employed as a preventive measure, like vaccination. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Med.) To inoculate with syphilis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Syphilis, and Derm. ] (Med.) A cutaneous affection due to syphilis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the cutaneous manifestations of syphilis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Syphilis + -oid. ] (Med.) Resembling syphilis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in syphilology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Syphilis + -logy. ] That branch of medicine which treats of syphilis. [ 1913 Webster ]