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prop. n. A natural family of green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome.
Syn. -- family Chlamydomonadaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. The type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; they are solitary biflagellated plantlike algae common in fresh water and damp soil. They multiply freely and are often a pest around filtration plants.
Syn. -- genus Chlamydomonas. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of frilled lizards.
Syn. -- genus Chlamydosaurus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a thick-walled asexual resting spore of certain fungi and algae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The region or home of cockneys; cockneys, collectively. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the offspring of a coyote and a dog.
Syn. -- coy-dog. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Croydon, England. ] 1. A kind of carriage like a gig, orig. of wicker-work. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A kind of cotton sheeting; also, a calico. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a genus of plants including the quince.
Syn. -- genus Cydonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) A peculiar mucilaginous substance extracted from the seeds of the quince (Cydonia vulgaris), and regarded as a variety of amylose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; the southeast wind + &unr_; wave, billow; according to another reading, &unr_;, i. e. a north-east wind, as in the Latin Vulgate Euro-aquilo. ] A tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the Mediterranean. See Levanter. [ 1913 Webster ]

A tempestuous wind called Euroclydon. Acts xxvii. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The place or region of flunkies. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. E. also hoddypeke, hoddypoule, hoddymandoddy. ] An awkward or foolish person. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Hubbub; uproar. [ Vulgar ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Uproarious. [ Vulgar ] [ 1913 Webster ]