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n. (Railroad) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A falsehood. [ Obs. ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; to loose + &unr_; the brain. ] (Zool.) A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and monotremes; -- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Lyencephala. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The cicada. [ 1913 Webster ]