(n)United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992), Syn.Zellig Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris
(n)British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984), Syn.Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris
(n)genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America, Syn.genus Harrisia
prop. n. (Bot.) A genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America. Syn. -- genus Harrisia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]