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n. [ Sp. jabegue, formerly spelt xabeque, or Pg. xabeco; both from Turk. sumbeki a kind of Asiatic ship; cf. Per. sumbuk, Ar. sumbūk a small ship. ] (Naut.) A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow and stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or lateen sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) An Arctic fork-tailed gull (Xema Sabinii). [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The suborder of mammals including the armadillos, American anteaters, and sloths.
Syn. -- suborder Xenarthra. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. xenhlasi`a expulsion of strangers. ] (Gr. Antiq.) A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably being to preserve the national simplicity of manners. [ 1913 Webster ]

pr. n. A natural family of birds comprising the New Zealand wrens, synonymous with Acanthisittidae.
Syn. -- family Xenicidae, Acanthisittidae, family Acanthisittidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pr. n. The type genus for the bird family Xenicidae.
Syn. -- genus Xenicus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. Xenia [ L., from Gr. xe`nion gift to a guest, fr. xe`nos guest. ] (Class. Antiq.) A present given to a guest or stranger, or to a foreign ambassador. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ LL., fr. L. xenodochium a building for the reception of strangers, Gr. xenodochei^on . ] (a) (Class. Antiq.) A house for the reception of strangers. (b) In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. [ Called also Xenodocheion. ] [ 1913 Webster ]