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Bimanous
Bimanous Bim"a*nous, a. [L. bis twice + manus hand.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Having two hands; two-handed.
Cymophanous
Cymophanous Cy*moph"a*nous (s?-m?f"?-n?s or s?-), a.
Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
DiaphanousDiaphanous Di*aph"a*nous, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to show or shine
through; dia` through + ? to show, and in the passive, to
shine: cf. F. diaphane. See Phantom, and cf. Diaphane,
Diaphanic.]
Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or
transparent; pellucid; clear.
Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be
fantastic and diaphanous. --Landor. Diaphanously
Diaphanously Di*aph"a*nous*ly, adv.
Translucently.
DiathermanousDiathermanous Di`a*ther"ma*nous, a. [Gr. ? to warm through;
dia` through + ? to warm, ? warm.]
Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal;
-- opposed to athermanous. Hydrophanous
Hydrophanous Hy*droph"a*nous, a. (Min.)
Made transparent by immersion in water.
Hygrophanous
Hygrophanous Hy*groph"a*nous, a. [Gr. ? wet + ? to show.]
Having such a structure as to be diaphanous when moist, and
opaque when dry.
IdiocyclophanousIdiocyclophanous Id`i*o*cy*cloph"a*nous, a. [Idio- + Gr. ?
circle + ? to appear.] (Crystallog.)
Same as Idiophanous. Idiophanous
Idiophanous Id`i*oph"a*nous, a. [Idio- + ? to appear.]
(Crystallog.)
Exhibiting interference figures without the aid of a
polariscope, as certain crystals.
Incanous
Incanous In*ca"nous, a. [L. incanus; pref. in- in + canus
hoary.] (Bot.)
Hoary with white pubescence.
Intermembranous
Intermembranous In`ter*mem"bra*nous, a. (Anat.)
Within or beneath a membrane; as, intermembranous
ossification.
Longimanous
Longimanous Lon*gim"a*nous, a. [L. longus long + manus hand.]
Having long hands. --Sir T. Browne.
ManganousManganous Man"ga*nous, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese
in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with
manganic compounds; as, manganous oxide.
Manganous acid, a hypothetical compound analogous to
sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called manganites. Manganous acidManganous Man"ga*nous, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese
in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with
manganic compounds; as, manganous oxide.
Manganous acid, a hypothetical compound analogous to
sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called manganites. MembranousMembranous Mem"bra*nous, a. [Cf. F. membraneux.]
1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as,
a membranous covering or lining.
2. (Bot.) Membranaceous.
Membranous croup (Med.), true croup. See Croup. Membranous croupMembranous Mem"bra*nous, a. [Cf. F. membraneux.]
1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as,
a membranous covering or lining.
2. (Bot.) Membranaceous.
Membranous croup (Med.), true croup. See Croup. membranous croupCroup Croup (kr??p), n. [Scot. croup, cf. croup, crowp, to
croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; cf. also LG.
kropp, G. kropf, the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the
anterior part of the neck, a wen, etc. Cf. Crop.] (Med.)
An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea,
accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous,
difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated
with the development of a false membrane in the air passages
(also called membranous croup). See False croup, under
False, and Diphtheria. Monophanous
Monophanous Mo*noph"a*nous, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? to show.]
Having one and the same appearance; having a mutual
resemblance.
PedimanousPedimanous Pe*dim"a*nous, a. [See Pedimana.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe
opposable, as the opossums and monkeys. Porcelanous
Porcelanous Por"ce*la`nous, Porcellanous Por"cel*la`nous, a.
Porcelaneous. --Ure.
Porcellanous
Porcelanous Por"ce*la`nous, Porcellanous Por"cel*la`nous, a.
Porcelaneous. --Ure.
Pyrophanous
Pyrophanous Py*roph"a*nous, a. [Pyro- + Gr. ? to show, pass,
to shine.]
Rendered transparent by heat.
Quadrumanous
Quadrumanous Quad*ru"ma*nous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having four hands; of or pertaining to the Quadrumana.
Ruffianous
Ruffianous Ruf"fian*ous, a.
Ruffianly. [Obs.] --Chapman.
Semidiaphanous
Semidiaphanous Sem`i*di*aph"a*nous, a.
Half or imperfectly transparent; translucent. --Woodward.
TitanousTitanous Ti"tan*ous, a.
Designating certain compounds of titanium in which that
element has a lower valence as contrasted with titanic
compounds. UranousUranous U"ra*nous ([=u]"r[.a]*n[u^]s), a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, uranium; designating those
compounds in which uranium has a lower valence as contrasted
with the uranic compounds. VillanousVillanous Vil"lan*ous, a. Villanously Vil"lan*ous*ly, adv.,
Villanousness Vil"lan*ous*ness, n.,
See Villainous, etc. VillanouslyVillanous Vil"lan*ous, a. Villanously Vil"lan*ous*ly, adv.,
Villanousness Vil"lan*ous*ness, n.,
See Villainous, etc. VillanousnessVillanous Vil"lan*ous, a. Villanously Vil"lan*ous*ly, adv.,
Villanousness Vil"lan*ous*ness, n.,
See Villainous, etc.
Meaning of Anous from wikipedia
- The noddies,
forming the
genus Anous, is a
genus of
seabirds in
family Laridae which also
contains the gulls,
terns and skimmers. The
genus contains five...
- The
brown noddy or
common noddy (
Anous stolidus) is a
seabird in the
family Laridae. The
largest of the noddies, it can be told from the
closely related...
- The
black noddy (
Anous minutus), also
known as white-capped noddy, is a
species of tern in the
family Laridae. It is a medium-sized
seabird with black...
- The
lesser noddy (
Anous tenuirostris), also
known as the
sooty noddy, is a
seabird in the
family Laridae. It is
found near the
coastlines of Comoros,...
- grey
ternlet (
Anous albivitta) is a
seabird belonging to the
family Laridae. It was once
regarded as a pale
morph of the blue
noddy (
Anous cerulea) but...
- The blue
noddy or hinaokū or
manuohina (
Anous ceruleus) is a
seabird in the
family Laridae. It is also
known as the blue-grey noddy. It is
found in American...
-
least a
shallow "V" is
shown by all
other species. The
noddies (genera
Anous,
Procelsterna and Gygis) have
unusual notched-wedge
shaped tails, the longest...
-
nativitatis 5,000
Masked booby (Manukena) Sula
dactylatra 3,000
Brown noddy Anous stolidus 1,400
Great frigatebird (Makohe)
Fregata minor 700
Sooty tern Onychoprion...
-
Baker and
colleagues published in 2007
found that the
noddies in the
genus Anous formed a
sister group to a
clade containing the gulls, skimmers, and the...
- (C****ia fistula)
Lakshadweep Butterfly fish (Chaetodon falcula)
Noddy tern (
Anous stolidus)
Bread fruit (Artocarpus incisa)
Puducherry Indian palm squirrel...
