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AcanthaAcantha A*can"tha, n. [Gr. ? thorn, fr. ? point. See Acute.]
1. (Bot.) A prickle.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A spine or prickly fin.
3. (Anat.) The vertebral column; the spinous process of a
vertebra. --Dunglison. Acanthaceous
Acanthaceous Ac"an*tha"ceous, a.
1. Armed with prickles, as a plant.
2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of
plants of which the acanthus is the type.
Acantharchum pomotisMud Mud, n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw.
modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. Mother a
scum on liquors.]
Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
Mud bass (Zo["o]l.), a fresh-water fish (Acantharchum
pomotis) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep
grunting note.
Mud bath, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in
mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for
disease.
Mud boat, a large flatboat used in deredging.
Mud cat. See Catfish.
Mud crab (Zo["o]l.), any one of several American marine
crabs of the genus Panopeus.
Mud dab (Zo["o]l.), the winter flounder. See Flounder,
and Dab.
Mud dauber (Zo["o]l.), a mud wasp.
Mud devil (Zo["o]l.), the fellbender.
Mud drum (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into
which sediment and mud in the water can settle for
removal.
Mud eel (Zo["o]l.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian
(Siren lacertina), found in the Southern United States.
It has persistent external gills and only the anterior
pair of legs. See Siren.
Mud frog (Zo["o]l.), a European frog (Pelobates fuscus).
Mud hen. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The American coot (Fulica Americana).
(b) The clapper rail.
Mud lark, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.
[Slang]
Mud minnow (Zo["o]l.), any small American fresh-water fish
of the genus Umbra, as U. limi. The genus is allied to
the pickerels.
Mud plug, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.
Mud puppy (Zo["o]l.), the menobranchus.
Mud scow, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.
[U.S.]
Mud turtle, Mud tortoise (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous
species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.
Mud wasp (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
hymenopterous insects belonging to Pep[ae]us, and allied
genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,
side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,
etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with
spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve
as food for the larva. Called also mud dauber. Cantharellus cibriusChanterelle Chan`te*relle", n. [F.] (Bot.)
A name for several species of mushroom, of which one
(Cantharellus cibrius) is edible, the others reputed
poisonous. Cantharidal
Cantharidal Can*thar"*i*dal, a.
Of or pertaining to cantharides or made of cantharides; as,
cantharidal plaster.
CantharidesCantharides Can*thar"i*des, n. pl.
See Cantharis. CantharidesCantharis Can"tha*ris, n.; pl. Cantharides. [L., a kind of
beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari`s.] (Zo["o]l.)
A beetle (Lytta, or Cantharis, vesicatoria), havin1g an
elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a
nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the
apothecary; -- also called Spanish fly. Many other species
of Lytta, used for the same purpose, take the same name.
See Blister beetle, under Blister. The plural form in
usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine. Cantharidin
Cantharidin Can*thar"i*din, n. (Chem.)
The active principle of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a
volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided
prisms.
CantharisBlister Blis"ter, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same
root as blast, bladder, blow. See Blow to eject wind.]
1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum,
whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a
vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a
bladderlike elevation of the cuticle.
And painful blisters swelled my tender hands.
--Grainger.
2. Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin,
as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the
surface, as on steel.
3. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter,
applied to raise a blister. --Dunglison.
Blister beetle, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the
Lytta (or Cantharis) vesicatoria, called Cantharis or
Spanish fly by druggists. See Cantharis.
Blister fly, a blister beetle.
Blister plaster, a plaster designed to raise a blister; --
usually made of Spanish flies.
Blister steel, crude steel formed from wrought iron by
cementation; -- so called because of its blistered
surface. Called also blistered steel.
Blood blister. See under Blood. CantharisCantharis Can"tha*ris, n.; pl. Cantharides. [L., a kind of
beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari`s.] (Zo["o]l.)
A beetle (Lytta, or Cantharis, vesicatoria), havin1g an
elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a
nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the
apothecary; -- also called Spanish fly. Many other species
of Lytta, used for the same purpose, take the same name.
See Blister beetle, under Blister. The plural form in
usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine. Crataegus PyracanthaPyracanth Pyr"a*canth, n. [Gr. ? fire + ? a thorn, prickly
plant.] (Bot.)
The evergreen thorn (Crat[ae]gus Pyracantha), a shrub
native of Europe. Lytta or Cantharis vesicatoriaBlister Blis"ter, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same
root as blast, bladder, blow. See Blow to eject wind.]
1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum,
whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a
vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a
bladderlike elevation of the cuticle.
And painful blisters swelled my tender hands.
--Grainger.
2. Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin,
as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the
surface, as on steel.
3. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter,
applied to raise a blister. --Dunglison.
Blister beetle, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the
Lytta (or Cantharis) vesicatoria, called Cantharis or
Spanish fly by druggists. See Cantharis.
Blister fly, a blister beetle.
Blister plaster, a plaster designed to raise a blister; --
usually made of Spanish flies.
Blister steel, crude steel formed from wrought iron by
cementation; -- so called because of its blistered
surface. Called also blistered steel.
Blood blister. See under Blood. Lytta or Cantharis vesicatoriaCantharis Can"tha*ris, n.; pl. Cantharides. [L., a kind of
beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari`s.] (Zo["o]l.)
A beetle (Lytta, or Cantharis, vesicatoria), havin1g an
elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a
nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the
apothecary; -- also called Spanish fly. Many other species
of Lytta, used for the same purpose, take the same name.
See Blister beetle, under Blister. The plural form in
usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine.
Meaning of Cantha from wikipedia
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Cantha is a
genus of
skippers in the
family Hesperiidae.
Recognised species in the
genus Cantha include:
Cantha calva Evans, 1955
Cantha zara (Bell, 1941)...
- v****al
nations of
Cantha; the
Luxons and the Kurzicks, and the
notion of
guild alliances (see
guilds above). The
continent of
Cantha is
heavily based upon...
- perks. The
expansion also
gives players access to the
southern continent of
Cantha (first seen in the
first game's
Guild Wars
Factions expansion). It also...
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bidentata Blahnik & Holzenthal, 2006 C.
buenoi Blahnik & Holzenthal, 2006 C.
cantha (Ross, 1938) C.
cascada Blahnik & Holzenthal, 2006 C.
costaricensis Flint...
-
unexplained connection to the
Elder Dragons. To the south, the
continent of
Cantha has been cut off by an
isolationist and
xenophobic political climate, which...
- The affliction, the
Canthan plague Guild Wars A
disease that
spread in
Cantha,
causing those affected to
become hulking, aggressive,
pained creatures...
- Prophecies.
Simply referred to as Factions, it
introduces the
continent of
Cantha,
inspired by East
Asian cultures,
where two
warring factions, the Luxons...
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Common spellings បទុម [ɓɔtom] Bâtŭm
Batum Padum Botum ចន្ថា [
cɑntʰaː] Chântha
Chantha Canthā Chantha ជា [ciə] Chéa Chea Jā Chea ជាតា [ciətaː] Chéata Cheata...
- 12, 2020, when the
developers confirmed the
games return to the
realm of
Cantha,
something fans had long requested. The
official announcement was accompanied...
-
Durian finally shows his hand. In the
forests of Tanto, meanwhile,
Professor Cantha sees the full
extent of the Sezians' ****ault on Science. "The Tiger" Dan...
