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Diemictylus viridescensNewt Newt, n. [OE. ewt, evete, AS. efete, with n prefixed, an
ewt being understood as a newt. Cf. Eft.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The
common British species are the crested newt (Triton
cristatus) and the smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In
America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most
abundant species. Diemyctylus viridescensTriton Tri"ton, n. [L., fr. Gr.?.] (Gr. Myth.)
A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and
the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and
painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a
man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a
trumpet made of a shell.
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea, Or hear old
Triton blow his wreathed horn. --Wordsworth.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods
belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout
spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with
prominent varices. Some of the species are among the
largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell,
and sea trumpet.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic
salamanders. The common European species are
Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and M.
alpestris, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland.
The most common species of the United States is
Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander. Iridectomy
Iridectomy Ir`i*dec"to*my, n. [Gr. ?, ?, iris + ? cutting out;
? out + ? to cut.] (Surg.)
The act or process of cutting out a portion of the iris in
order to form an artificial pupil.
IrideousIridaceous Ir`i*da"ceous, Irideous I*rid"e*ous, a. [From NL.
Iris, Iridis, the Iris.] (Bot.)
Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of
endogenous plants (Iridace[ae]), which includes the genera
Iris, Ixia, Crocus, Gladiolus, and many others. IridesIris I"ris, n.; pl. E. Irises, L. Irides. [L. iris,
iridis, the goddess, Gr. ?, ?, the rainbow, iris of the eye,
the plant Iris. Cf. Orris.]
1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of the rainbow, and
swift-footed messenger of the gods. --Shak.
2. The rainbow. --Sir T. Browne.
3. An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of
colors. --Tennyson.
4. (Anat.) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil,
and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.
5. (Bot.) A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous
or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce
(fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are
examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce.
6. (Her.) See Fleur-de-lis, 2. IridescenceIridescence Ir`i*des"cence, n. [See Iridescent.]
Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; the quality
or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as,
the iridescence of mother-of-pearl. Iridescent
Iridescent Ir`i*des"cent (?; 277), a. [L. iris, iridis, the
rainbow: cf. F. iridescent.]
Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of
changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.
Viridescence
Viridescence Vir`i*des"cence, n.
Quality or state of being viridescent.
Viridescent
Viridescent Vir`i*des"cent, a. [L. viridescens, p. pr. of
viridescere to grow green.]
Slightly green; greenish.
Meaning of Iride from wikipedia
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Italian submarine Iride was a Perla-class
submarine built for the
Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina)
during the 1930s. Originally, she was
named Iris until...
- The iris (pl.:
irides or irises) is a thin,
annular structure in the eye in most
mammals and birds,
responsible for
controlling the
diameter and size of...
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Iride Bicycles is a
brand of
bicycles manufactured at the
Gemmati Velocipedi factory, near the city of Venice, in the town of
Cintello di
Teglio Veneto...
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Iride was a
torpedo cruiser of the
Partenope class built for the
Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. Laid down in
February 1889 at the Regio...
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Iride Semprini de
Bellis (10 May 1931 – 15 June 2022) was a
Brazilian actress and comedian.
Semprini became known between 2013 and 2015 for parti****ting...
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found apart from the fact that all of the
victims were youths.
Akatsuki Iride, a
friendly and
amicable teenage boy, is a po****r
uploader of "Let's Play"...
- and play and hard to
master type of puzzler. The
biggest inspiration for
Irides has been Q Entertainment's Lumines. Upon
release both
versions of the game...
- submarine,
Iride, was sunk by
British torpedo bombers in the Gulf of
Bomba while readying to sail, on 22
August 1940. Giorgini, who was
onboard Iride, barely...
- word 'diffraction'. In his book Physico-Mathesis de Lumine,
Coloribus et
Iride (1665), he
stated the
theory of the
reconstitution of
sunlight from refracted...
- in 1935. On 22
August 1940, in the Gulf of Bomba, the
Italian submarine Iride,
being a
human torpedo carrier, was sunk by a
torpedo released by a British...
