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AnglophobeAnglophobia An`glo*pho"bi*a, n. [Anglo- + Gr. ? fear.]
Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English. --
An"glo*phobe, n. AnglophobiaAnglophobia An`glo*pho"bi*a, n. [Anglo- + Gr. ? fear.]
Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English. --
An"glo*phobe, n. Cephalophora
Cephalophora Ceph`a*loph"o*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? head + ?
to bear.] (Zo["o]l.)
The cephalata.
Collophore
Collophore Col"lo*phore, n. [Gr. ko`lla glue + ? to bear.]
(Zo["o]l.)
(a) A suckerlike organ at the base of the abdomen of insects
belonging to the Collembola.
(b) An adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae.
Colophonite
Colophonite Col"o*pho*nite (k[o^]l"[-o]*f[-o]*n[imac]t or
k[-o]*l[o^]f"[-o]*n[imac]t), n. [Cf. F. colophonite. So named
from its resemblance to the color of colophony.] (Min.)
A coarsely granular variety of garnet.
Holophotal
Holophotal Hol`o*pho"tal, a. [Holo + Gr. ?, ?, light.] (Opt.)
Causing no loss of light; -- applied to reflectors which
throw back the rays of light without perceptible loss.
Holophote
Holophote Hol"o*phote, n.
A lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light
and throw them in a given direction; -- used in lighthouses.
Lophobranch
Lophobranch Loph"o*branch, a. [Gr. ? crest or tuft + ? gill.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii. -- n. One of the
Lophobranchii.
Lophobranchiate
Lophobranchiate Loph`o*bran"chi*ate, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii.
Lophobranchii
Lophobranchii Loph`o*bran"chi*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a
crest or tuft + ? gill.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of teleostean fishes, having the gills arranged in
tufts on the branchial arches, as the Hippocampus and
pipefishes.
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticepsTilefish Tile"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large, edible, deep-water food fish (Lopholatilus
cham[ae]leonticeps) more or less thickly covered with large,
round, yellow spots.
Note: It was discovered off the Eastern coast of the United
States in 1880, and was abundant in 1881, but is
believed to have become extinct in 1882. LophophoreLophophore Loph"o*phore, n. [Gr. ? a crest or tuft + ? to
bear.] (Zo["o]l.)
A disk which surrounds the mouth and bears the tentacles of
the Bryozoa. See Phylactolemata. LophopodaLophopoda Lo*phop"o*da, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a crest or
tuft + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
Same as Phylactolemata. LophopodaPhylactolaema Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma, Phylactolaemata
Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma*ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to guard + ?
the gullet.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of fresh-water Bryozoa in which the tentacles are
arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore, and the mouth is
covered by an epistome. Called also Lophopoda, and
hippocrepians. Lophornis reginaeSpangle Span"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spangled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Spangling.]
To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with
small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled
breastplate. --Donne.
What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty? --Shak.
Spangled coquette (Zo["o]l.), a tropical humming bird
(Lophornis regin[ae]). See Coquette, 2. LophosteaLophosteon Lo*phos"te*on, n.; pl. L. Lophostea, E.
Lophosteons. [NL., from Gr. ? a crest + ? a bone.] (Anat.)
The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds. LophosteonLophosteon Lo*phos"te*on, n.; pl. L. Lophostea, E.
Lophosteons. [NL., from Gr. ? a crest + ? a bone.] (Anat.)
The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds. LophosteonsLophosteon Lo*phos"te*on, n.; pl. L. Lophostea, E.
Lophosteons. [NL., from Gr. ? a crest + ? a bone.] (Anat.)
The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds. Lophothuria FabriciiSea orange Sea" or"ange (Zo["o]l.)
A large American holothurian (Lophothuria Fabricii) having
a bright orange convex body covered with finely granulated
scales. Its expanded tentacles are bright red. Megalophonous
Megalophonous Meg`a*loph"o*nous, a. [Megalo- + Gr. fwnh`
voice.]
Having a loud voice.
Metallophone
Metallophone Me*tal"lo*phone, n. [L. metallum metal + Gr. ?
sound.] (Music)
(a) An instrument like a pianoforte, but having metal bars
instead of strings.
(b) An instrument like the xylophone, but having metallic
instead of wooden bars.
Paradisaea or Lophorina superbaSuperb Su*perb", a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.
2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
Superb paradise bird (Zo["o]l.), a bird of paradise
(Paradis[ae]a, or Lophorina, superba) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast. The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.
Superb warber. (Zo["o]l.) See Blue wren, under Wren. --
Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n. Phyllophorous
Phyllophorous Phyl*loph"o*rous, a. [Phyllo- + Gr. ? to bear.]
(Bot.)
Leaf-bearing; producing leaves.
XylophoneXylophone Xy"lo*phone, n. [Xylo- + Gr. fwnh` sound.]
1. (Mus.) An instrument common among the Russians, Poles, and
Tartars, consisting of a series of strips of wood or glass
graduated in length to the musical scale, resting on belts
of straw, and struck with two small hammers. Called in
Germany strohfiedel, or straw fiddle.
2. An instrument to determine the vibrative properties of
different kinds of wood. --Knight.
Meaning of Lopho from wikipedia
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Shaochilong ("shark
toothed dragon") -
lopho-, -lophus: Pronunciation: /lɒfoʊ/, /ləfəs/. Origin:
Ancient Gr****: λόφος (
lóphos). Meaning: A bird's crest. Used...
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single genus,
Himantolophus (from the Gr**** imantos, "thong, strap", and
lophos, "crest"). As in most
other deep-sea
anglerfish families, ****ual dimorphism...
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distinct genus. The
current genus name, Lophophanes, is from the
Ancient Gr****
lophos, "crest", and phaino, "to show". The
specific cristatus is
Latin for "crested"...
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rapidly by
switching which flagellum is active.
Lophotrichous bacteria (
lopho Gr****
combining term
meaning crest or tuft) have
multiple flagella located...
- new
genus name Dilophosaurus, from the Gr****
words di (δι)
meaning "two",
lophos (λόφος)
meaning "crest", and
sauros (σαυρος)
meaning "lizard": "two-crested...
- Ortmann, 1892
Calappa karenae Ng & Lai, 2012
Calappa liaoi Ng, 2002
Calappa lophos (Herbst, 1782)
Calappa monilicanthus Latreille, 1812
Calappa nitida Galil...
- lophop****s are
found in
aquatic organisms. Lophop**** is
derived from the Gr****
lophos (crest, tuft) and -p****, -phoros (φορος) (bearing), a
derivative of phérein...
- Gr****
words para/παρα ("beside" or "near"), saurus/σαυρος ("lizard"), and
lophos/λοφος ("crest"). It is
based on ROM 768, a
skull and
partial skeleton missing...
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combination of the New
Latin word cephal,
meaning head, and the Gr**** word
lophos,
meaning crest. The
three disputed species in
Cephalophus are Brooke's duiker...
- in the
genus Lophodytes. The
genus name
derives from the Gr**** language:
lophos meaning 'crest', and
dutes meaning 'diver'. The bird is
striking in appearance;...
