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B macrorhizaMangel-wurzel Man"gel-wur`zel, n. [G., corrupted fr.
mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root.] (Bot.)
A kind of large field beet (B. macrorhiza), used as food
for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the
ordinary beet. See Beet. [Written also mangold-wurzel.] Baromacrometer
Baromacrometer Bar`o*ma*crom"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? weight + ? long
+ -meter.] (Med.)
An instrument for ascertaining the weight and length of a
newborn infant.
Cervus or Cariacus macrotisMule Mule (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she-mule, L. mula, fem. of
mulus; cf. Gr. my`klos, mychlo`s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L.
mulus. Cf. Mulatto.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated
between an ass and a mare, sometimes a horse and a
she-ass. See Hinny.
Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy,
and proverbial for stubbornness.
2. (Bot.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the
pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust
of another; -- called also hybrid.
3. A very stubborn person.
4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool,
etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; --
called also jenny and mule-jenny.
Mule armadillo (Zo["o]l.), a long-eared armadillo (Tatusia
hybrida), native of Buenos Aires; -- called also mulita.
See Illust. under Armadillo.
Mule deer (Zo["o]l.), a large deer (Cervus, or Cariacus,
macrotis) of the Western United States. The name refers
to its long ears.
Mule pulley (Mach.), an idle pulley for guiding a belt
which transmits motion between shafts that are not
parallel.
Mule twist, cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in
distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame. Colocasia macrorhizaTaro Ta"ro, n. [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.)
A name for several aroid plants (Colocasia antiquorum, var.
esculenta, Colocasia macrorhiza, etc.), and their
rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large
fleshy rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in
tropical countries. E amygdalina obliqua capitellata macrorhyncha piperita pilulariStringy String"y, a.
1. Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous;
filamentous; as, a stringy root.
2. Capable of being drawn into a string, as a glutinous
substance; ropy; viscid; gluely.
Stringy bark (Bot.), a name given in Australia to several
trees of the genus Eucalyptus (as E. amygdalina, obliqua,
capitellata, macrorhyncha, piperita, pilularis, &
tetradonta), which have a fibrous bark used by the
aborigines for making cordage and cloth. Erythrinus macrodonHaminura Ham`i*nu"ra, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large edible river fish (Erythrinus macrodon) of Guiana. Felis macrocelisTiger Ti"ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;
probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri
an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; --
probably so named from its quickness.]
1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris)
native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and
sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped
with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and
belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or
exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal
tiger, and Bengal tiger.
2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak.
3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or
mistress. --Dickens.
4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three
cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]
5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
American tiger. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The puma.
(b) The jaguar.
Clouded tiger (Zo["o]l.), a handsome striped and spotted
carnivore (Felis macrocelis or F. marmorata) native of
the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three
and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long.
Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings
are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are
always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from
the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also
tortoise-shell tiger.
Mexican tiger (Zo["o]l.), the jaguar.
Tiger beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
active carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelid[ae].
They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.
Tiger bittern. (Zo["o]l.) See Sun bittern, under Sun.
Tiger cat (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of wild
cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes
somewhat resembling those of the tiger.
Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus
Tigridia (as T. conchiflora, T. grandiflora, etc.)
having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like
the skin of a tiger.
Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm
(Cham[ae]rops Ritchieana). It is used in many ways by
the natives. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily.
Tiger moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of moths
of the family Arctiad[ae] which are striped or barred
with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The
larv[ae] are called woolly bears.
Tiger shark (Zo["o]l.), a voracious shark (Galeocerdo
maculatus or tigrinus) more or less barred or spotted
with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian
Ocean. Called also zebra shark.
Tiger shell (Zo["o]l.), a large and conspicuously spotted
cowrie (Cypr[ae]a tigris); -- so called from its fancied
resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also
tiger cowrie.
Tiger wolf (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena (Hy[ae]na
crocuta).
Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree
(Mach[ae]rium Schomburgkii) found in Guiana. Kittacincla macrouraShama Sha"ma, n. [Hind. sh[=a]m[=a].] (Zo["o]l.)
A saxicoline singing bird (Kittacincla macroura) of India,
noted for the sweetness and power of its song. In confinement
it imitates the notes of other birds and various animals with
accuracy. Its head, neck, back, breast, and tail are glossy
black, the rump white, the under parts chestnut. Lathyris macrorhizusHeath Heath, n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS.
h??; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei?r waste land, Dan.
hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haipi field, L. bucetum a cow pasture;
cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh?tra field. [root]20.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A low shrub (Erica, or Calluna, vulgaris), with
minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink
flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms,
thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It
is also called heather, and ling.
(b) Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which
several are European, and many more are South African,
some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather.
2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of
country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage.
Their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the
blasted heath. --Milton
Heath cock (Zo["o]l.), the blackcock. See Heath grouse
(below).
Heath grass (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus
Triodia (T. decumbens), growing on dry heaths.
Heath grouse, or Heath game (Zo["o]l.), a European grouse
(Tetrao tetrix), which inhabits heats; -- called also
black game, black grouse, heath poult, heath fowl,
moor fowl. The male is called, heath cock, and
blackcock; the female, heath hen, and gray hen.
Heath hen. (Zo["o]l.) See Heath grouse (above).
Heath pea (bot.), a species of bitter vetch (Lathyris
macrorhizus), the tubers of which are eaten, and in
Scotland are used to flavor whisky.
Heath throstle (Zo["o]l.), a European thrush which
frequents heaths; the ring ouzel. M macrophyllaMagnolia Mag*no"li*a, n. [NL. Named after Pierre Magnol,
professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th
century.] (Bot.)
A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and
large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.
Note: Magnolia grandiflora has coriaceous shining leaves
and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North
Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most
magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay
(M. glauca)is a small tree found sparingly as far
north as Cape Ann. Other American species are M.
Umbrella, M. macrophylla, M. Fraseri, M.
acuminata, and M. cordata. M. conspicua and M.
purpurea are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern
Asia. M. Campbellii, of India, has rose-colored or
crimson flowers.
Magnolia warbler (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful North American
wood warbler (Dendroica maculosa). The rump and under
parts are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted
with black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is
ash. Macro-
Macro- Mac"ro- [Gr. makro`s, adj.]
A combining form signifying long, large, great; as
macrodiagonal, macrospore.
Macrobdella decoraused in medicine, as Hirudo medicinalis of Europe, and allied
species.
Note: In the mouth of bloodsucking leeches are three
convergent, serrated jaws, moved by strong muscles. By
the motion of these jaws a stellate incision is made in
the skin, through which the leech sucks blood till it
is gorged, and then drops off. The stomach has large
pouches on each side to hold the blood. The common
large bloodsucking leech of America (Macrobdella
decora) is dark olive above, and red below, with black
spots. Many kinds of leeches are parasitic on fishes;
others feed upon worms and mollusks, and have no jaws
for drawing blood. See Bdelloidea. Hirudinea, and
Clepsine.
3. (Surg.) A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for
drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum.
Horse leech, a less powerful European leech (H[ae]mopis
vorax), commonly attacking the membrane that lines the
inside of the mouth and nostrils of animals that drink at
pools where it lives. Macrobiotic
Macrobiotic Mac`ro*bi*ot"ic, a. [Gr. ? long-lived; ? long + ?
life: cf. F. macrobiotique.]
Long-lived. -- Dunglison.
Macrobiotics
Macrobiotics Mac`ro*bi*ot"ics, n. (Physiol.)
The art of prolonging life.
Macrocephalous
Macrocephalous Mac`ro*ceph"a*lous, a. [Macro + Gr. kefalh` the
head.]
1. Having a large head.
2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo
confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest
of the body. --Henslow.
Macrochelys lacertinaAlligator Al"li*ga`tor, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el
lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L.
lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile
family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader
snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower
jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal
notches. Besides the common species of the southern United
States, there are allied species in South America.
2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens
like the movable jaw of an alligator; as,
(a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle
ball;
(b) (Mining) a rock breaker;
(c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also alligator
press.
Alligator apple (Bot.), the fruit of the Anona palustris,
a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its
properties. --Loudon.
Alligator fish (Zo["o]l.), a marine fish of northwestern
America (Podothecus acipenserinus).
Alligator gar (Zo["o]l.), one of the gar pikes
(Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of
the United States. The name is also applied to other
species of gar pikes.
Alligator pear (Bot.), a corruption of Avocado pear. See
Avocado.
Alligator snapper, Alligator tortoise, Alligator turtle
(Zo["o]l.), a very large and voracious turtle
(Macrochelys lacertina) inhabiting the rivers of the
southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of
two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to
which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a
scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This
name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of
Trionyx.
Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies
(Guarea Swartzii). Macro-chemistry
Macro-chemistry Mac`ro-chem"is*try, n. [Macro- + chemistry.]
(Chem.)
The science which treats of the chemical properties, actions
or relations of substances in quantity; -- distinguished from
micro-chemistry.
Macrochires
Macrochires Mac`ro*chi"res, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.? long + ?
hand.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds.
So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.
Macrochloa tenacissimaAlfa Al"faor Alfa grass Al"fa grass", n.
A plant (Macrochloa tenacissima) of North Africa; also, its
fiber, used in paper making. Macrochloa tenacissimaEsparto Es*par"to, n. [Sp.; cf. L. spartum Spanish broom, Gr.
?.] (Bot.)
A species of Spanish grass (Macrochloa tenacissima), of
which cordage, shoes, baskets, etc., are made. It is also
used for making paper. MacrocosmMacrocosm Mac"ro*cosm, n. [Macro- + Gr. ? the world: cf. F.
macrocosme.]
The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior
to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See
Microcosm. Macrocosmic
Macrocosmic Mac`ro*cos"mic, a.
Of or pertaining to the macrocosm. --Tylor.
MacrocystisMacrocystis Mac`ro*cys"tis, n. [NL. See Macro-, and Cyst.]
(Bot.)
An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific
(Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air
vessels. Macrocystis pyriferaKelp Kelp, n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.]
1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in
the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of
iodine.
2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.
Note: Laminaria is the common kelp of Great Britain;
Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis Lutkeana are
the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.
Kelp crab (Zo["o]l.), a California spider crab (Epialtus
productus), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in
color.
Kelp salmon (Zo["o]l.), a serranoid food fish (Serranus
clathratus) of California. See Cabrilla. Macrocystis pyriferaMacrocystis Mac`ro*cys"tis, n. [NL. See Macro-, and Cyst.]
(Bot.)
An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific
(Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air
vessels. MacrodactylMacrodactyl Mac`ro*dac"tyl, n. [Gr. ? long-fingered; ? long +
? finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very
long toes. [Written also macrodactyle.] macrodactyleMacrodactyl Mac`ro*dac"tyl, n. [Gr. ? long-fingered; ? long +
? finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very
long toes. [Written also macrodactyle.] MacrodactyliMacrodactyl Mac`ro*dac"tyl, n. [Gr. ? long-fingered; ? long +
? finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very
long toes. [Written also macrodactyle.] Macrodactylic
Macrodactylic Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic, Macrodactylous
Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having long toes.
Macrodactylous
Macrodactylic Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic, Macrodactylous
Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having long toes.
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Macro (or
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subjects visible to the eye
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