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BorniteBornite Bor"nite, n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.]
(Min.)
A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and
sulphur; -- also called purple copper ore (or
erubescite), in allusion to the colors shown upon the
slightly tarnished surface. Euornithes
Euornithes Eu`or*ni"thes, n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. ? well + ?, ?
a bird.] (Zo["o]l.)
The division of Aves which includes all the typical birds, or
all living birds except the penguins and birds of ostrichlike
form.
HornitoHornito Hor*ni"to, n. [A dim. fr. Sp. horno oven, L. furnus.
See Furnace.] (Geol.)
A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and
emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit.
--Humboldt. Ornithic
Ornithic Or*nith"ic, a. [Gr. ?, ?, a bird.]
Of or pertaining to birds; as, ornithic fossils. --Owen.
Ornithichnite
Ornithichnite Or`nith*ich"nite, n. [Ornitho- + Gr. ? track.]
(Paleon.)
The footmark of a bird occurring in strata of stone.
--Hitchcock.
Ornithichnology
Ornithichnology Or`nith*ich*nol"o*gy, n. [Ornitho- +
ichnology.] (Paleon.)
The branch of science which treats of ornithichnites.
--Hitchcock.
Ornitho-Ornitho- Ornitho- [Cf. Ern.]
A combining form fr. Gr. ?, ?, a bird. Ornithogalum umbellatum Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, Shooting
star, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular
nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so
called from its star-shaped capsules.
Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree (Chrysophyllum
Cainito), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a
silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike
fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when
cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of
about sixty species, and the natural order
(Sapotace[ae]) to which it belongs is called the
Star-apple family.
Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an
astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
Star coral (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of stony
corals belonging to Astr[ae]a, Orbicella, and allied
genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and
contain conspicuous radiating septa.
Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
Star flower. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum;
star-of-Bethlehem.
(b) See Starwort
(b) .
(c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis
(Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with
projecting angles; -- whence the name.
Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points
projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of
different parts of the bore of a gun.
Star grass. (Bot.)
(a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having
star-shaped yellow flowers.
(b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla
(S. autumnalis); -- called also star-headed hyacinth.
Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants
(Nostoc commune, N. edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
Star lizard. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Stellion.
Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant
(Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike
flower.
Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago
(P. coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other
so as to form a star-shaped figure.
Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the
United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in
a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,
one for each.
With the old flag, the true American flag, the
Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the
chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant (Centaurea
solstitialis) having the involucre armed with radiating
spines.
Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of
ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions
of some machines.
Star worm (Zo["o]l.), a gephyrean.
Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,
shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.
These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be
variable stars of long and undetermined periods.
Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies
periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes
irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes
occur at fixed periods.
Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant (Schollera
graminea) with small yellow starlike blossoms. Ornithoidichnite
Ornithoidichnite Or`ni*thoid*ich"nite, n. [Ornitho- + -oid +
Gr. ? footstep, track.] (Paleon.)
A fossil track resembling that of a bird. --Hitchcock.
Ornitholite
Ornitholite Or*nith"o*lite, n. [Ornitho- + -lite.] (Paleon.)
(a) The fossil remains of a bird.
(b) A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds.
Ornithologic
Ornithologic Or`ni*tho*log"ic, Ornithological
Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. ornithologique.]
Of or pertaining to ornithology.
Ornithological
Ornithologic Or`ni*tho*log"ic, Ornithological
Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. ornithologique.]
Of or pertaining to ornithology.
Ornithologist
Ornithologist Or`ni*thol"o*gist, n. [Cf. F. ornithologiste.]
One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who
describes birds.
Ornithology
Ornithology Or`ni*thol"o*gy, n. [Ornitho- + -logy: cf. F.
ornithologie.]
1. That branch of zo["o]logy which treats of the natural
history of birds and their classification.
2. A treatise or book on this science.
Ornithomancy
Ornithomancy Or*nith"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, a bird + ?
divination: cf. F. ornithomancie.]
Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
Ornithomancy grew into an elaborate science. --De
Quincey.
Ornithon
Ornithon Or*ni"thon, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, a bird.]
An aviary; a poultry house. --Weale.
Ornithopappi
Ornithopappi Or*ni`tho*pap"pi, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a bird
+ ? an ancestor.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extinct order of birds. It includes only the
Arch[ae]opteryx.
OrnithopodaOrnithopoda Or`ni*thop"o*da, n. pl. [NL. See Ornitho-, and
-poda.] (Paleon.)
An order of herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike
characteristics in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind
legs, which in some genera had only three functional toes,
and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See
Illust. in Appendix. Ornithopus scorpioidesScorpionwort Scor"pi*on*wort`, n. (Bot.)
A leguminous plant (Ornithopus scorpioides) of Southern
Europe, having slender curved pods. OrnithorhynchusOrnithorhynchus Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a
bird + ? snout, beak.] (Zo["o]l.)
See Duck mole, under Duck. Ornithorhynchus anatinusDuck Duck, n. [OE. duke, doke. See Duck, v. t. ]
1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatin[ae], family
Anatid[ae].
Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided
into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former
are the common domestic duck (Anas boschas); the wood
duck (Aix sponsa); the beautiful mandarin duck of
China (Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy duck,
originally of South America (Cairina moschata). Among
the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.
2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the
person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
Here be, without duck or nod, Other trippings to be
trod. --Milton.
Bombay duck (Zo["o]l.), a fish. See Bummalo.
Buffel duck, or Spirit duck. See Buffel duck.
Duck ant (Zo["o]l.), a species of white ant in Jamaica
which builds large nests in trees.
Duck barnacle. (Zo["o]l.) See Goose barnacle.
Duck hawk. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon.
(b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard.
Duck mole (Zo["o]l.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia,
having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass
Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird
or reptile; -- called also duckbill, platypus,
mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole.
To make ducks and drakes, to throw a flat stone obliquely,
so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of
the water, raising a succession of jets OrnithosauriaOrnithosauria Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a, n. pl. [NL. See Ornitho-,
and Sauria.] (Paleon.)
An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also
Pterosauria. OrnithosauriaPterosauria Pter`o*sau"ri*a, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)
An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the
pterodactyls; -- called also Pterodactyli}, and
Ornithosauria}.
Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a
leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported
by the greatly enlarged outer or `` little' fingers of
the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no
teeth. See Pteranodontia, and Pterodactyl. OrnithoscelidaOrnithoscelida Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?,
a bird + ? a leg.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure
(especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and
birds. -- Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan, a. OrnithoscelidanOrnithoscelida Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?,
a bird + ? a leg.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure
(especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and
birds. -- Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan, a. Ornithoscopy
Ornithoscopy Or`ni*thos"co*py, n. [Ornitho- + -scopy: cf. Gr.
? divination from birds.]
Observation of birds and their habits. [R.] --De Quincey.
Ornithotomical
Ornithotomical Or`ni*tho*tom"ic*al, a.
Of or pertaining to ornithotomy.
Ornithotomist
Ornithotomist Or`ni*thot"o*mist, n.
One who is skilled in ornithotomy.
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Ornit Shani is an
Israeli academic,
author and
professor at the
Department of
Asian Studies at the
University of Haifa. She won the
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Vajpayee used
Muslim terrorism to
justify the
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Ornit Shani believes that Vajpayee's
government believed that
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Civil Society.
Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-1546-8. Shani,
Ornit (2007). Communalism,
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their houses destro****, and 12,000 made homeless.
According to
scholar Ornit Shani, the
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riots reported...
- Eighteenth-Century India. Penguin. pp. xlii. ISBN 9781101098127. Shani,
Ornit (February 2, 2018). "Excerpts:
Revisiting the
Making of
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August 2011.
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Ornit Shani (12 July 2007). Communalism,
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Indian Express. 27
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