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Coleopterist
Coleopterist Co`le*op"ter*ist, n.
One versed in the study of the Coleoptera.
Lepidopterist
Lepidopterist Lep`i*dop"ter*ist, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One who studies the Lepidoptera.
Neuropteris
Neuropteris Neu*rop"te*ris, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a nerve + ? a
kind of fern.] (Paleon.)
An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species have
been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation.
Onoclea StruthiopterisOstrich Os"trich, n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF. ostruche,
ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird + struthio
ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf. Aviary,
Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio
camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and
very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a
long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable
of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and
the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by
some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South
Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.
The body of the male is covered with elegant black
plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the
most valuable white plumes.
Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the
sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for
the sake of their feathers, etc.
Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern (Onoclea
Struthiopteris), the tall fronds of which grow in a
circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in
Europe and North America. Pecopteris
Pecopteris Pe*cop"te*ris, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to comb + ? a
kind of fern.] (Paleon.)
An extensive genus of fossil ferns; -- so named from the
regular comblike arrangement of the leaflets.
Phoxopteris nubeculanaSewer Sew"er, n.
1. One who sews, or stitches.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A small tortricid moth whose larva sews
together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the
apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana) Tomopteris
Tomopteris To*mop"te*ris, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a cut + ? wing
(but taken to mean, fin).] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of transparent marine annelids which swim actively at
the surface of the sea. They have deeply divided or forked
finlike organs (parapodia). This genus is the type of the
order, or suborder, Gymnocopa.
Meaning of Pteris from wikipedia
- China. Some
species of
Pteris have
considerable economic and
ecological value, such as
Pteris multifida,
Pteris ensiformis,
Pteris vittata can be used for...
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Online there are 2 subspecies:
Pteris cretica subsp.
cretica and
Pteris cretica subsp.
laeta (Wall. ex Ettingsh.)
Pteris cretica subsp.
cretica is native...
- Lansdown, R.V. (2013). "
Pteris vittata". IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species. 2013: e.T177137A1468608.
Retrieved 2
January 2024.
Pteris vittata was originally...
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comes from
Ancient Gr****
words στρουθίων (strouthíōn) "ostrich" and πτερίς (
pterís) "fern". The
fronds are dimorphic, with the
deciduous green sterile fronds...
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Pteri (Gr****: Πτέρη) is a
village and a
community in Achaea, Greece. It is
located about 15 km (9.3 mi)
south of Aigio, and east of the
Selinountas river...
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Pteris umbrosa is a fern from
eastern Australia. The
habitat of the
jungle brake is
rainforest where it can form
large colonies in
shaded moist situations...
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family Pteridaceae/
Pteris tremula var.
caudata Pteris tremula var.
minor Pteris tremula var.
pectinata Pteris tremula var.
tremula Pteris tremula is a terrestrial...
- "NatureServe Explorer".
NatureServe Explorer Pteris lydgatei. NatureServe. 2022.
Retrieved 27 May 2022. "
Pteris lydgatei".
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Asian subspecies of P. aquilinum.
Common bracken was
first described as
Pteris aquilina by Carl Linnaeus, in
Volume 2 of his
Species Plantarum in 1753...
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Pteris ensiformis, the
slender brake,
silver lace fern,
sword brake fern, or
slender brake fern, is a
plant species of the
genus Pteris in the family...
