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Allorhina nitidaFigeater Fig"eat`er, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large beetle (Allorhina nitida) which in the Southern
United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green
with pale borders.
(b) A bird. See Figpecker. Amphirhina
Amphirhina Am`phi*rhi"na, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ?, ?,
nose.] (Zo["o]l.)
A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal
sac is double.
Gymnorhina organicumMagpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr.
Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and
common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita
pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See Pie magpie, and
cf. the analogous names Tomtit, and Jackdaw.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related
genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.
Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P.
caudata) is a black and white noisy and mischievous
bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie
(P. Hudsonica) is very similar. The yellow-belled
magpie (P. Nuttalli) inhabits California. The blue
magpie (Cyanopolius Cooki) inhabits Spain. Other
allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and
Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white
magpie (Gymnorhina organicum), the black magpie
(Strepera fuliginosa), and the Australian magpie
(Cracticus picatus).
Magpie lark (Zo["o]l.), a common Australian bird (Grallina
picata), conspicuously marked with black and white; --
called also little magpie.
Magpie moth (Zo["o]l.), a black and white European
geometrid moth (Abraxas grossulariata); the harlequin
moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes. Gymnorhina organicumOrgan Or"gan, n. [L. organum, Gr. ?; akin to ? work, and E.
work: cf. F. organe. See Work, and cf. Orgue, Orgy.]
1. An instrument or medium by which some important action is
performed, or an important end accomplished; as,
legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are
organs of government.
2. (Biol.) A natural part or structure in an animal or a
plant, capable of performing some special action (termed
its function), which is essential to the life or
well-being of the whole; as, the heart, lungs, etc., are
organs of animals; the root, stem, foliage, etc., are
organs of plants.
Note: In animals the organs are generally made up of several
tissues, one of which usually predominates, and
determines the principal function of the organ. Groups
of organs constitute a system. See System.
3. A component part performing an essential office in the
working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, valves,
crank, etc., are organs of the steam engine.
4. A medium of communication between one person or body and
another; as, the secretary of state is the organ of
communication between the government and a foreign power;
a newspaper is the organ of its editor, or of a party,
sect, etc.
5. [Cf. AS. organ, fr. L. organum.] (Mus.) A wind instrument
containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds,
which are filled with wind from a bellows, and played upon
by means of keys similar to those of a piano, and
sometimes by foot keys or pedals; -- formerly used in the
plural, each pipe being considired an organ.
The deep, majestic, solemn organs blow. --Pope.
Note: Chaucer used the form orgon as a plural.
The merry orgon . . . that in the church goon
[go].
Barrel organ, Choir organ, Great organ, etc. See under
Barrel, Choir, etc.
Cabinet organ (Mus.), an organ of small size, as for a
chapel or for domestic use; a reed organ.
Organ bird (Zo["o]l.), a Tasmanian crow shrike (Gymnorhina
organicum). It utters discordant notes like those of a
hand organ out of tune.
Organ fish (Zo["o]l.), the drumfish.
Organ gun. (Mil.) Same as Orgue
(b) .
Organ harmonium (Mus.), an harmonium of large capacity and
power.
Organ of Gorti (Anat.), a complicated structure in the
cochlea of the ear, including the auditory hair cells, the
rods or fibers of Corti, the membrane of Corti, etc. See
Note under Ear.
Organ pipe. See Pipe, n., 1.
Organ-pipe coral. (Zo["o]l.) See Tubipora.
Organ point (Mus.), a passage in which the tonic or
dominant is sustained continuously by one part, while the
other parts move. Gymnorhinal
Gymnorhinal Gym"no*rhi`nal, a. [Gr. gymno`s naked + ?, ?, the
nose.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having unfeathered nostrils, as certain birds.
Holorhinal
Holorhinal Hol`o*rhi"nal, a. [Holo + Gr.?, nose.] (Anat.)
Having the nasal bones contiguous.
Monorhina
Monorhina Mon`o*rhi"na, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? single + ?, ?,
nose.] (Zo["o]l.)
The Marsipobranchiata.
PhyllorhinaPhyllorhine Phyl"lo*rhine, a. [Phyllo- + Gr. ?, ?, the nose.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to Phyllorhina and other related genera of
bats that have a leaflike membrane around the nostrils. Prorhinal
Prorhinal Pro*rhi"nal, a. [Pref. pro- + rhinal.] (Anat.)
Situated in front of the nasal chambers.
Rhinal
Rhinal Rhi"nal, a. [Gr???, ???, the nose.] (Anat.)
Og or pertaining to the nose or olfactory organs.
Rhinaster
Rhinaster Rhi*nas"ter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, ???, nose + ???
star.] (Zo["o]l.)
The borele.
Scizorhinal
Scizorhinal Sciz`o*rhi"nal, a. [Schizo- + rhinal.]
1. (Anat.) Having the nasal bones separate.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the anterior nostrils prolonged backward
in the form of a slit.
Siphorhinal
Siphorhinal Si`pho*rhi"nal, a. [Siphon + rhinal.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having tubular nostrils, as the petrels.
StrepsorhinaStrepsorhina Strep`so*rhi"na, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a turning
+ ?, ?, the nose.] (Zo["o]l.)
Same as Lemuroidea.
Meaning of Rhina from wikipedia
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Rhina ancylostoma, also
known as the
bowmouth guitarfish,
shark ray or mud skate, is a
species of ray and a
member of the
family Rhinidae. Its evolutionary...
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Rhina may
refer to:
Rhina, Hesse, a
village in
Germany Rhina ancylostoma or
bowmouth guitarfish, a
species of ray
Rhina Espaillat (born 1932), Dominican-American...
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Rhina Polonia Espaillat (born
January 20, 1932,
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic) is a
bilingual Dominican-American poet and
translator who is affiliated...
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Rhina is a
village in
eastern Hesse, Germany,
belonging to the
Haunetal muni****lity
within the
district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg. In 2004, the po****tion...
- 1775
Rhina barbirostris (Fabricius, 1775)
Rhina barbicornis Latreille, 1802 (lapsus for
barbirostris Fabricius)
Rhina verrirostris Illiger, 1806
Rhina affaber...
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Rhina Toruño-Haensly was a
scholar and
teacher as well as the great-grandmother of
Elizabeth Purdy Guevara, a
Latin American dancing prodigy. She earned...
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Solariella rhina is a
species of sea snail, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Eucyclidae. The s****
grows to a
length of 10 mm. The s**** has a...
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Beringraja rhina,
commonly known as the
longnose skate, is a
species of
skate in the
family Rajidae from the
northeast Pacific. It is
found from the eastern...
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Caymanabyssia rhina is a
species of
small sea snail, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Caymanabyssiidae, the
false limpets. The
species has been...
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cuenta su vida a
Rhina Toruño. Análisis de sus obras. [Encounter With Memory.
Elena Garro Recounts her
Story Life to
Rhina Toruño], by
Rhina Toruño Haensly...
