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Heteromerous :: Heteromerous (a.) Having the femoral artery developed as the principal artery of the leg; -- said of certain birds, as the cotingas and pipras..

Rate :: Rate (n.) That which is established as a measure or criterion; degree; standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate of movement; rate of interest is the ratio of the interest to the principal, per annum..

Opercular :: Opercular (n.) The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.

Gadolinite :: Gadolinite (n.) A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster, and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium, and iron..

Vomitory :: Vomitory (n.) A principal door of a large ancient building, as of an amphitheater..

Insectivora :: Insectivora (n. pl.) An order of mammals which feed principally upon insects.

Skeleton :: Skeleton (n.) The framework of anything; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages..

Accompaniment :: Accompaniment (n.) A part performed by instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by voices; the subordinate part, or parts, accompanying the voice or a principal instrument; also, the harmony of a figured bass..

Premier :: Premier (a.) First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister..

Purana :: Purana (n.) One of a class of sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction, and renovation of worlds, the genealogy and achievements of gods and heroes, the reigns of the Manus, and the transactions of their descendants. The principal Puranas are eighteen in number, and there are the same number of supplementary books called Upa Puranas..

Perpetuity :: Perpetuity (n.) The number of years in which the simple interest of any sum becomes equal to the principal.

Accomplice :: Accomplice (n.) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory..

Countersign :: Countersign (v. t.) To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing..

Principality :: Principality (n.) A prince; one invested with sovereignty.

Ivory-bill :: Ivory-bill (n.) A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States..

Wreath :: Wreath (n.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms..

Maxilla :: Maxilla (n.) The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible..

Principate :: Principate (n.) Principality; supreme rule.

Mesopterygium :: Mesopterygium (n.) The middle one of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.

Mainsail :: Mainsail (n.) The principal sail in a ship or other vessel.

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