Definition of south

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South (n.) That one of the four cardinal points directly opposite to the north; the region or direction to the right or direction to the right of a person who faces the east.

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Eyra :: Eyra (n.) A wild cat (Felis eyra) ranging from southern Brazil to Texas. It is reddish yellow and about the size of the domestic cat, but with a more slender body and shorter legs..
Bonito :: Bonito (n.) The cobia or crab eater (Elacate canada), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States..
Corral :: Corral (v. t.) To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed space; -- primarily used with reference to securing horses and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the plains, but in the Southwestern United States now colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning of anything..
Crater :: Crater (n.) A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the Cup.
Amplitude :: Amplitude (n.) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator..
Beefwood :: Beefwood (n.) An Australian tree (Casuarina), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New South Wales, and Banksia compar of Queensland..
Drift :: Drift (n.) In South Africa, a ford in a river..
Matamata :: Matamata (n.) The bearded tortoise (Chelys fimbriata) of South American rivers.
Sea Lion :: Sea lion () Any one of several large species of seals of the family Otariidae native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the southern sea lion (Otaria jubata) of the South American coast; the northern sea lion (Eumetopias Stelleri) found from California to Japan; and the black, or California, sea lion (Zalophus Californianus), which is common on the rocks near San Francisco..
Llandeilo Group :: Llandeilo group () A series of strata in the lower Silurian formations of Great Britain; -- so named from Llandeilo in Southern Wales. See Chart of Geology.
Southeastern :: Southeastern (a.) Of or pertaining to the southeast; southeasterly.
Austrine :: Austrine (n.) Southern; southerly; austral.
Lote :: Lote (n.) A large tree (Celtis australis), found in the south of Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherrylike fruit. Called also nettle tree..
South :: South (a.) Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole..
Potoo :: Potoo (n.) A large South American goatsucker (Nyctibius grandis).
Chlamyphore :: Chlamyphore (n.) A small South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus, and C. retusus) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached along the spine..
Blesbok :: Blesbok (n.) A South African antelope (Alcelaphus albifrons), having a large white spot on the forehead..
Lyre Bird :: Lyre bird () Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura. The male is remarkable for having the sixteen tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the form of a lyre. The common lyre bird (Menura superba), inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse. Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat, wings, tail coverts and tail. Called also lyre pheasant and lyre-tail..
Choctaws :: Choctaws (n. pl.) A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory..
Moya :: Moya (n.) Mud poured out from volcanoes during eruptions; -- so called in South America.
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