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Rhipidoglossa :: Rhipidoglossa (n. pl.) A division of gastropod mollusks having a large number of long, divergent, hooklike, lingual teeth in each transverse row. It includes the scutibranchs. See Illustration in Appendix..

Scup :: Scup (n.) A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or S. argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy, scuppaug..

Strobila :: Strobila (n.) A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides transversely into a series of lobate segments which eventually become ephyrae, or young medusae..

Preaxial :: Preaxial (a.) Situated in front of any transverse axis in the body of an animal; anterior; cephalic; esp., in front, or on the anterior, or cephalic (that is, radial or tibial) side of the axis of a limb..

Medicommissure :: Medicommissure (n.) A large transverse commissure in the third ventricle of the brain; the middle or soft commissure.

Diageotropism :: Diageotropism (n.) The tendency of organs (as roots) of plants to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the center of the earth.

Carling :: Carling (n.) A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl..

Rep :: Rep (n.) A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface..

Toggle :: Toggle (n.) A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop or bight or ring; a kind of button or frog capable of being readily engaged and disengaged for temporary purposes..

Rhinophore :: Rhinophore (n.) One of the two tentacle-like organs on the back of the head or neck of a nudibranch or tectibranch mollusk. They are usually retractile, and often transversely furrowed or plicate, and are regarded as olfactory organs. Called also dorsal tentacles. See Illust. under Pygobranchia, and Opisthobranchia..

Cross :: Cross (a.) Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting.

Scutellum :: Scutellum (n.) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella.

Crossbar :: Crossbar (n.) A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down..

Cross :: Cross (n.) A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals..

Verticillated :: Verticillated (a.) Arranged in a transverse whorl or whorls like the rays of a wheel; as, verticillate leaves of a plant; a verticillate shell..

Overthwart :: Overthwart (a.) Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite..

Band :: Band (v. t.) A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body..

Ibex :: Ibex (n.) One of several species of wild goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also steinbok..

Breastbeam :: Breastbeam (n.) The front transverse beam of a locomotive.

Crebrisulcate :: Crebrisulcate (a.) Marked with closely set transverse furrows.

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