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Major General :: Major general () An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a corps..

Corallian :: Corallian (n.) A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of the oolite; -- called also coral-rag.

Sursanure :: Surroyal (n.) One of the terminal branches or divisions of the beam of the antler of the stag or other large deer.

Pygobranchia :: Pygobranchia (n. pl.) A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks having the branchiae in a wreath or group around the anal opening, as in the genus Doris..

Suprachoroid :: Suprabranchial (a.) Situated above the branchiae; -- applied especially to the upper division of the gill cavity of bivalve mollusks.

Neurotomy :: Neurotomy (n.) The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes..

Decision :: Decision (n.) Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.

Platyptera :: Platyptera (n. pl.) A division of Pseudoneuroptera including the species which have four broad, flat wings, as the termites, or white-ants, and the stone flies (Perla)..

Trenton Period :: Trenton period () A subdivision in the lower Silurian system of America; -- so named from Trenton Falls, in New York. The rocks are mostly limestones, and the period is divided into the Trenton, Utica, and Cincinnati epochs. See the Chart of Geology..

Kingdom :: Kingdom (n.) An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom..

Chase :: Chase (v.) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive his ball in order to gain a point..

Muschelkalk :: Muschelkalk (n.) A kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany. See Chart, under Geology..

Denary :: Denary (n.) The number ten; a division into ten.

Pinna :: Pinna (n.) One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ.

Trithing :: Trithing (n.) One of three ancient divisions of a county in England; -- now called riding.

Lute :: Lute (n.) A stringed instrument formerly much in use. It consists of four parts, namely, the table or front, the body, having nine or ten ribs or sides, arranged like the divisions of a melon, the neck, which has nine or ten frets or divisions, and the head, or cross, in which the screws for tuning are inserted. The strings are struck with the right hand, and with the left the stops are pressed..

Division :: Division (n.) The separation of a genus into its constituent species.

Tripartition :: Tripartition (n.) A division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity..

Length :: Length (a.) A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence..

Phalangoidea :: Phalangoidea (n. pl.) A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or harvestman (Phalangium) and many similar kinds. They have long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded, segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by tracheae. Called also Phalangides, Phalangidea, Phalangiida, and Opilionea..

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