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Praenomen :: Praenomen (n.) The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name, as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc..

Analcime :: Analcime (n.) A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite family, occurring in isometric crystals. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its name..

Offshoot :: Offshoot (n.) That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree..

Astraean :: Astraean (a.) Pertaining to the genus Astraea or the family Astraeidae.

Philadelphian :: Philadelphian (n.) One of a society of mystics of the seventeenth century, -- called also the Family of Love..

Crotaline :: Crotaline (a.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the Crotalidae, or Rattlesnake family..

Found :: Found (v. i.) To take the ffirst steps or measures in erecting or building up; to furnish the materials for beginning; to begin to raise; to originate; as, to found a college; to found a family..

Wagtail :: Wagtail (n.) Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name..

Oriole :: Oriole (n.) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolidae. They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula, or O. oriolus) has a very musical flutelike note..

Primogeniture :: Primogeniture (a.) The exclusive right of inheritance which belongs to the eldest son. Thus in England the right of inheriting the estate of the father belongs to the eldest son, and in the royal family the eldest son of the sovereign is entitled to the throne by primogeniture. In exceptional cases, among the female children, the crown descends by right of primogeniture to the eldest daughter only and her issue..

Mussel :: Mussel (n.) Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidae. The common mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in Europe..

Syllogism :: Syllidian (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine annelids of the family Syllidae.

Pratincole :: Pratincole (n.) Any bird of the Old World genus Glareola, or family Glareolidae, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail..

Nepotism :: Nepotism (n.) Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim..

Scopeloid :: Scopeloid (n.) Any fish of the family Scopelidae.

Rhinolophid :: Rhinolophid (n.) Any species of the genus Rhinilophus, or family Rhinolophidae, having a horseshoe-shaped nasal crest; a horseshoe bat..

Saltbush :: Saltbush (n.) An Australian plant (Atriplex nummularia) of the Goosefoot family.

Buckwheat :: Buckwheat (n.) A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food..

Chief :: Chief (n.) The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the principal actor or agent..

Notidanian :: Notidanian (n.) Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidae, or Hexanchidae. Called also cow sharks. See Shark..

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