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Splendent :: Splendent (a.) Shining; glossy; beaming with light; lustrous; as, splendent planets; splendent metals. See the Note under 3d Luster, 4..

Hyoglossal :: Hyoglossal (a.) Of or pertaining to the hyoglossus muscle.

Pipra :: Pipra (n.) Any one of numerous species of small clamatorial birds belonging to Pipra and allied genera, of the family Pipridae. The male is usually glossy black, varied with scarlet, yellow, or sky blue. They chiefly inhabit South America..

Glosser :: Glosser (n.) A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator.

Gloss :: Gloss (v. t.) To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth..

Soricine :: Soricine (a.) Of or pertaining to the Shrew family (Soricidae); like a shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat (Glossophaga soricina)..

Gloss :: Gloss (v. i.) To make comments; to comment; to explain.

Limpet :: Limpet (n.) Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides..

Glossocomon :: Glossocomon (n.) A kind of hoisting winch.

Arara :: Arara (n.) The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia (Microglossus aterrimus)..

Nomenclature :: Nomenclature (n.) A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary..

Toxoglossa :: Toxoglossa (n.pl.) A division of marine gastropod mollusks in which the radula are converted into poison fangs. The cone shells (Conus), Pleurotoma, and Terebra, are examples. See Illust. of Cone, n., 4, Pleurotoma, and Terebra..

Lustring :: Lustring (n.) A kind of glossy silk fabric. See Lutestring.

Glossopharyngeal :: Glossopharyngeal (a.) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves..

Saccoglossa :: Saccoglossa (n. pl.) Same as Pellibranchiata.

Postil :: Postil (v. t.) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.

Liver :: Liver (n.) The glossy ibis (Ibis falcinellus); -- said to have given its name to the city of Liverpool.

Warrin :: Warrin (n.) An Australian lorikeet (Trichoglossus multicolor) remarkable for the variety and brilliancy of its colors; -- called also blue-bellied lorikeet, and blue-bellied parrot..

Hypoglossal :: Hypoglossal (n.) One of the hypoglossal nerves.

Tupelo :: Tupelo (n.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge..

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