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Redpoll :: Redpoll (n.) Any one of several species of small northern finches of the genus Acanthis (formerly Aegiothus), native of Europe and America. The adults have the crown red or rosy. The male of the most common species (A. linarius) has also the breast and rump rosy. Called also redpoll linnet. See Illust. under Linnet..

Tragacanth :: Tragacanth (n.) A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub (Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia, and other species of Astragalus. It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts. Called also gum tragacanth..

Acanthopterygii :: Acanthopterygii (n. pl.) An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch..

Dragantine :: Dragantine (n.) A mucilage obtained from, or containing, gum tragacanth..

Acanthopterous :: Acanthopterous (a.) Acanthopterygious.

Acantha :: Acantha (n.) A spine or prickly fin.

Lemniscus :: Lemniscus (n.) One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.

Bear''s-breech :: Bear's-breech (n.) See Acanthus, n., 1..

Hawthorn :: Hawthorn (n.) A thorny shrub or tree (the Crataegus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Crataegus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed..

Brankursine :: Brankursine (n.) Bear's-breech, or Acanthus..

Pyracanth :: Pyracanth (n.) The evergreen thorn (Crataegus Pyracantha), a shrub native of Europe..

Acanthaceous :: Acanthaceous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type..

Adragant :: Adragant (n.) Gum tragacanth.

Acanthopterous :: Acanthopterous (a.) Spiny-winged.

Myriacanthous :: Myriacanthous (a.) Having numerous spines, as certain fishes..

Butterfish :: Butterfish (n.) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand..

Batfish :: Batfish (n.) A name given to several species of fishes: (a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast. (b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic (Cephalacanthus spinarella). (c) The California batfish or sting ray (Myliobatis Californicus..

Acanthi :: Acanthi (pl. ) of Acanthu.

Spined :: Spinebill (n.) Any species of Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus. They are related to the honey eaters.

Acanthaceous :: Acanthaceous (a.) Armed with prickles, as a plant..

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