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A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies ; -- called also mojarra.

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  • CALLOSUM
    The great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres. See corpus callosum, under Carpus.
  • CALLOW
    1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden. 2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play .
  • CALLE
    A kind of head covering; a caul. Chaucer.
  • MOJARRA
    Any of certain basslike marine fishes (mostly of tropical seas, and having a deep, compressed body, protracile mouth, and large silvery scales) constituting the family Gerridæ, as Gerres plumieri, found from Florida to Brazil and used as food.
  • CORALLIGENOUS
    producing coral; coraligerous; coralliferous. Humble.
  • CORAL-RAG
    See CORALLIAN
  • CORALLUM
    The coral or skeleton of a zoöphyte, whether calcareous of horny, simple or compound. See Coral.
  • BANDELET; BANDLET
    A small band or fillet; any little band or flat molding, compassing a column, like a ring. Gwilt.
  • BANDOG
    A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up. The keeper entered leading his bandog, a large bloodhound, tied in a leam, or band, from which he takes his name. Sir W. Scott.
  • FLORIDA BEAN
    The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens. See under Bean. One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens.
  • CORALLIAN
    A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of the oölite; -- called also coral-rag.
  • BANDBOX
    A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs , collars, caps, bonnets, etc.
  • BANDMASTER
    The conductor of a musical band.
  • HANDSOMELY
    Carefully; in shipshape style. (more info) 1. In a handsome manner.
  • CALL
    callen, AS. ceallin; akin to Icel & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen 1. To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant. Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain Shak. 2. To summon to the discharge of a particular
  • CORALLIGENA
    See ANTHOZOA
  • BANDANNA; BANDANA
    which the cloth is tied in different places so as to prevent the 1. A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple form. 2.
  • CALLIOPE
    The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses. (more info) beautiful) +
  • CALLOT
    A plant coif or skullcap. Same as Calotte. B. Jonson.
  • BANDAGE
    1. A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc. 2. Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a ligature. Zeal too had a place among the
  • GYMNASTICALLY
    In a gymnastic manner.
  • HYPERCRITICALLY
    In a hypercritical manner.
  • UNEMPIRICALLY
    Not empirically; without experiment or experience.
  • SCALLION
    A kind of small onion , native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot. 2. Any onion which does not "bottom out," but remains with a thick stem like a leek. Amer. Cyc.
  • UNIVOCALLY
    In a univocal manner; in one term; in one sense; not equivocally. How is sin univocally distinguished into venial and mortal, if the venial be not sin Bp. Hall.
  • PARABOLICALLY
    1. By way of parable; in a parabolic manner. 2. In the form of a parabola.
  • STEREOGRAPHICALLY
    In a stereographical manner; by delineation on a plane.
  • HEMEROCALLIS
    A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily.
  • MOORBAND
    See MOORPAN
  • ACRONYCALLY
    In an acronycal manner as rising at the setting of the sun, and vise versâ.
  • PHYSIOLOGICALLY
    In a physiological manner.
  • DIAMETRICALLY
    In a diametrical manner; directly; as, diametrically opposite. Whose principles were diametrically opposed to his. Macaulay.

 

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