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One of a peculiar kind of zooids situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophora. They somewhat resemble the feeding zooids, but are destitute of mouths. See Siphonophora. (more info) 1. One who tastes; especially, one who first tastes food

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One of a peculiar kind of zooids situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophora. They somewhat resemble the feeding zooids, but are destitute of mouths. See Siphonophora. (more info) 1. One who tastes; especially, one who first tastes food or drink to ascertain its quality. Thy tutor be thy taster, ere thou eat. Dryden. 2. That in which, or by which, anything is tasted, as, a dram cup, a cheese taster, or the like.

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• POLYPHYLLOUS
  Many-leaved; as, a polyphyllous calyx or perianth.
• POLYPODIUM
  A genus of plants of the order Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. There are numerous species.
• POLYPTEROIDEI
  A suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins along the back. The bichir, or Polypterus, is the type. See Illust. under Crossopterygian.
• PECULIARIZE
  To make peculiar; to set appart or assign, as an exclusive possession. Dr. John Smith.
• POLYPHONE
  A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red or rèd.
• FIRST
  Sw. & Dan. förste, OHG. furist, G. fürst prince; a superlatiye form 1. Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign. 2. Foremost; in front of, or in advance of,
• POLYPE
  See POLYP
• POLYPROTODONTA
  A division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor teeth in each jaw.
• SOMEWHAT
  1. More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something. These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste. Grew. Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost.
• PECULIARNESS
  The quality or state of being peculiar; peculiarity. Mede.
• POLYPOMEDUSAE
  See HYDROZOA
• SITUATE
  To place. Landor.
• POLYPHONOUS
  See POLYPHONIC
• POLYPIFEROUS
  Bearing polyps, or polypites.
• POLYPRAGMATIC; POLYPRAGMATICAL
  Overbusy; officious. Heywood.
• POLYPHONISM
  Polyphony.
• PECULIARLY
  In a peculiar manner; particulary; in a rare and striking degree; unusually.
• POLYPHORE
  A receptacle which bears many ovaries.
• POLYPHAGY
  The practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food.
• POLYPOID
  Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts.
• ASCERTAINMENT
  The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery. The positive ascertainment of its limits. Burke.
• ASCERTAINABLE
  That may be ascertained. -- As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness, n. -- As`cer*tain"a*bly, adv.
• STALL-FEED
  To feed and fatten in a stall or on dry fodder; as, to stall- feed an ox.
• UNCERTAINTY
  1. The quality or state of being uncertain. 2. That which is uncertain; something unknown. Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a moral certainty for an uncertainty. L'Estrange.