Word Meanings - VAGINATI - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A tribe of birds comprising the sheathbills.
Related words: (words related to VAGINATI)
- TRIBE
A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals. Note: By many recent naturalists, tribe has been used for a group of animals or plants intermediate between order - COMPRISAL
The act of comprising or comprehending; a compendium or epitome. A comprisal . . . and sum of all wickedness. Barrow. - COMPRISE
To comprehend; to include. Comprise much matter in few words. Hocker. Friendship does two souls in one comprise. Roscommon. Syn. -- To embrace; include; comprehend; contain; encircle; inclose; involve; imply. - BIRDSEED
Canary seed, hemp, millet or other small seeds used for feeding caged birds. - CEPHALOTRIBE
An obstetrical instrument for performing cephalotripsy. - DIATRIBE
A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic. The ephemeral diatribe of a faction. John Morley. - SUBTRIBE
A division of a tribe; a group of genera of a little lower rank than a tribe.