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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.

 

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