a. [ L. archidiaconus, Gr. &unr_;, equiv. to E. archdeacon. ] Of or pertaining to an archdeacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

This offense is liable to be censured in an archidiaconal visitation. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of a group of small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed.
Syn. -- sunfish. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of fish comprising the sunfishes. See sunfish.
Syn. -- family Centrarchidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. Chid or Chode p. p. Chidden Chid; p. pr. & vb. n. Chiding. ] [ AS. cīdan; of unknown origin. ] 1. To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with. [ 1913 Webster ]

Upbraided, chid, and rated at. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sea that chides the banks of England. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To chide hither,
To chide from, or
To chide away, to cause to come, or to drive away, by scolding or reproof.

Syn. -- To blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure; reproach; reprehend; reprimand. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wherefore the people did chide with Moses. Ex. xvii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a clamorous noise; to chafe. [ 1913 Webster ]

As doth a rock againts the chiding flood. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cīd ] A continuous noise or murmur. [ 1913 Webster ]

The chide of streams. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who chides or quarrels. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. She who chides. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chide + -ster. ] A female scold. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a chiding or reproving manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a viper, adder, Gr. 'e`chidna. ] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zoöl.) A genus of Monotremata found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered with spines; -- called also porcupine ant-eater, and Australian ant-eater. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Echidna. ] (Chem.) The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus. Brande & C.

n. (Zoöl.) a genus of fleas including the stick-tight flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea), which is a serious pest in subtropical America, infesting poultry and frequently attacking man and domestic animals. [ Stedman ] [ PJC ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; point of an arrow. ] (Bot.) Having barbs; as, glochidiate bristles. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Glochidia [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; the point of an arrow. ] (Zool.) The larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family consisting of the two-toed sloths.
Syn. -- family Megalonychidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Orchis. ] (Bot.) Any plant of the order Orchidaceae. See Orchidaceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidaceae) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, but several thousand in the tropics. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Over three hundred genera are recognized. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. An order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds, and including the families Orchidaceae and Burmanniaceae.
Syn. -- order Orchidales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Bot.) Orchidaceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Same as Orchidaceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in orchidology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; the orchis + -logy. ] The branch of botany which treats of orchids. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The natural family of monotremes including the platypus (duckbill) (Ornithorhyncus anatinus).
Syn. -- family Ornithorhynchidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Rachis. ] (Anat. & Zool.) Of or pertaining to the rachis; spinal; vertebral. Same as Rhachidian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the rhachis; as, the rhachidian teeth of a mollusk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden.
Syn. -- lady's slipper, lady's-slipper, lady-slipper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. Stichida [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, dim. of &unr_; a row. ] (Bot.) A special podlike or fusiform branch containing tetraspores. It is found in certain red algae. [ 1913 Webster ]