n. 1. 1 extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs and lorises; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins.
Syn. -- Adapid group [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a scale. ] (Zool.) Not having scales. -- n. A fish without scales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a natural family comprising the flashlightfishes.
Syn. -- family Anomalopidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man. ] (Zool.) The group that includes man only. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are: honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees.
Syn. -- family Apidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 an evergreen perennial (Aspidistra elatio) with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant.
Syn. -- cast-iron plant, bar-room plant [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, shield + &unr_; gills. ] (Zool.) A group of Gastropoda, with limpetlike shells, including the abalone shells and keyhole limpets. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus comprising the alligatorfishes.
Syn. -- genus Aspidophoroides. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Zool.) A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds (esp. species of Lycosa) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) One of the two double-pointed teeth which intervene between the canines (cuspids) and the molars, on each side of each jaw. See Tooth, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See pref. Bi-, and Cuspidate. ] Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; -- said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family comprising the froghoppers or spittlebugs.
Syn. -- family Cercopidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae.
Syn. -- green lacewing, stink fly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of flies comprising the green lacewings.
Syn. -- family Chrysopidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L.Cupido, fr. cupido desire, desire of love, fr. cupidus. See Cupidity. ] (Rom. Myth.) The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pretty dimpled boys, like smiling cupids. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cupidite, L. cupiditas, fr. cupidus longing, desiring, fr. cupere to long for, desire. See Covet. ] 1. A passionate desire; love. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth; greed of gain; avarice; covetousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

With the feelings of political distrust were mingled those of cupidity and envy, as the Spaniard saw the fairest provinces of the south still in the hands of the accursed race of Ishmael. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Cusp. ] (Anat.) One of the canine teeth; -- so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. See Tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From L. cuspis, cuspidis. See Cusp. ] Ending in a point. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make pointed or sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. cuspidatus, p. p. of cuspidare to make pointed, fr. cuspis. See Cusp. ] Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a hard point; as, a cuspidate leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a decoration using cusps. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pg. cuspideria, fr. cuspir to spit. ] Any ornamental vessel used as a spittoon; hence, to avoid the common term, a spittoon of any sort. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an order of ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles.
Syn. -- order Cydippida, Cydippidea, order Cydippidea, Cydippea, order Cydippea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of Atlantic fishes comprising the sand stargazers.
Syn. -- family Dactyloscopidae. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dilapidated p. pr. & vb. n. Dilapidating ] [ L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See Lapidary. ] 1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building. [ 1913 Webster ]

If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander. [ 1913 Webster ]

The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect. [ 1913 Webster ]

A deserted and dilapidated buildings. Cooper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dilapidatio: cf. F. dilapidation. ] 1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation of their public estate. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention. [ 1913 Webster ]

The business of dilapidations came on between our bishop and the Archibishop of York. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. dilapidateur. ] One who causes dilapidation. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a venomous snake of the family Elapidae, including the . [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of snakes including the cobras, kraits, mambas, the New World coral snakes, and Australian taipan and tiger snakes.
Syn. -- family Elapidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. elapidatus cleared from stones; e out + lapis stone. ] A clearing away of stones. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Endo- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a shield. ] (Zoöl.) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the inner side; -- said of certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. en- (Gr. &unr_;) + epidermic. ] (Med.) Applied to the skin without friction; -- said of medicines.

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to show forth, display; 'epi` + &unr_; to show. Cf. Epidictic. ] Serving to show forth, explain, or exhibit; -- applied by the Greeks to a kind of oratory, which, by full amplification, seeks to persuade.

n. [ Cf. Epidemy. ] 1. (Med.) An epidemic disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an epidemic of terror. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. epidemus, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, among the people, epidemic; &unr_; in + &unr_; people: cf. F. épidémique. Cf. Demagogue. ] 1. (Med.) Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community; -- applied to a disease which, spreading widely, attacks many persons at the same time; as, an epidemic disease; an epidemic catarrh, fever, etc. See Endemic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Spreading widely, or generally prevailing; affecting great numbers, as an epidemic does; as, epidemic rage; an epidemic evil. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was the epidemical sin of the nation. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an epidemic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Epidemy + -graphy. ] (Med.) A treatise upon, or history of, epidemic diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Connected with, or pertaining to, epidemiology; as, epidemiological studies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person skilled in epidemiology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Epidemy + -logy. ] (Med.) That branch of medicine which studies the incidence and distribution of disease in a population, and uses such information to find the causes, modes of transmission, and methods for control of disease. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. épidémie. See Epidemic. ] (Med.) An epidemic disease. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. épiderme. See Epidermis. ] (Anat.) The epidermis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the epidermis; epidermic; cuticular. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Epidermal. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'epi` upon + de`rma, -atos, skin + -oid. Cf. Epidermoid. ] (Anat.) Epidermoid. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Epidermal. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. épidermique. ] Epidermal; connected with the skin or the bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epidermic administration of medicine (Med.), the application of medicine to the skin by friction. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Epidermal. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]