{ ‖i>or ‖ } n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. koi^los hollow + &unr_; intestines. ] (Zool.) A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine, comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. krataigo`s. ] (Bot.) A genus of small, hardy trees, including the hawthorn, much used for ornamental purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + ke`ras a horn. ] (Zool.) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; -- called also Decapoda. [ Written also Decacera. ] See Dibranchiata.

‖n. pl. See Desideratum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene.
Syn. -- order Dinocerata. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ L. ] 1. Plural of erratum. See Erratum. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A list of errors together with the corrections for the errors, added as a separate page of a text prior to publication, or as a separate sheet inserted into a printed text; as, the errata was added after the printing was finished.. [ PJC ]

Although originally a plural word, the use of errata as a singular word in second sense has become common. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Electricity) A spectro-electric tube in which the decomposition of a liquid by the passage of an electric spark is observed. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Imperforate. ] (Zool.) A division of Foraminifera, including those in which the shell is not porous.

n. [ It. innamorata, fem., innamorato, masc., p. p. of innamorare to inspire with love. See Enamor. ] A woman in love; a mistress. “The fair inamorata.” Sherburne. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. in- not + vertebratus vertebrate. ] (Zool.) A comprehensive division of the animal kingdom, including all except the Vertebrata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A West Indian plant of the Pineapple family (Nidularium Karatas). [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ Skr. mahābhārata. ] (Hinduism) A celebrated sacred epic poem of the Hindus, written in Sanskrit. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to a history, in many episodes, of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India.
Syn. -- Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'oktw` eight + &unr_;, a horn. ] (Zool.) A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; -- called also Octopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Gram.) Of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a placing beside, fr. &unr_; to place beside. ] (Gram.) The mere ranging of propositions one after another, without indicating their connection or interdependence; -- opposed to syntax. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ NL. See Perforate. ] (Zool.) (a) A division of corals including those that have a porous texture, as Porites and Madrepora; -- opposed to Aporosa. (b) A division of Foraminifera, including those having perforated shells. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] The Polifera. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L. ] In proportion; proportionately; according to the share, interest, or liability of each. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being prorated, or divided proportionately. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Maori. ] (Bot.) A New Zealand forest tree (Metrosideros robusta), also, its hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for paddles and war clubs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being ratable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Capable of being rated, or set at a certain value. [ 1913 Webster ]

Twenty orae were ratable to [ at ] two marks of silver. Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; as, ratable estate. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Made at a proportionate rate; as, ratable payments. -- Rat"a*ble*ness, n. -- Rat"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a structure which may be rated, or set at a certain value, for the purpose of taxation, usually based on the value; as, with the deterioration of the center cities, the loss of ratables worsened the situation by removing valuable sources of tax revenue. [ PJC ]

n. [ F., fr. Malay arak arrack + tāfīa a spirit distilled from molasses. ] A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of cherries, apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and sweetened with sugar; -- a term applied to the liqueurs called noyau, curaçao, etc. [ Written also ratifia and ratafee. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Rattan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Same as Rhatany. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of a galloping horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., pl. of Stratum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. stratagème (cf. Sp. estratagema, It. stratagemma), L. strategema, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to be leader of an army, fr. &unr_; a general; &unr_; an army (probably as being spread out; cf. Stratum) + &unr_; to lead. See Agent. ] An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those oft are stratagems which error seem,
Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Containing stratagem; as, a stratagemical epistle. [ R. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; army + &unr_; number + -metry. ] (Mil.) The art of drawing up an army, or any given number of men, in any geometrical figure, or of estimating or expressing the number of men in such a figure. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; tail + &unr_;, &unr_;, horn. ] (Zool.) A division of boring Hymenoptera, including Tremex and allied genera. See Illust. of Horntail. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebrae, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia, and Leptocardia. [ 1913 Webster ]