a. [ Abbrev. from L. Aegyptius an Egyptian, Gr. &unr_;, Ar. kibtī, pl. kibt. ] Of or pertaining to the Copts. -- n. The language of the Copts. [ 1913 Webster ]

. The native church of Egypt or church of Alexandria, which in general organization and doctrines resembles the Roman Catholic Church, except that it holds to the Monophysitic doctrine which was condemned (a. d. 451) by the council of Chalcedon, and allows its priests to marry. The “pope and patriarch” has jurisdiction over the Abyssinian Church. Since the 7th century the Coptic Church has been so isolated from modifying influences that in many respects it is the most ancient monument of primitive Christian rites and ceremonies. But centuries of subjection to Moslem rule have weakened and degraded it. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers.
Syn. -- genus Coptis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl.; sing. Copt [ See Coptic. ] (Etnol.) 1. An Egyptian race thought to be descendants of the ancient Egyptians. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The principal sect of Christians in Egypt and the valley of the Nile. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ they belong to the Jacobite sect of Monophysite Christians, and for eleven centuries have had possession of the patriarchal chair of Alexandria. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "e`lix, "e`likos, a spiral + ptero`n a wing. ] a heavier-than-air aircraft whose lift is provided by the aerodynamic forces on rotating blades rather than on fixed wings. Contrasted with fixed-wing aircraft. [ PJC ]

v. i. to travel in a helicopter. [ PJC ]

v. t. to transport in a helicopter. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. malacoptérygien. ] (Zool.) One of the Malacopterygii. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + pte`ryx wing, fin, fr. ptero`n feather. ] (Zool.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Belonging to the Malacopterygii. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Gr. pe`kein to comb + petri`s a kind of fern. ] (Paleon.) An extensive genus of fossil ferns; -- so named from the regular comblike arrangement of the leaflets. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of perennial tussock-forming rock plants; native to the Pyrenees and mountains of Northern Spain; it is similar to and sometimes placed in the genus Lychnis.
Syn. -- genus Petrocoptis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. phoenicopterus, Gr. foiniko`pteros, i. e., red-feathered; foi^nix, foi`nikos, purple red + ptero`n feather: cf. F. phénicoptère. ] (Zool.) A flamingo. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Phenicopter. ] (Zool.) A genus of birds which includes the flamingoes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ko`ptein to cut. ] (Zool.) A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any species of the genus Sarcoptes and related genera of mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites. -- a. Of or pertaining to the itch mites. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. skwptiko`s, from skw`ptein to mock, to scoff at. ] Jesting; jeering; scoffing. [ Obs. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Scop"tic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]