a. [ NL. Grapsus + -oid. ] (Zool.) Pertaining to the genus Grapsus or the family Grapsidæ. -- n. A grapsoid crab. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "rapsw,do`s. See Rhapsody.] (Gr. Antiq.) A rhapsodist. [R.] Grote. [1913 Webster]

n. A rhapsodist. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ Gr. "rapsw,diko`s: cf. F. rhapsodique.] Of or pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody; hence, confused; unconnected. -- Rhap*sod"ic*al*ly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Rhapsody. ] 1. Anciently, one who recited or composed a rhapsody; especially, one whose profession was to recite the verses of Hormer and other epic poets. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, one who recites or sings poems for a livelihood; one who makes and repeats verses extempore. [ 1913 Webster ]

The same populace sit for hours listening to rhapsodists who recite Ariosto. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who writes or speaks disconnectedly and with great excitement or affectation of feeling. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rhapsodized p. pr. & vb. n. Rhapsodizing. ] To utter as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To utter rhapsodies. Jefferson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhapsody + -mancy. ] Divination by means of verses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Rhapsodies [ F. rhapsodie, L. rhapsodia, Gr. "rapsw,di`a, fr. "rapsw, do`s a rhapsodist; "ra`ptein to sew, stitch together, unite + 'w,dh` a song. See Ode.] 1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a book. [1913 Webster]

2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition. “A rhapsody of words.” Shak. “A rhapsody of tales.” Locke. [1913 Webster]

3. (Mus.) A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's “Hungarian Rhapsodies.” [1913 Webster]