n. 1. 1 coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes.
Syn. -- family Aepyornidae [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds.
Syn. -- order Aepyorniformes [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ n. [ Gr. &unr_; high + &unr_; bird. ] A gigantic (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird, of which fossils were found in Madagascar.
Syn. -- elephant bird [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Halcyon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea, Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L., pl. of Alcyon. ] (Zool.) The kingfishers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Alcyonaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; a zoöphyte, so called from being like the halcyon's nest. ] (Zool.) A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'alkyo`nion + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the Alcyonaria. -- n. A zoöphyte of the order Alcyonaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; cock + &unr_; fight. ] Cockfighting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; cock + -mancy. ] Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together in the order in which the grains were eaten. Amer. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to amblyopia. Quain. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ Gr. 'amblywpi`a; 'ambly`s blunt, dim + 'w`ps eye: cf. F. amblyopie. ] (Med.) Weakness of sight, without any detectable organic lesion. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or Council; as, an Amphictyonic town or state; the Amphictyonic body. W. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ L. Amphictyones, Gr. &unr_;. Prob. the word was orig. &unr_; dwellers around, neighbors. ] (Grecian Hist.) Deputies from the confederated states of ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Amphictyonies [ Gr. &unr_;. ] (Grecian Hist.) A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a`myos. ] (Med.) Wanting in muscle; without flesh. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a`myos. ] (Med.) Characterized by lack of muscular tissue. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. [ OF. enuius, anoios. ] Troublesome; annoying. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody. [ Commonly written as two words. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; destroying, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to destroy utterly; &unr_; from, entirely + &unr_; to destroy. ] The Destroyer; -- a name used (Rev. ix. 11) for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Arroyos [ Sp., fr. LL. arrogium; cf. Gr. &unr_; river, stream, fr. &unr_; to flow. ] 1. A water course; a rivulet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The dry bed of a small stream. [ Western U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. & adv. Beyond. [ North of Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. & adv. Beyond. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1.
Syn. -- heavy particle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Basi- + hyoid. ] (Anat.) The central tongue bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. batrachomyomachi`a; ba`trachos frog + my^s mouse + ma`chh battle. ] The battle between the frogs and mice; -- a Greek parody on the Iliad, of uncertain authorship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bayonnette, baïonnette; -- so called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at Bayonne. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bayonet clutch. See Clutch. --
Bayonet joint, a form of coupling similar to that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket. Knight. --
bayonet mount, (photography) a coupling mechanism for attaching removable lenses to the body of a camera, using a bayonet socket. --
bayonet socket, a coupling mechanism for attaching matching cylindrical parts to each other, where each of which has an arced L-shaped slot with the longer side perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder, such that the slots slide inside each other. There is also usually a knoblike projection on the mount so that when the two parts to be connected are fully inserted in proper alignment, they are locked in place. It is designed for rapid coupling and decoupling, requiring the turning of one part through only a small arc, in place of a screw-type arrangement, which requires several full turns. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bayoneted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bayoneting. ] 1. To stab with a bayonet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To compel or drive by the bayonet. [ 1913 Webster ]

To bayonet us into submission. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Bayous [ North Am. Indian bayuk, in F. spelling bayouc, bayouque. ] An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind. [ Southern U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A dark slender thread of a bayou moves loiteringly northeastward into a swamp of huge cypresses. G. W. Cable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mississippi; -- a nickname, from its numerous bayous. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

prep. [ OE. biyonde, bi&yogh_;eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be- + geond yond, yonder. See Yon, Yonder. ] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beyond that flaming hill. G. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. At a place or time not yet reached; before. [ 1913 Webster ]

A thing beyond us, even before our death. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind. “Beyond expectation.” Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beyond any of the great men of my country. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beyond sea. (Law) See under Sea. --
To go beyond, to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to deceive or circumvent. [ 1913 Webster ]

That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter. 1 Thess. iv. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Further away; at a distance; yonder. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a large amount; British say "it rained like billyo" where Americans say "it rained like the devil". [ British ]
Syn. -- billy-ho. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. large tree (Heritiera trifoliolata or Terrietia trifoliolata) of Australasia.
Syn. -- red beech, brown oak, crow's foot, stave wood, silky elm. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; cluster of grapes + -gen. ] (Min.) A hydrous sulphate of iron of a deep red color. It often occurs in botryoidal form. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; cluster of grapes + -oid. ] Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences; as, botryoidal hematite.
Syn. -- botryose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; cluster of grapes + -lite. ] (Min.) A variety of datolite, usually having a botryoidal structure. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) (a) Having the form of a cluster of grapes. (b) Of the racemose or acropetal type of inflorescence. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to bryology; as, bryological studies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in bryology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; moss + -logy. ] That part of botany which relates to mosses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (Bryonia alba and Bryonia dioica). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, and is emetic and cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. bryonia, Gr. brywni`a, fr. bry`ein to swell, esp. of plants. ] (Bot.) The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of Bryonia alba (rough bryony or white bryony) and of Bryonia dioica is a strong, irritating cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Black bryony, a plant (Tamus communis) so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta.
Syn. -- nonvascular plant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to bryophytes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the class of plants comprising the true mosses, having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes; it comprises the orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; and Sphagnales.
Syn. -- class Bryopsida, Musci, class Musci. [ WordNet 1.5 ]