Berna Fly :: Berna fly () A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus Trypeta, which lays its eggs in the nostrils or in wounds of man and beast, where the larvae do great injury..
Gubernatorial :: Gubernatorial (a.) Pertaining to a governor, or to government..
Hibernacle :: Hibernacle (n.) That which serves for protection or shelter in winter; winter quarters; as, the hibernacle of an animal or a plant..
Hibernaculum :: Hibernaculum (n.) A winter bud, in which the rudimentary foliage or flower, as of most trees and shrubs in the temperate zone, is protected by closely overlapping scales..
Hibernaculum :: Hibernaculum (n.) A little case in which certain insects pass the winter.
Hibernal :: Hibernal (a.) Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish.
Hibernate :: Hibernate (v. i.) To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects..
Hybernation :: Hybernation () See Hibernacle, Hibernate, Hibernation..
Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent..
Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) A portable structure of wooden framework covered with curtains, which was carried through the wilderness in the Israelitish exodus, as a place of sacrifice and worship..
Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for worship..
Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) Figuratively: The human body, as the temporary abode of the soul..
Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) Any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or precious things was deposited or kept..
Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) The ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for the consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or movable..
Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) A niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred painting or sculpture..
Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like..