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Lucernarida :: lucernarida (n. pl.) A division of acalephs, including Lucernaria and allied genera; -- called also Calycozoa..

Cantharidin :: Cantharidin (n.) The active principle of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided prisms..

Paper :: Paper (n.) A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application; as, cantharides paper..

Scalaria :: Scalaria (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria, or family Scalaridae, having elongated spiral turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also ladder shell, and wentletrap. See Ptenoglossa, and Wentletrap..

Nematocalyx :: Nematocalyx (n.) One of a peculiar kind of cups, or calicles, found upon hydroids of the family Plumularidae. They contain nematocysts. See Plumularia..

Escharine :: Escharine (a.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Eschara, or family Escharidae..

Aridness :: Aridness (n.) Aridity; dryness.

Acaridan :: Acaridan (n.) One of a group of arachnids, including the mites and ticks..

Sparoid :: Sparoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the Sparidae, a family of spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream..

Petrel :: Petrel (n.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera..

Aridity :: Aridity (n.) Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought.

Sertularian :: Sertularian (n.) Any species of Sertularia, or of Sertularidae, a family of hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecae. Also used adjectively..

Ascarides :: Ascarides (pl. ) of Ascari.

Aridity :: Aridity (n.) The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness.

Shrimp :: Shrimp (v.) In a more general sense, any species of the macruran tribe Caridea, or any species of the order Schizopoda, having a similar form..

Sparoid :: Sparoid (n.) One of the Sparidae.

Laroid :: Laroid (a.) Like or belonging to the Gull family (Laridae).

Lucernarian :: Lucernarian (n.) One of the Lucernarida.

Calycozoa :: Calycozoa (n. pl.) A group of acalephs of which Lucernaria is the type. The body is cup-shaped with eight marginal lobes bearing clavate tentacles. An aboral sucker serves for attachment. The interior is divided into four large compartments. See Lucernarida.

Nebalia :: Nebalia (n.) A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a distinct order (Nebaloidea, or Phyllocarida.).

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