Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In Latreille's system, one of two sections of læmodipodous crustaceans, having the form shorter and broader than in the Filiformia. The whale-lice, Cyamidæ, are an example. See cut under Cyamidæ.

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  • Folia alterna, ovata passim ovalia, obtusa, sesquipollicem longa, utrinque velutina; petiolus teres basi vix crassiore apice curvato.

    Expedition into Central Australia Charles Sturt 1832

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