Helen Fenton

Ceratospongiae: Definition and part of speech

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Ceratospongiae

  1. n. pl. An order of sponges in which the skeleton consists of horny fibers. It includes all the commercial sponges.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Ceraunoscope: Definition and part of speech

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Ceraunoscope

  1. n. An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cerberus: Definition and part of speech

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Cerberus

  1. n. A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the pythons; the bokadam.
  2. n. A monster, in the shape of a three-headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cercaria: Definition and part of speech

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Cercaria

  1. n. The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cercopod: Definition and part of speech

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Cercopod

  1. n. One of the jointed antenniform appendages of the posterior somites of certain insects.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.