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Aphis lion: Definition and part of speech

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Aphis lion

  1. The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larvae of the ladybugs (Coccinella).

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.

Aphlogistic: Definition and part of speech

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Aphlogistic

  1. a. Flameless; as, an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame.

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.

Aphrodisian: Definition and part of speech

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Aphrodisian

  1. a. Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. “Aphrodisian dames” [that is, courtesans].

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.

Aphrodite: Definition and part of speech

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Aphrodite

  1. n. A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States.
  2. n. The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.
  3. n. A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setae; the sea mouse.

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.