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Coccosteus

An extinct genus of Devonian ganoid fishes, having the broad plates about the head studded with berrylike tubercles.

Cocculus

a genus of climbing plants or shrubs.

Cocculus Indicus

The fruit or berry of the Anamirta Cocculus, a climbing plant of the East Indies. It is a poisonous narcotic and stimulant.

Coccus

One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.

Coccygeal

Of or pertaining to the coccyx; as, the coccygeal vertebr/.

Coccyx

The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebr/ more or less consolidated.

cochin

an Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs.

Cochlea

An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. See Ear.

Cochlear

Of or pertaining to the cochlea.

Cock

A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths.

cock-a-hoop

Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.

cock-a-leekie Cockaleekie

A favorite soup in Scotland, made from a capon highly seasoned, and boiled with leeks and prunes; -- called also cocky-leeky.

cock's-eggs

a weedy vine of Argentina (Salpichroa organifolia) having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit.

Cockade

A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of military or naval service, or party allegiance, and in England as a part of the livery to indicate that the wearer is the servant of a military or naval officer.

Cockal

A game played with sheep's bones instead of dice.

Cockateel cockatiel

A small gray and white Australian parrot (Leptolophus hollandicus, formerly Calopsitta Nov/-Hollandi/) with a prominent crest; the male has bright yellow cheeks and crest, but the female has only a pale yellow in the face; -- it is so called from its note.

Cockatoo

A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuin/, having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are several genera and many species; as the broad-crested cockatoo (Plictolophus cristatus or Cacatua cristatus), the sulphur-crested (Cacatua galerita or Plictolophus galeritus), etc. The palm cockatoo or great black cockatoo of Australia is Probosciger aterrimus (formerly Microglossus aterrimus).

Cockbill

To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; as, to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning.

Cockboat

A small boat, esp. one used on rivers or near the shore.

Cockchafer

A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. Melolontha vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle.

Cocker

A rustic high shoe or half-boots.

Cocket

A customhouse seal; a certified document given to a shipper as a warrant that his goods have been duly entered and have paid duty.

Cockeye

The socket in the ball of a millstone, which sits on the cockhead.

Cockhead

The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.

Cockhorse

Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.

Cockle

A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage). The Lotium, or darnel.

Cocklebur

A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur.

Cockler

One who takes and sells cockles.

Cockloft

An upper loft; a garret; the highest room in a building.

Cockney

Of or relating to, or like, cockneys.

Cockneydom

The region or home of cockneys; cockneys, collectively.

Cockneyfy

To form with the manners or character of a cockney.

Cockneyish

Characteristic of, or resembling, cockneys.

Cockneyism

The characteristics, manners, or dialect, of a cockney.

Cockpit

A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights.

Cockroach

An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied genera.

Cockshead

A leguminous herb (Onobrychis Caput-galli), having small spiny-crested pods.

Cockshut

A kind of net to catch woodcock.

Cockshy

A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in /shying/ or throwing cudgels at live cocks.

Cockspur

A variety of Crat/gus, or hawthorn (Crat/gus Crus-galli), having long, straight thorns; -- called also Cockspur thorn.

cocksucker

a worthless or despicable person; -- intended as disparaging and invariably offensive.

Cockswain

The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew.

Cocktail

A beverage made of brandy, whisky, or gin, iced, flavored, and sweetened.

Cockup

A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer); -- also called begti.

Cocoa

A preparation made from the seeds of the chocolate tree, and used in making, a beverage; also the beverage made from cocoa or cocoa shells.

Cocoa palm Cocoa

A tall palm tree producing the cocoanut (Cocos nucifera) as its fruit. It grows in nearly all tropical countries, attaining a height of sixty or eighty feet. The trunk is without branches, and has a tuft of leaves at the top, each being fifteen or twenty feet in length, and at the base of these the nuts hang in clusters; the cocoanut tree. It is widely planted throughout the tropics, and in some locations as an ornamental tree.

Cocoanut coconut

the edible white meat of a coconut{3}; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries.

Cocobolas Cocobolo

A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of tools, and for various fancy articles.

Cocoon

An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk of commerce is prepared.

Cocoonery

A building or apartment for silkworms, when feeding and forming cocoons.

cocozelle

a squash plant having a dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow.

Coctile

Made by baking, or exposing to heat, as a brick.

Cod

An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.

Cod liver

The liver of the common cod and allied species.

Coda

A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a composition.

Codder

A gatherer of cods or peas.

Coddle

To parboil, or soften by boiling.

Coddymoddy

A gull in the plumage of its first year.

Code

To serve as the nucleotide sequence directing the synthesis of a particular amino acid or sequence of amino acids in protein biosynthesis; as, this sequence of nucleotides encodes the hemoglobin alpha chain..

code-breaking

A process of discovering the content of an encoded message or the nature of a code{5}. The method used may be surreptitious, or may use sophisticated mathematical and computational techniques to discover the code.

Codeine

One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also codeia.

Codetta

A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part of either; a short coda.

Codex

A book, especially an early form of book with pages stitched together, contrasting with the earlier scrolls; a manuscript; as, a DaVinci codex.

Codfish

A kind of fish. Same as Cod.

Codical

Relating to a codex, or a code.

Codification

The act or process of codifying or reducing laws to a code.

Codify

To reduce to a code, as laws.

Codilla

The coarse tow of flax and hemp.

Codille

A term at omber, signifying that the game is won.

Codist

A codifier; a maker of codes.

codlins-and-cream

a plant of Europe and Asia (Epilobium hirsutum) having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; it was introduced into North America.

Codon

a sequence of three nucleotides in a genome or a DNA or messenger RNA molecule, which specifies the incorporation of one amino acid or is a stop signal, during the biosynthesis of proteins. Codons occur within the protein-coding segments of the DNA or RNA genome of living organisms. The amino acid sequence of proteins synthesized on ribosomes is thus determined by the sequence of the nucleotides in the genome.

Codpiece

A part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made very conspicuous.

Coeducation

An educating together, of different sexes or races; -- now used almost exclusively in reference to the education males and females together.

Coefficient

That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect.

Coehorn

A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men.

Coelacanth

Having hollow spines, as some ganoid fishes.

Coelenterata Coelentera

A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine, comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges.

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