One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the hinder part of the abdomen of aphids. They give exit to the honeydew. See Illust. under Aphis.

A former name for a euphorbiaceous genus (Hevea) of South American trees, the principal source of caoutchouc.

Same as Siphonata.

Of or pertaining to a siphon.

Any cephalopod having a siphonate shell.

Siphon-bearing, as the shell of the nautilus and other cephalopods.

A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanium with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible.

A tribe of gastropods having the mantle border, on one or both sides, prolonged in the form of a spout through which water enters the gill cavity. The shell itself is not always siphonostomatous in this group.

Having a siphon, or siphons, to convey water to the gills; belonging or pertaining to the Siphonobranchiata. One of the Siphonobranchiata.

A gonidium.

An order of pelagic Hydrozoa including species which form complex free-swimming communities composed of numerous zooids of various kinds, some of which act as floats or as swimming organs, others as feeding or nutritive zooids, and others as reproductive zooids. See Illust. under Physallia, and Porpita.

Belonging to the Siphonophora. One of the Siphonophora.

One of the Siphonophora.

A division of Scaphopoda including those in which the foot terminates in a circular disk.

A tribe of parasitic copepod Crustacea including a large number of species that are parasites of fishes, as the lerneans. They have a mouth adapted to suck blood. An artificial division of gastropods including those that have siphonostomatous shells.

Having the front edge of the aperture of the shell prolonged in the shape of a channel for the protection of the siphon; -- said of certain gastropods. Pertaining to the Siphonostomata.

Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata. A siphonostomatous shell.

Having tubular nostrils, as the petrels.

A siphorhinal bird.

The tube which runs through the partitions of chambered cephalopod shells.

Having a siphuncle; siphunculated.

Of or pertaining to the siphuncle.

Having a siphuncle.

Having a taste or flavorl savory; sapid.

One whi sips.

A small sop; a small, thin piece of toasted bread soaked in milk, broth, or the like; a small piece of toasted or fried bread cut into some special shape and used for garnishing.

To sip often.

Sipping often.

A suborder of Gephyrea, including those which have the body unarmed and the intestine opening anteriorly.

Pertaining to the Sipunculoidea. One of the Sipunculoidea.

Same as Gephyrea. In a restricted sense, same as Sipunculacea.

Oozy; -- applied to land under cultivation that is not well drained.

A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire.

See Seraskier.

See Seraskierate.

See Serbonian.

A Hindoo clerk or accountant.

A native chief in Hindostan; a headman.

To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions.

The larval form of any salamander while it still has external gills; especially, one of those which, like the axolotl (Amblystoma Mexicanum), sometimes lay eggs while in this larval state, but which under more favorable conditions lose their gills and become normal salamanders. See also Axolotl.

Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren; fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song.

See Siren, 6.

An order of large aquatic herbivorous mammals, including the manatee, dugong, rytina, and several fossil genera.

Any species of Sirenia.

Like, or appropriate to, a siren; fascinating; deceptive.

To use the enticements of a siren; to act as a siren; to fascinate.

A sunstroke. The act of exposing to a sun bath. [Obs.] Cf. Insolation.

The Dog Star. See Dog Star.

Any one of several species of Asiatic cuckoos of the genus Taccocua, as the Bengal sirkeer (Taccocua sirkee).

A loin of beef, or a part of a loin.

See Surname.

See Sirocco.

An oppressive, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts, chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily.

A term of address implying inferiority and used in anger, contempt, reproach, or disrespectful familiarity, addressed to a man or boy, but sometimes to a woman. In sililoquies often preceded by ah. Not used in the plural.

A quicksand.

A peculiar species of poetry, for the most part devoted to moral and religious topics, and commonly satirical, -- often used by the troubadours of the Middle Ages.

Six. See Sise.

A large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior; -- called also siskawet, siskiwit.

Six; the highest number on a die; the cast of six in throwing dice.

The suslik.

A hard blow.

A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine. The American pinefinch (Spinus pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch.

The siscowet.

See Seismograph.

See Seismometer.

A hissing noise.

A leguminous tree (Dalbergia Sissoo) of the northern parts of India; also, the dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from it. It is used in shipbuilding and for gun carriages, railway ties, etc.

A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings.

To be sister to; to resemble closely.

The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's brother.

The state or relation of being a sister; the office or duty of a sister.

Contiguous.

Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate; as, sisterly kindness; sisterly remorse.

Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.

Sisters.

Relating to Sisyphus; incessantly recurring; as, Sisyphean labors.

A king of Corinth, son of Aeolus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant.

To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.

The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position; as, the site of a city or of a house.

Having a site; situated.

A callosity with inflamed edges, on the back of a horse, under the saddle.

Since; afterwards; seeing that.

To cut with a scythe; to scythe.

Time.

Scythed.

A mower.

Since; afterwards. See 1st Sith.

Since. See Sith, and Sithen.

See Sithen.

A treatise on the regulation of the diet; dietetics.

A version to food; refusal to take nourishment.

p. p. of Sit, for sat.

One who sits; esp., one who sits for a portrait or a bust.

Of or pertaining to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.

The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat.

To place.

Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore.

Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.

The method in which the parts of a plant are arranged; also, the position of the parts.

One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive power of nature.

The third month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year; -- supposed to correspond nearly with our month of June.

A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very much larger than any exsisting species.

To simmer.

See Sibbens.

Same as Sewen.

The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three and three; six units or objects.

One who is six feet tall.

A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver.

Six times repeated; six times as much or as many.

An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents.

Of the value of, or costing, sixpence; as, a sixpenny loaf.

Six times twenty; one hundred and twenty.

The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten and six; sixteen units or objects.

See Sextodecimo.

The quotient of a unit divided by sixteen; one of sixteen equal parts of one whole.

The quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal parts which form a whole.

In the sixth place.

The quotient of a unit divided by sixty; one of sixty equal parts forming a whole.

The sum of six times ten; sixty units or objects.

Constituting or being one of sixty-four equal parts into which a thing is divided.