Found 3 hits - Term: cancer borealis, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
jonah \jo"nah\, n.
the hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who
endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is
unpropitious.
1913 webster
jonah crab zool., a large crab cancer borealis of the
eastern coast of the united states, sometimes found
between tides, but usually in deep water.
1913 webster
see also:
jonah crab cancer borealis
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
rock \rock\, n. of. roke, f. roche; cf. armor. roc'h, and as.
rocc.
1. a large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed
stone or crag. see stone.
1913 webster
come one, come all this rock shall fly
from its firm base as soon as i. --sir w.
scott.
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2. geol. any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's
crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,
clay, etc., when in natural beds.
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3. that which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a
support; a refuge.
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the lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 sam. xxii.
2.
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4. fig.: anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling
the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
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5. zool. the striped bass. see under bass.
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note: this word is frequently used in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,
rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.
1913 webster
rock alum. probably so called by confusion with f. roche a
rock. same as roche alum.
rock barnacle zool., a barnacle balanus balanoides
very abundant on rocks washed by tides.
rock bass. zool.
a the stripped bass. see under bass.
b the goggle-eye.
c the cabrilla. other species are also locally called
rock bass.
rock builder zool., any species of animal whose remains
contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the
corals and foraminifera.
rock butter min., native alum mixed with clay and oxide
of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white
color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous
slate.
rock candy, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure
sugar which are very hard, whence the name.
rock cavy. zool. see moco.
rock cod zool.
a a small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod
found about rocks andledges.
b a california rockfish.
rock cook. zool.
a a european wrasse centrolabrus exoletus.
b a rockling.
rock cork min., a variety of asbestus the fibers of which
are loosely interlaced. it resembles cork in its texture.
rock crab zool., any one of several species of large
crabs of the genus c, as the two species of the new
england coast cancer irroratus and cancer borealis.
see illust. under cancer.
rock cress bot., a name of several plants of the cress
kind found on rocks, as arabis petraea, arabis lyrata,
etc.
rock crystal min., limpid quartz. see quartz, and under
crystal.
rock dove zool., the rock pigeon; -- called also rock
doo.
rock drill, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,
a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for
drilling holes for blasting, etc.
rock duck zool., the harlequin duck.
rock eel. zool. see gunnel.
rock goat zool., a wild goat, or ibex.
rock hopper zool., a penguin of the genus catarractes.
see under penguin.
rock kangaroo. zool. see kangaroo, and petrogale.
rock lobster zool., any one of several species of large
spinose lobsters of the genera panulirus and
palinurus. they have no large claws. called also spiny
lobster, and sea crayfish.
rock meal min., a light powdery variety of calcite
occuring as an efflorescence.
rock milk. min. see agaric mineral, under agaric.
rock moss, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. see cudbear.
rock oil. see petroleum.
rock parrakeet zool., a small australian parrakeet
euphema petrophila, which nests in holes among the
rocks of high cliffs. its general color is yellowish olive
green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing
quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish
green.
rock pigeon zool., the wild pigeon columba livia of
europe and asia, from which the domestic pigeon was
derived. see illust. under pigeon.
rock pipit. zool. see the note under pipit.
rock plover. zool.
a the black-bellied, or whistling, plover.
b the rock snipe.
rock ptarmigan zool., an arctic american ptarmigan
lagopus rupestris, which in winter is white, with the
tail and lores black. in summer the males are grayish
brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black
patches on the back.
rock rabbit zool., the hyrax. see cony, and daman.
rock ruby min., a fine reddish variety of garnet.
rock salt min., cloride of sodium common salt occuring
in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from
the earth. in the united states this name is sometimes
given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation
from sea water in large basins or cavities.
rock seal zool., the harbor seal. see seal.
rock shell zool., any species of murex, purpura, and
allied genera.
rock snake zool., any one of several large pythons; as,
the royal rock snake python regia of africa, and the
rock snake of india python molurus. the australian
rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus morelia.
rock snipe zool., the purple sandpiper tringa
maritima; -- called also rock bird, rock plover,
winter snipe.
rock soap min., a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy
feel, and adhering to the tongue.
rock sparrow. zool.
a any one of several species of old world sparrows of
the genus petronia, as petronia stulla, of europe.
b a north american sparrow pucaea ruficeps.
rock tar, petroleum.
rock thrush zool., any old world thrush of the genus
monticola, or petrocossyphus; as, the european rock
thrush monticola saxatilis, and the blue rock thrush
of india monticola cyaneus, in which the male is blue
throughout.
rock tripe bot., a kind of lichen umbilicaria
dillenii growing on rocks in the northen parts of
america, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous
or blackish expansions. it has been used as food in cases
of extremity.
rock trout zool., any one of several species of marine
food fishes of the genus hexagrammus, family chiradae,
native of the north pacific coasts; -- called also sea
trout, boregat, bodieron, and starling.
rock warbler zool., a small australian singing bird
origma rubricata which frequents rocky ravines and
water courses; -- called also cataract bird.
rock wren zool., any one of several species of wrens of
the genus salpinctes, native of the arid plains of lower
california and mexico.
1913 webster
see also:
stone bass rock alum roche alum rock barnacle balanus balanoides
rock bass rock builder rock butter rock candy rock cavy
moco rock cod rock cook centrolabrus exoletus rock cork
rock crab c cancer irroratus cancer borealis cancer
rock cress arabis petraea arabis lyrata rock crystal quartz
crystal rock dove rock doo rock drill rock duck
rock eel gunnel rock goat rock hopper catarractes
penguin rock kangaroo kangaroo petrogale rock lobster
panulirus palinurus spiny lobster sea crayfish rock meal
rock milk agaric mineral agaric rock moss cudbear
rock oil petroleum rock parrakeet euphema petrophila rock pigeon
columba livia pigeon rock pipit pipit rock plover
rock ptarmigan lagopus rupestris rock rabbit cony daman
rock ruby rock salt rock seal seal rock shell
rock snake rock snake python regia python molurus morelia
rock snipe tringa maritima rock bird rock plover winter snipe
rock soap rock sparrow petronia petronia stulla pucaea ruficeps
rock tar rock thrush monticola petrocossyphus monticola saxatilis
monticola cyaneus rock tripe umbilicaria dillenii rock trout hexagrammus
chiradae sea trout boregat bodieron starling
rock warbler origma rubricata cataract bird rock wren salpinctes
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
cancer borealis
n : large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of north
america syn: jonah crab
see also:
jonah crab
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