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Russ (iou) and Plagiostomi (medicine)


Russ (iou)



Russ adjective & noun. Now rare. E16.
[Russian Rus' old name for Russia and the Russian people before the 16th cent. Cf. medieval Latin Russus.]
A. adjective. Russian. E16.
b. noun.
A Russian. M16.
The Russian language. L16.
= RUS noun. M-L19.
Russic adjective (arch.) Russian L17.

Plagiostomi (medicine)


plagiostomi
<zoology> An order of fishes including the sharks and rays.

Synonym: Plagiostomata.

Origin: NL, from Gr. Slanting +, mouth.

Source: Websters Dictionary