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metagnathous (medicine)


metagnathous
<ornithology> Cross-billed; said of certain birds, as the crossbill.

Origin: Pref. Meta- + Gr. The jaw.

Source: Websters Dictionary


vampire (iou)



vampire noun & verb. As noun also (arch.) vampyre. M18.
[French vampire or German Vampir from Serbo-Croat vampir: cf. Russian upyr', Polish upior, Czech upir, etc.]
A. noun.
1. A ghost, monster, or reanimated corpse supposed to leave its grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping people, often represented as a human figure with long pointed canine teeth. M18.
2. A person who preys ruthlessly on others. Cf. VAMP noun3. M18.
attrib.: R. Lehmann Why should this vampire family so prey on her?
3. Zoology.
a. Any of various tropical (chiefly S. American) bats of the family Desmodontidae, which have sharp incisors for piercing flesh, and lap the blood of large mammals. Also vampire bat. L18.
false vampire any member of the family Megadermatidae of large, mainly insectivorous bats of Africa, SE Asia, and Australia.
b. Any of various venomous or bloodsucking creatures. rare. M19.
4. Theatrical. A small double-leaved spring trapdoor, used for sudden disappearances from the stage. Also more fully vampire trap. L19.
B. verb trans. Assail or prey on like a vampire. M19.
vampiredom noun the state of being a vampire (sense 1) M20.
vampiric adjective of or pertaining to vampires; of the Nature of or characteristic of a vampire, or (occas.) of a vamp (VAMP noun3): M19.
vam'pirical adjective = vampiric M20.
vam'pirically adverb L20.
vampirine adjective (rare) = vampiric E20.
vampirish adjective = vampiric L19.
vampirism noun (a) belief in the existence of vampires (sense 1); (b) the practices of a vampire: L18.
vampirize verb (a) verb intrans. act as a vampire; (b) verb trans. = VAMPIRE verb: E19.