GLAUCUS

Meaning of GLAUCUS in English

noun a genus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea. these mollusks are beautifully colored with blue and silvery white.

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GLAUCUS — Name of several figures in Greek mythology . One Glaucus was the young son of King Minos ; he fell …
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GLAUCUS — ˈglȯkəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, gleaming, gray : a genus of slender elongate pelagic nudibranchs with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLAUCUS — (n.) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea. These mollusks are beautifully …
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GLAUCUS — ( n. ) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea. These mollusks …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GLAUCUS — (Greek: Gleaming), name of several figures in Greek mythology, the most important of whom were the following: Glaucus, surnamed Pontius, …
Britannica English vocabulary
GLAUCUS — Name of several figures in Greek mythology . One Glaucus was the young son of King Minos ; he fell …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GLAUCUS — [Greek] In mythology there are several figures named Glaucus, probably the most famous mythological tale is of Glaucus the fisherman …
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TIGER SWALLOWTAIL — noun Date: 1889 a large widely distributed swallowtail ( Papilio glaucus ) of eastern North America that in the male …
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GLAUCOUS — adjective Etymology: Latin glaucus, from Greek glaukos gleaming, gray Date: 1671 1. of a pale yellow-green color, of a light …
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TIGER SWALLOWTAIL — Any of several North American species of black-and-yellow swallowtail butterflies. The eastern tiger swallowtail ( Papilio glaucus ) is a …
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SISYPHUS — In Greek mythology , the king of Corinth who was punished in Hades by having to roll a huge stone …
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MAKO SHARK — Any of certain potentially dangerous Isurus ) in the {{link=mackerel shark">mackerel shark family (Isuridae). Two species are generally recognized: the …
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BELLEROPHON — Legendary Greek hero. The son of Glaucus and grandson of Sisyphus , as a youth in Corinth he tamed and …
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GLAUCOUS — I. ˈglȯkəs adjective Etymology: Latin glaucus gleaming, gray, from Greek glaukos; perhaps akin to Old English clǣne pure, clear — …
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WHITE CAMAS — noun : a camas ( Zigadenus glaucus ) chiefly of eastern United States having a creamy white perianth that is …
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TOATOA — ˈtōə|tōə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Maori : a New Zealand celery-topped pine ( Phyllocladus glaucus ) having striking whorled …
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TIGER SWALLOWTAIL — noun : a widely distributed swallowtail butterfly ( Papilio glaucus ) of eastern No. America
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SEASIDE DAISY — noun : a perennial maritime herb ( Erigeron glaucus ) of the Pacific coast with solitary heads of lilac or …
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SEA LIZARD — noun 1. : an amphibious lizard ( Amblyrhynchus cristatus ) of the Galápagos islands 2. : any of various pelagic …
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GREAT BLUE SHARK — noun : a blue shark ( Carcharhinus glaucus )
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GRAY WHALE — noun : a rather large whalebone whale ( Rhachianectes glaucus ) of the northern Pacific formerly much hunted though of …
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GLAUCOTHOE — glȯˈkäthəˌwē noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, perhaps irregular from Latin glaucus or Greek glaukos : a young hermit …
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GLAUCONIA — glȯˈkōnēə Etymology: New Latin, perhaps irregular from Latin glaucus gleaming, gray, from Greek glaukos synonym of leptotyphlops
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DEATH CAMAS — noun : any of several plants of the genus Zigadenus (as Z. venenosus and Z. glaucus ) that cause poisoning …
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BONITO SHARK — noun : a common blue or blue-gray mackerel shark ( Isurus glaucus ) of the Pacific ocean notable as a …
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BLUE WILD RYE — noun : a tufted perennial No. American grass ( Elymus glaucus ) having very long awns on the lemmas and …
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ANDES BERRY — ˈan(ˌ)dēz-, ˈaan- noun Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: from Andes mts. : a bramble ( Rubus glaucus ) of tropical …
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GREEK HEROIC LEGEND — All the articles available in the Greek heroic legend section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abderus; Acamas; Acastus; Acherusia; Achilles; Acrisius; …
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GREY WHALE — зоол. серый кит (Rhachianectes glaucus) (зоология) серый кит (Rhachianectes glaucus)
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GREY WHALE — зоол. серый кит (Rhachianectes glaucus) (зоология) серый кит (Rhachianectes glaucus)
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