malcoha

[Native name.] Ornith.: An East Indian genus of Cuculide. The bill is long, thick, and rounded, with bristles at the base; nostrils orbicular and lateral; a large naked claws. ma-lär-i-al, ma-lär-I-an, a. [Eng. malar i(a); -al, -an.] Pertaining to, of the nature of, produced Chemistry: C16H16N2O3= (CH2O2) {} N2 Dior infected by, malaria. (CH3)2H2 N2 phenyl-malamide. A compound produced, together with malanil, by melting a mixture of malic acid and aniline, the malanil being separated by boiling water, in which it is soluble. It crystallizes in olorle needles, having a faint luster; melts at 175°, and when set on fire, burns with a bright, smoky flame. It is insoluble in water, dilute hydrochloric acid, ammonia, and potash, but slightly soluble in alcohol and ether. mal-a-pert, *mal-a-perte, a. & 8. [Fr., from mat =badly, ill, and apert =open, expert, from Lat. apert us =open.] A. As adj.: Pert, impudent, saucy, quick, forward. "Untutor'd lad, thou art too malapert ." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. III ., v. 5. *B. As subst .: A pert, saucy, forward, or impudent person. mal-a-pert-lý, mal-a-pert-lie, *mal-apert-lye, adv . [Eng. malapert ; -ly .] In a malapert, saucy, or impudent manner; pertly, saucily.