mim (mim)

[A minced form of mum1, silent.] Pri re; precise; affect Primly silent; prim; demure; pre edly modest; quiet; mute: also used adverb i ally. [Prov. Eng. and Scotch.] See, up he's got the word of God, An' meek an' mim has view'd it. Burns , Holy Fair. Lightning-storms seem to come quite natural to you, for all as prim and mim as you are! coracoid does not reach the clavicle, the face is not ruffed, and the beak is not toothed; the tarsus is shorter than the tibia; and the tail is either forked or much shorter than the long pointed wings. The Milvinæ are birds of le than average size for this family, and of comparatively weak organization, preying chiefly upon reptiles, insects, and other humble quarry. There are a number of genera besides Mil vus, as Elanus, Elanoides, Nauclerus, Ictinia, etc. See cuts under Elanoides and kitel, 1. milvine (mil'vin), a. and n. [ II. n. A member of the Milvina ; any kite.