gale rites

[GALERITE.] Palæont .: The typical genus of the family Galeritide (q. v.). They are found chiefly in the chalk găl-er-it-i-dæ, s. pl . [Mod. Latin galerit (es) (q. v.), and Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ .] Palæont.: A family of Echinoderms, order Ech i no idea. [GALE RITES.] *gal-ern, s . [Etym. doubtful.] A north wind. ( Evelyn : Complete Gardener .) găl-er-û-ca, s. [Lat. galerum =a helmet-like covering for the head; a cap, a bonnet.] Entom.: The typical genus of the family Galerucide. găl-ě-rû-çi-dæ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. galeruc ( a ), and Lat. fem. pl. suff. -idœ.] Entom.: A family of tetramerous beetles, subtribe Cyclic a. They are by some comprehended in the Chrysomelide. The length of the antenne is half that of the body or le . They are of the same thickne throughout, or thicker toward the end, and the insects themselves are ovoid, oval, or nearly hemispherical. ga-lès-tēs, s. [ Gr.galeč a weasel, and lēstēs =a robber.] Palæont .: A genus of mammal i a, founded on remains from the Purbeck Beds, which are of upper oõlitic age. It seems to have been an insectivorous and marsupial mammal. găl-ěts, s pl . [ Fr.galeta pebble, a shingle.] The splinters of stone broken off by the stroke of the mason's chisel. Also called spauls. găl'-ě-ŭs, s. [Mod. Lat., from Cla . Lat.galeos; Gr.galeos =a kind of shark or dog-fish.] Ichthy.: The typical genus of the family Galeide. Galeus vulgar is , which is six feet long, is destructive to the fisheries. It is called the Common Tope, the Penny Dog, and the Miller's Dog. Mustelus lævis is smaller, has flat teeth, feeds chiefly on crusta cere, and is called the Ray mouthed Dog.