short lived

Not living or lasting long; being of short duration or continuance; brief. "With many a short - lived thought that pa ed between Words worth: Excurs., bk. i. And disappeared." The Short - lived Administration : Eng. History: The administration of William Pulteney, Earl of Bath (Feb. 10-12, 1746). short-pile, s. Hydr. Eng .: A pile of round timber from six to nine inches in diameter, and from six to twelve feet long. Such are driven as closely as po ible without causing the driving of one pile to raise the adjacent ones. They are used to compre and consolidate ground for foundations. short-tailed chinchilla, s. Zool.: Chinchilla brevicaudata . The fur is silvery-gray, tinged with black. short-tailed crustaceans, s. pl. Zool .: The Brachyura (q. v.). short-tailed eagle, s. Ornith.: A name sometimes given to the Bateleur Eagle, Helo tarsus ecaudatus , because it is the only species in which the wings exceed the tail in length. short-tailed field-mouse, s . [FIELD-VOLE.] short-tailed indris, s . Zool.: Indris brevicaudatus . [INDRIS.] short-tailed kangaroo, 8. Zoology : Halm at urus brachyurus , from King George's Sound. It is about the size of a rabbit. short-tailed mole, s . ing. Zool.: Talpa micrura, from Nepaul and Darjeelshort-tailed pangolin, s. [PHATAGIN.] short-tailed snakes, s. pl. [ROLLER, II. 8.] 2. To contract; as, A cord shortens by being wetted.