platan ist a

[Latin, from Gr. platan istēs, probably the species described below. Zool.: A genus of Platan is tide (q.v.). Teeth, about 18 on each side; rostrum and dentigerous portion of the mandible so narrow that the teeth almost touch. A small cæcum present; no pelvic bones; dorsal fin represented by low ridge. Two species known, exclusively fluviatile, ascending the Ganges, Indus, and Brahmapootra, as far as the depth of the water will admit. Platan ist a gang etic a ( Del phinium gangeticum , Cuv.) is sooty black, from six to twelve feet in length, with moderate girth; head globular, snout narrow and spoon-shaped. They feed principally on small crustacea. plăt-a-nis-ti-dæ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. platan ist ( a ); I. Ordinary Language : 1. A small piece or plot of ground marked out for fem. pl. adj. suff. -ide .] some special purpose. "This flowery plat ."- Milton : P. L., ix. 456. a stair. 3. A plan, a plot, a design, a sketch, an outline.