mordellidæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. mordell(a); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Entom.: A family of Coleoptera, tribe Heteromera. The species are generally small, gibbous, or humped, their longitudinal section exhibiting the segment of a circle. In some the elytra are attenuated and abbreviated. where found suff ( Mind mor-den-ite, s. [From Morden, Nova Scotia, in more or le hemispherical groups of diverging Min.: A mineral of the Zeolite group, occurring fibers. Hardne , 5; specific gravity, 2.08; luster, silky; color, white, sometimes pinkish. Composition: Silica, 66-92; alumina, 12-66; lime, 459; soda, 2.54; water, 13-29-100.