Phrynichus (frinikus)

[NL. (Karsch, 1880).] A genus of arachnids, of the family Phrynidæ, in which the tibiæ of the hind legs have no sub joints, the maxillary palpi are much longer than the body, which is slender and tubuliform, and the hand has four finger-like spines. The genus is represented in southern California. Phrynida (frin'i-da), n. pl. [NL., Phrynidæ (frin'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., armed, but their terminal claw does not form a pincer; the first pair of legs are ex tremely long, slender, palpi form or even antenniform, and multiarticulate, the fifth and sixth joints being divided into ninety or more sub joints; and the eyes are eight in number, two in the central anterior region, and a cluster of three on each side. The species resemble spiders with (apparently) long feelers and a pair of great claws. They are readily distinguished from the only other family ( Thelyphoni of this order not having a long tail like scorpion. A Species of Phrynus , about life size. and logs. Compare also cut under Pedipalpi . IMG:content-0075.jpg:[blocks in formation] ca, consumption, phthisic a , fem. of phthisi- cus, φθισικός , consumptive: see I. I. a. Same as phthisical . II. n. 1. A consumption or wasting away; phthisis.-2. A person affected with phthisis. Liberty of speaking, then which nothing is more sweet to man, was girded and straight lac't almost to a broken- winded tizzick . Milton , On Def. of Humb. Remonst. phthisical (tiz'i-kal), a . [Formerly ptisical , ptizical ; phthisical consumption. He. sobs me out half a dozen ptizical mottos wher- ever he had them, hopping short in the measure of convul- sion-fits. Milton , Apology for Smectymnuus, § 3. phthisicky (tiz'i-ki), a. [ phthisic (k) + -y1.] Phthisical. Phthisicky old gentlewomen and frolicsome young ones. Colman , The Spleen, i. pht his i ology (tiz-i-ol'ō-ji), n. [F. phthisi- ologie , φθίσις , phthisis, + -λογία, ology .] The sum of scientific know- ledge concerning phthisis. pht his i pneumonia (thiz" ip-nū-mō'ni-ä), n. [NL., φθίσις , consumption (see phthisis ), + πνεύμων , lungs: see pneumonia .] In pathol ., phthisis. account of its preoccuра- tion in ichthyology. See leaf - crumpler . Phycita (fis'i-ta), n. [NL. (Curtis, 1828), φύκος , seaweed, fu- cus: see fucus.] The typical genus of Phy- citidæ , having ciliate antenne: same as Phy- cis , 2. Phycitidæ (fi-sit'i-dē), n. pl . [NL., Phycita + -idæ .] A family of pyralid moths, named from the genus Phycita . The maxillary palps are equal in the two sexes; the labial palps are concealed or wanting; the fore wings have eleven, ten, or nine veins, the first one not forked; the hind wings have the middle cell closed and the midrib hairy at the base. It is a large and wide-spread group, whose members differ in habits, some being leaf-crumplers or leaf-folders, others borers, and others carnivorous. Formerly Phycidæ . Phycochromaceæ (fi" kō-krō-mā sē-ē), n . pl. [NL., Gr. φύκος , seaweed, + χρῶμα , color, + -acex.] Same as Cryptophyceæ . IMG:content-0076.jpg:[graphic] L. phthisis , φθίσις , a wasting away, con- sumption, wane, decline, decay, φθίειν , waste away, decline, wither, wane, decay.] A dis- ease of the lungs, characterized by progre ive consolidation of pulmonary ti ue, with break- ing down and the formation of cavities. This is so extensively, if not exclusively, pulmonary tuberculosis that the two names are often considered as equivalent. Also called consumption . Fibroid phthisis, slow-going phthisis, with considerable production of connective tis- sue. Grinders' phthisis. Same as grinders ' asthma (which see, under grinder ). - Phthisis florida, very rapid phthisis; galloping consumption. phthisozoics (thi-zō-zōʻiks), n. [ ζῷον , an animal.] pht hon go meter (thong-gom'e-ter), n . [NL., φθόγγος , the voice, a sound (see diphthong ), + μέτρον, measure.] An instrument used for measuring vocal sounds. Whewell. ( Imp . Dict .) phulkari (fül'ka-ri), n. [Hind. phulkari , a ti ued flower on cloth, etc., also an alkaline efflorescence used to adulterate salt, phul , a flower, + -kär , a suffix of agent.] A kind of flower embroidery done by the natives of the Panjab in India; also, a cloth so embroidered. phulwara (fül-wä'rä), п . [E. Ind.] Same as fulwa . phyt (fi), interj . An obsolete spelling of fiel . But, phy for shame, when shal we cease this geare? I to defie, and you to fly for feare? Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Trophies. Phycidæt (fis'i-dē), n . pl . [NL., Phycis + -idæ.] A family of pyralid moths, typified by the genus Phycis : now called Phycitidæ. Phycinæ (fi-si'nē), n . pl . [NL., Phycis + -inæ.] A subfamily of gadoid fishes, named by Swains on in 1839 from the genus Phycis ; cod- lings. Two species are known in the United States as squirrel - hakes . φυκίς , f., φύκης , m., a fish living in seaweed, φύκος , seaweed.] 1. In ichth ., a genus of gadoid fishes, typical of the subfamily Phycinæ , having a ray of the first dorsal more or le elongated and filamentous; squirrel-hakes. P. chu and P. [NL. (Artedi, 1738), tenuis , together with a third species, P. chester i , are found along the Atlantic coast of the United States. They are also known as codlings , and P. tenuis sometimes as silver hake. They are quite different from the fishes more prop- erly called hake (which see). 2t. In entom ., a genus of pyralid moths, erected by Fabric i us in 1798, and giving name to the Phycidæ or Phycitidæ . The name was changed by The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia II. n. An agent having these qualities. phyla, n. Plural of phylum . phylactert (fi-lak'ter), n. [ phylactère : see phylactery.] A A phylactery. phylact Sandys . phylactered (fi-lak'tėrd), a. [ phylacter -y + -ed2.] Wearing a phylactery; hence (because the wearing of phylacteries was a umed to be a sign of bigotry try and of a desired separation from the body of worshipers), narrow-minded; bigoted; pharisaical. Who for the spirit hug the spleen, Phylacter'd throughout all their mien; Who their ill-tasted home-brewed prayer Phylacterium found at St. Dun "Archæological Journal.") let (whence the Jewish use), φυλακτήρ , a guard, φυλάσσειν , watch, guard.] A charm or amulet. And Fathers, Councils, Church, and Church's head Were on her reverend phylacteries read. Dryden, Hind and Panther, i. 399. Happy are they who verify their amulets, and make their phylacteries speak in their lives and actions. Sir T. Browne, Christ. Mor., iii. 10. Specifically-(a) In Jewish antiq ., an amulet consisting of a strip or strips of parchment inscribed with certain texts from the Old Testament, and inclosed within a small lea- ther case, which was fastened with straps on the forehead just above and between the eyes, or on the left arm near the region of the heart. The four pa ages inscribed upon the phylactery were Ex. xiii. 2-10, 11-17, and Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. The custom was founded on a literal interpret a- tion of Ex. xiii. 16, and Deut. vi. 8 and xi. 18. φυλή, a body of men joined by ties of birth, tribe, clan, cla , phyle (cf. φύλον , a tribe: see phylum ), φύειν , produce, φύεσθαι , grow: seebel.] In ancient Greece, a tribe or clan; one of the subdivisions normally based on ties of blood, of which the aggregate constituted a community. In Athens the tribes did not rest on family relationship, but were at first geographical divisions, then cla es formed according to occupation or wealth. Clisthenes abolished the old tribes, and distributed his fellow-citizens and arranged upon geographical lines and democratic ideas; and this arrangement persisted through the glo- rio us time of Attic history. Every full citizen of Athens was registered in a phyle, in a deme, and in a phratry. Every phyle was a political unit, to which were allotted the choice of 50 of the 500 senators and that of its due pro- portion of dicasts and of the higher civil and military of- ficers of the state; and every phyle was required to con- tribute in a fixed proportion to the military service, to the various liturgies, etc. phyletic (fi-let'ik), a. [ taining to a race or tribe. Hence-2. In biol ., pertaining to a phylum of the animal kingdom, Phyllactinia (fil-ak-tin'i-i), n. [NL. (Léveille), φύλλον , leaf (see phyllary ), + ἀκτίς (ἀκτιν-), ray.] A genus of pyrenomycetous fungi of the family Erysipheæ . Each perithecium contains several asci, and the appendages are needle-shaped and abruptly swollen at the base. The only well-known species is P. suffulta , which grows upon the leaves of a great variety of plants, especially woody plants. phyllade (fil'ād), n. [ φυλλάς ( φυλλαδ- ), α bunch of leaves, φύλλον = L. folium , leaf.] In bot . , one of the small imperfect leaves in Isoëtes , alternating with the fertile leaves. In the sub- merged species these consist of a small lamina with no sheath, and in the terrestrial species they are reduced to Phyllantheæ (fi-lan′the-ē), n . pl . [NL. (Bart- ling, 1830), -ex .] A tribe of plants of the order Euphorbiaceæ , distinguished by carpels with two contiguous ovules in the central angle, and the seed-leaves much broad- tropical, of which Phyllanthus is the type. For other er than the radicle. It includes 54 genera, mainly principal genera, see Putranjiva and Toxicodendron . Phyllanthus (fi-lanthus), n. [NL. (Linnæus, 1737), so called from species with flowers seated on leaf-like flattened branches; leaf, + ἄνθος , flower (cf. L. phyllanthes, Gr. φυλλανθές , a plant with prickly leaves, prob. scabious).] A large genus of plants, of the or- der Euphorbiaceæ , type of the tribe Phyllantheæ , characterized by the entire alternate leaves and apetalous monœcio us flowers, the male in glomerate clusters and with from two to six stamens, and by the pistil consisting of from three to many carpels, their two-cleft styles not dilated below the apex. There are about 450 species, very widely dispersed throughout the warmer parts of the world, rarer in temperate climates. They are either herbs, shrubs, or trees, of great variety in appearance. The leaves are generally two-ranked, and so arranged as to make the branches resemble pinnate leaves. The small greenish flowers are axillary or at the nodes of leafle and often flattened branches, and are often tinged with yel- low or purple. Several species are in medicinal repute as diuretics in India, as P. Niruri and P. urinaria . The bruised leaves of P. Conami are there used to stupefy fish. (Compare Piscidia .) Many species are cultivated under the name leaf - flower , from the blooming leaf-like branch- es, or cladodia. (See cut under cladode .) The snow-bush, cultivated for its white flowers, is P. nival is , native of the New He brides. Many others are cultivated as ornamental evergreen shrubs under the names of Emblic a and Xylo- phylla , the latter a numerous group of woody-branched shrubs with orange-red flowers, chiefly from the West In- dies. For other species, see Otaheite gooseberry (under gooseberry ), seaside laurel (under laurel , 3), and emblic my robalan (under myrobalan ). The last produces an edible fruit, used for preserves and in dyeing and tanning, and long famed as an astringent medicine (but not now so used), and a durable wood, used for implements, building, gooseberry is also known as star-gooseberry. phyllary (fil'a-ri), n.; pl. phyllaries (-riz). [ phyllarium , φυλλάριον , a leaflet, dim. of φύλλον = L. folium , a leaf: see foill .] In bot ., one of the leaflets forming the involucre of composite flowers. phylarch (fi'lärk), n. [= F. phylar que , phylarch us , φύλαρχος , chief of a tribe, ἄρχειν , rule.] In ancient Greece, the chief or head of a tribe; in Athens, the commander of the cavalry of a tribe, the ten phylarchs being under the orders of the two state hipparchs, the commanders- in-chief of the cavalry. phyllidium (fi-lid'i-um), n.; pl. phyllid i a (-a). [NL., capi to pedal bodies . Phyllirhoë (fi-lir'ō-ē), n. [NL., prop. * Phyl- lorrhoë, φυλλορρόος , shedding leaves, φυλ- λοροεῖν , shed leaves, φύλλον , leaf, + ῥύη , flow, ῥεῖν , flow.] 1. The typical genus of Phyllirho- idæ. P. bucephalus , the best-known species, is a highly IMG:content-0078.jpg:[graphic] phyllis (fil'is), v. t. [ phil an- der , v.] To addre or celebrate in amatory verses. [Rare.] He pa ed his easy hours, instead of prayer, In madrigals and phil lysing the fair. IMG:content-0079.jpg:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0080.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0081.jpg:[blocks in formation] the terminal bud or growing-point in a palm. Also phyllo gen . phyllo gen ous (fi-loj'e-nus), a. [ -γενής , producing: see-genous.] Grow- ing upon leaves. Thomas , Med. Dict. Phylloglo um (fil-ō-glos'um), n. [NL. (Kunze, 1843), φύλλον , leaf, + γλῶσσα, tongue.] A peculiar monotypic genus of plants of the natural order Lycopod i aceæ . They are acaulescent plants, with a basal rosette of from six to nine linear-subuleaf, as a bat. phyllophorous (fi-lof'ō-rus), a . [ ρος , bearing leaves, φύλλον , leaf, + φέρειν = Ε. bear1 .] 1. Leaf-bearing; producing leaves.2. In zoöl ., having foliaceous or leaf-like parts or organs; specifically, provided with a nose The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia phyllo branchial (fil-o-brang ki-ä), n.; pl. phyl (L. branch iæ, sing. branchia ), gills: see bran chiæ.] One of the lamellar or foliaceous gills of crustaceans. In the prawns and shrimps, in Gebia and Call i an a a, in all the Anomura and Brachyura, the gills are phyllo branch iæ. Huxley , Proc. Zool. Soc., 1878, p. 777. Phyllo branchia (fil-ō-brang ki-ä), n. pl. [NL., phyllo branchiate (fil-o-brang ki-at), a. [ as a crab.