platurous (platurus)

[Prop. * platyurous, flat, + οὐρά, tail.] Having a broad tail. Platurus (pla-tūrus), n. [NL. (Latreille), prop * Platyurus, a. [Also platey; platoon (pla-tön'), n. tôn'), a platoon, lit. a 'ball, i. e. cluster, a par-Lise ticular use of peloton , a ball, tennis-ball, dim. of a plate; consisting pelote , a ball, pellet: see pellet .] 1. A small body of soldiers or musketeers, drawn out of a battalion of foot to form a hollow square to strengthen the angles of some military form a- tion or position; or, a small body acting toge- ther, but separate from the main body.-2. A number of soldiers, as large as is convenient for drill, etc., drawn up in two ranks, usually from of plates. platy basic (plat-i a. [ + Bá πλατύς, broad, flat, + βάσις, foot, Platurus fasci at us. foot, base: see basic.] Having the occipital bone about the foramen magnum pre ed Daubent pre ed upward; having the negative angle of Daubenton more than 80°. See craniometry. of infantry is habitually divided into two pla-la-like tonchon hence (since company platy brachycephalic (plat-i-brak-i-se-fal'ik or toons), half of a company considered as a sep a- candycephality brachycepha rate body.-Platoon firing, firing by platoons, or sub brachycephalic: said of a skull. IMG:content-0377.jpg:[blocks in formation]