sicyases

[ Gr.sikyasis =a cupping.] Ichthy.: A genus of Gobiesocide, with incisor like teeth in both jaws, from the coast of Chili and the West Indies. si-çỹd-i-ŭm, subst. [Gr. sikudion, dim in. from sikua =(1) the long Indian gourd, (2) a cupping gla .] Ichthy.: A genus of Gobiidae (q. v.); ventral fins united, and forming a short disk, more or le adherent to the abdomen. Small fresh-water fishes, from rivers of the islands in the Indo-Pacific. About twelve species are known. sicyos siçỹ-ŏs, sỹ-çi-os, subst. [ Gr.sikuos =the wild cucumber.] Bot .: The typical genus of Sicese (q.v.). The roots and seeds of Sicyos angulatus , a North American climbing plant, are bitter and diuretic.