Discoboli (disk oboli)

pl. [NL., pl. of L. discobolus: see discobolus.] In zool.: (a) In Cuvier's system of cla ification, the third family of Malacopterygii sub brach i at i, having the ventrals formed into a disk or sucker, as in the lump-fish, Cyclopterus lump us. [Not in use.] (b) In Günther's system, a family of Acanthop terygii gobi i formes, having at most two anal spines, and ventral entirely modified into a perfect disk adherent to the body. It comprises the Cyclopterida, Liparidida, and Gobiediscobolus (dis-kob'ō-lus), n.; pl. discoboli (-lī). [L., Shak ., Othello, ii. 1. socida. Byron. His purpose is disclosed only when it is accomplished. Macaulay , Machi a vell i. IMG:content-2755.jpg:[graphic] 3t. To open; hatch. The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the sun discloseth them. Bacon . Syna 1. To unveil, unfold, discover. - 2. To divulge, com municate, confe , betray. II. in trans. To burst open, as a flower; un close. Thomson. dis closet (dis-klōz'), n. [ Gla es, that revelation to the sight: Have they not led us deep in the disclose Of fine-spun nature, exquisitely small, And, though demonstrated, still ill conceived? Young , Night Thoughts, ix. disclosed (dis-klōzd'), p . a. [Pp. of disclose , v .] In her.: (a) Having the wings spread: said of a bird used as a bearing, especially of one not a bird of prey: the same as displayed , said of an eagle. (b) Open, but not widely spread, as if about to take flight. The term is differently explained by different heralds, and the delineations are not exact. - Disclosed elevated, having the wings opened and raised so that the points are uppermost: said of a bird used as a bearing.