plesiosorex

[Pref. plesio-, and Lat. sorex (q. v.).)] Palæont.: A genus of Soricide, from the Miocene of Europe. ple-si-o-teu-this, s. [Pref. plesio-, and Latin teuthis (q. v.).] Palæont .: A genus of Teuthide (q. v.). Pen slender, with a central ridge and two side ridges; point arrow-shaped. plě -īte, subst . [After Franz Ple ; suff. -ite ( Min .).] Min.: A name suggested by Dana for a variety of Gersdorfite (q. v.), in which the proportions of arsenic, nickel, and sulphur corresponded with the formula, 2NiS + NiAs2. Hardne , 4. ples-ti-ô-don, s . [Etym. doubtful; Aga iz is of opinion that the name should be pleistodon , from Gr. pleistos =very many, and odous (gen it. odontos) =a tooth.] Zool .: A genus of Scincide, with eighteen species, from China and Japan, Africa, and America (as far north as Pennsylvania and Nebraska).