Desmodonta (desmodonta)

pl. [NL., IMG:content-2463.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-2464.jpg:[graphic][merged small] ral membrane; a short calcar or none; and a short conical snout with distinct nose-leaf. The bats of this remarkable group True Vampire, or Blood-sucking Bat (Desmodus rufus). The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary IMG:content-2466.jpg:[blocks in formation] -ous.] In ornith ., having the plantar tendons bound together; having the flexor hallucis mus- cle connected by a band with the flexor digito- rum, so that the hind toe cannot be bent indepen- dently of the front toes. The several ways in which the union occurs are distinguished as antiopelmous , sym- pelmous , and hetero pel mous : opposed to nomopelmous or schizo pel mous : as, a desmopelmous disposition of the ten- dons; a desmopelmous bird. Desmoscolex (des-mō-skōʻleks), n. [NL., δεσμός , a band, + σκώληξ , a worm, esp. the earth- worm.] The typical genus of nematoid thread- worms of the family Desmoscolicidæ , notable in having the body much more distinctly seg- mented than that of other Nema to idea , and the papillæ and setæ resembling those of anne- lids. Desmoscolicidæ (des mō-skō-lis'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., Desmoscolex (-lic-) + -ide.] An aber- rant group of nematoid worms, typified by the genus Desmoscolex . IMG:content-2467.png:[blocks in formation] Mat. xxiii. 38, 39. Broome . Des most ich a (des-mos'ti-ka), n. pl . [NL., στίχος , a row, a line.] The endocyclic or regular sea-urchins, having fer'd, for want of culture, to run up to rank weeds. the ambulacra equal and band-like, and not ex- panded as in the Pet a lost ich a or spatangoids. The group consists of the families Cidarida, Echinidæ, Echinometridæ, etc. See cuts under Cidaris and Echinus , des most i cho us (des-mos'ti-kus), a . [ Desmos- tich a + -ous.] Pertaining to or having the characters of the Des most ich a . desmoteuthid (des-mō-tū'thid), n. A squid of the family Desmoteuthida . Desmoteuthidæ (des-mō-tūʼthi-dē), n . pl . [NL., Desmoteuthis + -ida .] A family of dec acerous cephalopods, typified by the ge- nus Desmoteuthis . The body is much elongated, and the siphon has three pecu- liar special thickenings, or raised pro- ce es, in its basal portion. Desmoteuthis (des-mō-tūʼthis), n. [NL., δεσμός , a band, + τευθίς, a squid.] A genus of squids, giv- ing name to the family Desmoteu- thida : a synonym of Taonius . desmotomy (des-mot'ō-mi), n. [ an at- omy.] The act or art of di ect- ing ligaments. desocialization (de-sō"shal-i-zā'- Mx shon), n. [ desocialize ( de- priv. + social + -ize) + -ation .] The act of rendering unsocial; the derangement or lo of social instincts or habits. Also spelled desocialisation . Pmx , premaxilla; Pl , palatine; Mxp , pterygold; Bpt , bas i pterygoid proce . Desmognathus (des-mog'na-thus), n. [NL. (S. F. Baird, 1849), δεσμός , a band, + γνάθος , jaw.] A genus of tailed amphibians, typical of the family Desmognathida desmography (des-mog'ra-fi), n. n. [ -γραφία , γράφειν , write.] A description of the ligaments of the body. desmoid (des'moid), a. [ είδος , form.] Resembling a bundle. Specifically - (a) In pathol . , applied to cer- tain firm and tough fibromata or tumors which, on section, present numerous white, glistening fibers, intimately in- terwoven or arranged in bundles, constituting circles or loops intercro ing one another. (b) In zoöl . and an at .,. ligamentous; tendinous; aponeurotic; sinewy: said of fibrous ti ues which bind parts together. desmology (des-mol'ō-ji), n. [ λέγειν , speak: see -ology.] The anatomy of the ligaments. This delicious Plain is now almost desolate , being suf- Maundrell , Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 53. Ever the heyer he is of estaat, The more is he holden desolaat. IMG:content-2468.jpg:[graphic] desolate (des'ō-lāt), v . t.; pret. and pp. deso- lifele place or region. lated , ppr. desolating . [ desolaten , desolatus , pp. of desolare (> It. desolare = Sp. Pg. Pr. desolar = F. désoler ), leave alone, forsake, abandon, ( de - intensive + solare , make lonely, lay waste, desolate, solus , alone: see sole2 .] 1. To render lonely, as a place or region, by depopulation or devastation; make desert; lay waste; ruin; ravage. The island of At lant is was not swallowed by an earth- quake, but was desolated by a particular deluge. Bacon . Those who with the gun, Worse than the season, desolate the fields. Thomson, Winter. Wind-blown hair We hear of storms washing away and desolating the isl- ets [atolls] to an extent which astonished the inhabitants. Darwin , Coral Reefs, p. 166. 2. To overwhelm with grief; afflict; make very sorry or weary: as, his heart was desolated by desolated by ennui. his lo ; your misfortune desolates me; to be Gallicism.] desolate (des'ō-lāt), a. [ desolate , deso- lat , desolatus , pp.: see the verb.] 1. Soli- tary; lonely; without companionship; forsaken. Many a gentill lady be lefte wedowe, and many a gen- till mayden dysolat , and with-outen counseile. No one is so accursed by fate, No one so utterly desolate , But some heart, though unknown, Responds unto his own. Hope touched her heart; no longer desolate , Deserted of all creatures did she feel. 2. A desolate place; a waste, devastated, or How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! Jer. 1. 23. Let the rocks Groan with continual surges; and behind me Make all a desolation . Beau . and Fl . , Maid's Tragedy, ii. 2. Some great world, as yet unknown, slow moving in the outer desolation beyond the remotest of the present plan- etary family. Pop . Sci . Mo. , XXVI. 55. 3. A desolate or desolated condition or state; destruction; ruin. Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to deso- lati on . Mat. xii. 25. Choose them for your lords who spoil and burn whole countries and call desolation peace. Fisher . The wide area of watery desolation was spread out in dreadful clearne around them. George Eliot , Mill on the Flo , v. 7. 4. Personal affliction; the state of being deso- late or forsaken; sadne . The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation . Ezek. vii. 27. Byron. She rested, and her desolation came Upon her, and she wept beside the way. desolator The desolator desolate! The victor overthrown! The arbiter of others' fate A suppliant for his own. Byron, Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte. Pity, not scorn, I felt, though desolate The desolator now. Shelley , Revolt of Islam, v. 25. desolatory (des'ō-lā-tō-ri), a . [ desolato rius , making desolate, desolatus , pp.: see desolate, v.] Causing desolation. [Rare.] The desolatory judgments are a notable improvement of Bp. Hall, Remains, p. 55. God's mercy. desophisticate (dē-sō-fis'ti-kāt), v. t.; pret. and pp. desophisticated, ppr. desophisticating. [