phalanxed, phalanxed

[Eng. phalanx; ed.] Formed or drawn up in a phalanx; in close array. "Though now one phalanxed host should meet the foe." Byron: Childe Harold, i. 80. phal-a-rid-e-se, pha-lär-e-æ, s . pl . [Lat. phal . ar ( is ), or gen it. phalarid ( is ); fem.pl. adj. suff.-eœ.] Bot .: A tribe of Graminaceæ, series Clisanthese. The spikelets are compre ed, generally dorsally, and are deciduous, the lowest empty glume is small or absent, the second larger, the third with a palea, and sometimes with a male flower; the fourth with a palea and bisexual flower hardening round the fruit. pha-lär-Is, s . [Lat., from Gr. phalaris , phaleris .] Bot.: The typical genus of the Phalaridesæ (q. v.). The flower glumes are three, the upper bisexual, the two lower ones rudimentary. Known species sixteen. phăl-a-rōpe, s. [PHALAROPUS.] Ornith.: The popular name of any individual of the genus Phalaropus (q.v.), extending throughout Northern Europe and Northern Asia. The Red or Red-necked Phalarope ( Phalaropus hyper bore us ), about the size of a Sandpiper, has the upper parts blackish-gray, the feathers edged with red, sides of the neck chestnut; thorax, breast, and belly white. The Gray Phalarope ( P. fulicarius ) is so called from the prevailing hue of its winter plumage; in summer the upper parts exhibit a mixture of black, white, and yellow; breast and under parts reddish chestnut. It is rather larger than the first species. Wilson's Phalarope ( P. wilson i i ) is a North Ameri can bird; the lobes of the toes have a narrower border, and the legs are longer and slenderer than in the other species. They feed on minute crustacea, and their flesh is oily and unpalatable. pha-lăr-ô-pi-næ, s . pl . [Modern Lat. phalar op(us); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff.- ince .] Ornith.: A sub-family of Scolopacidæ (q. v.). pha-lăr-o-pŭs, s. [Gr. phalaris =a coot, and IMG:content-0967.png:[blocks in formation] membrane laterally, forming lobes, slightly serrated at the edges. Wings, long, pointed. [PHALAROPE.] phăl-lic, a . [Gr. phallikos , from phallos = the phallus (q. v.).] Of or pertaining to the phallus or phallism. "I could not learn anything about a phallic monolith." -Corn hill Magazine, Oct., 1881, p. 450. phăl-11-çişm, subst. [Eng. phallic; -ism.] The same as PHALLISM (q. v.). "They must nece arily have manifested sensual tendencies of the very nature of phallicism ."-McClintock & Strong, Cyclop. Bib. Lit., viii. 56.