sirenize

i. [Eng.siren; -ize.] To use the enticements or allurements of a siren; to charm, to fascinate. tsir-ě-noi-da, s. pl. [Modern Latin from siren (q. v.), and Gr. eidos resemblance.] Ichthy.: A synonym of Sirenide, 1. (q. v.). tsir-ě-noi-de-i, s. pl. [STRENOIDA.] Ichthy.: An order containing a single family, similiarly named, constituting Müller's sub-cla Dipnoi (q. v.). sir-ěx, s . [Gr. seiren .] [SIREN.] Entom.: The typical genus of Uroceride. It was formerly called Urocerus. Sirex gigas is the Great tailed Wasp. It is, however, an aberrant saw-fly, the apparent sting being a projecting ovipositor. It is black, the antenne, the hinder part of the head on each side, the tibie and tarsi, and the base and apex of the abdomen yellow; abdomen of the male reddish, spotted with black at the sides and apex. It is not uncommon in pine and fir woods. The eggs are deposited about an inch from the surface, and the hatched grubs bore deeper. The male is banded with orange, while the female is dark purple. Siriam-garnet, s . Min .: A variety of almandine (q. v.), of a beautiful crimson color tinged with violet, found at Siriam or Syriam, in Pegu. Sir-I-an, a. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, Sirius. Sirian stars, s . pl . Stars having spectra similar to that of Sirius. Their light is of a white or bluish cast, and is more intense than that of the solar stars, whose light is yellow. Two-thirds of the Sirian stars are in the Milky Way. *si-ri-a-sis, s . [Latin, from Gr. seriasis -sunstroke.] (See etym.) si-riç'-i-dæ, s. pl. [Modern Latin sirex, gen it. siric(is); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff.- idæ.] IMG:content-1516.png:[blocks in formation]