amphibolic (amfibolik)

[ animals; the department of natural history -ic.] Of the nature of amphiboly; amphib- which treats of the Amphibia . amphibion (am-fib'i-on), n.; pl. amphibia (-a). [NL., = amphibium , q. v.] Same as amphibium . Amphibiotic a (am fi-bi-ot'i-kä), n . pl . [NL., ικ - ός .] In zoöl . , in Gegenbaur's system of cla ification, amphibolid (am-fib'ō-lid), n. A gastropod of the family Amphibolida . IMG:content-0652.png:[blocks in formation] Amphibolidæ (am-fi-bol'i-dē), n. pl . [NL., a . Amphibola + -ida .] A family of basomma- tophorous pulmonate gastropods. The technical characters are a short, thick spiral shell closed by an operculum, the whorls shouldered, and gills present, though rudimentary. The species live in marshes where the water is brackish, and have but partially aerial respi- ration; they are confined to New Zealand. Also called Ampul lace rid a . amphiboliferous (am fi-bo-life-rus), a. [ am- phibole + -i-ferous.] Bearing or containing amphibole. tions which exist in the understanding a prior i (categories) with those which are derived from experience. amphibrach (am'fi-brak), n . [ L.amphibrachys , sometimes amphibrach us , ἀμφί , on both sides, + βραχύς , short.] In pros ., a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short: as, habere , in Latin: the opposite of amphimacer . amphibrachys (am-fibra-kis), n. [L.: see above.] Same as amphibrach . Amphibrya (am-fib'ri-ä), i), n . n . pl . pl . [NL., [NL., neut. pl. amphibryus :: see amphibryous .] In bot ., the endogens: a term used by Endlicher. amphibryous (am-fib'ri-us), a. [ amphi- bryus , ἀμφí , around, + βρύειν , swell, grow.] In bot . , growing by ing by additions to all parts of the periphery. A. Gray. phicarpous . amphicarpous (am-fi-kär'pus), a. [ am- phi carpus , with fruit of two kinds (cf. Gr. ἀμφί- καρπος, with fruit all round), καρπός , fruit.] In bot ., pro- ducing two cla es of fruit, differing either in form or in time of ripening. a mph i centric (am-fi-sen'trik), a. [NL., κέντρον , point, center.] In an at ., coming together, as into a center, on both sides: applied to a bipolar rete mirabile, that is, one which is gathered again into and gives off a ve el similar to that one which breaks up to form the rete: opposed to mono centric . A mph i centrum (am-fi-sen'trum), n. [NL., κέντρον , spine: see center. A genus of fo il ganoid fishes of the Carboniferous strata, without abdominal fins. a mph i chiral (am-fi-ki'ral), a . [ χείρ , hand.] Undis- tinguishable as to right and left; transform- able into its own perversion. Also spelled am- phicheiral . = Syn. Ambidexter , A mph i chiral . Ambidex . ter refers to equal facility in using the two hands; amphi- chiral refers to the geometrical similarity of the two sides. To be a mph i chiral does not imply being symmetrical, how ever, but only the po ibility of being brought into two forms, one of which is the perversion or looking-gla im- age of the other. amphichroic (am-fi-krō'ik), a. [ χρόα , complexion, color.] Having a double action upon colors used as tests in chemistry. Erroneously written amphicroitic.