histeridæ

pl. [Mod. Latin hister (q. v.); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -ida.] Entom.: A family of beetles, tribe Pen tamer a, sub-tribe Helocera, or Clavicornes. The four hinder feet are more separated from each other at their insertion than the anterior two; the feet are tractile, and the external side of the legs denticu lated or spinous. The antenne are bent, and generally end in a knob. Body square or paralellopiped. They inhabit dead animals, dung, putrid fungi, ., and feign death when caught. They can fly. They have a wide distribution, both in the Old and the New World. hist-iě, a. (Etym. doubtful.] Dry, chapped, barren. his-ti-ol-o-ģỹ, s . [HISTOLOGY.] his-to-, pref . [Gr. histosa web or ti ue.] Con nected with or relating to the organic ti ues. fate, făt, färe, amidst, what, fall, IMG:content-1192.png:[blocks in formation] "Historians do borrow of poets."-Raleigh: Hist. of the World, bk. ii., ch. xxi., § 6. 2. One who is learned or versed in history. *his-tör-i-an-e , s. [Eng. historian ; -e .] A female writer of history. his-tor-ic, *his-tor-ick, his-tor-ic-al. *his tor-ic-all, *hys-tor-ic-al, a. [Latin historic us , from hist or i a history; Fr. hist or i que .] Pertaining to or connected with history: of the nature of or containing history; suited for history. "Living in historic pages." historic-painting, s. Long fellow: Norman Baron. Art : The art of representing by painting historical events with due regard to the time, place, and all the acce ories of life at the period of the action of the picture.