scymetart, scymitart

Variants of simitar. scymmetriant (si-met'ri-an), a. [Irreg. Chase brutal feuds of Belgian skippers hence,... In clumsy fist wielding scymmetrian knife. Gay, Wine. Scymnidæ (sim'ni-dē), n. pl. [NL., groove on each side of the arched mouth, and spiracles are present. The absence of dorsal spines chiefly distinguishes this family from Spinaciidæ. There are 6 genera and few more species, the best-known of which is the aberrant sleeper-shark, Somniosus microcephal us, of the arctic seas (by some referred to a distinct family), which often reaches a length of more than 15 feet, and generally approaches whaling-ve els, when whales are taken, to feed upon the blubber. scymnoid (sim'noid), a. and n. I. a. Of, or having characteristics of, the Scymnidæ. II. n. A member of the Scymnidæ. Scymnus (sim'nus), n. [NL. (Kugelann, 1794), insect pests, such as the chinch-bug and the grape-phyl. loxera. 5436