Cynodon (sinodon)

[NL., quitch-gra .] 1. A small genus of gra es, low creeping perennials, with digitate, one-sided spikes: so named from its sharp-pointed underground shoots. The chief species is C. Dactyl on, the well-known and widely distributed Bermuda gra .-2. In zoöl., a genus of apparently canine fo il mammals, of uncertain position. Cynodont a (sī-nō-don'tä), n. [NL. (Schu macher, 1817), IMG:content-1938.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-1939.jpg:[graphic][merged small] of Viverridæ, typical of the subfamily Cynoga line, containing a species, Cynogale bennett i a found Borneo, Malacca, and Sumatra, called in Borneo mampalon. It is the most aquatic representative of the family, being partly web-footed, with soft, thick fur like an otter's. It inhabits damp places along the banks of rivers. Cynogalinæ (sī"nō-ga-li ́nē), n. pl. [NL., cynoid (sīʼnoid), a. [ IMG:content-1940.png:[blocks in formation] The Dogs (including the Wolves, Jackals, and Foxes un IMG:content-1941.jpg:[blocks in formation] containing all excepting the anthropoid apes of the family Simiida. It is divided into two subfamilies: (1) Semnopithecinæ, with complex stomach and no cheek-pouches, containing the genera Nasalis, Semno pithecus, Colobus, etc.; and (2) Cynopithecince, with simple stomach and cheek-pouches. The characters of the family are chiefly comparative or negative, being those in which the general structure recedes from the man-like type pre vor a, which may be termed the Cynoidea. Huxley , Anat. Vert., p. 358. highest semnopithecoid to the lowest cynocephalus is a gentle one, though the difference between these extremes is great. Cynopithecinæ (sī-nō-pith-e-si'nē), n. pl. [NL., cynoly a (si-no-lisä), n. [NL., κυνό- λυσσα, canine madne (cf. Gr. κυνόλυσσος , mad from the bite of a dog), κύων ( κυν- ), a dog, + λύσσα, madne .] Canine madne . See rabies . Cynomorium (si-nō-mō'ri-um), n. [NL. (L. cynomorion, Pliny), κυνομόριον , a name of the ὀροβάγχη (prob. broom-rape, orobanche), Cercopithecus , or ordinary long-tailed mon- κύων ( κυν- ), a dog, + μόριον, a part, prop. dim. of μόρος (a part), lot, destiny; cf. μέρος, a part.] A genus of plants belonging to the natural order IMG:content-1942.jpg:[blocks in formation] Bal a no pho race a. The only species, C. coccineum, is a red, fleshy, herbaceous plant, covered with scales instead of leaves, and is native of northern Africa, Malta, and the Levant. It was known to the old herbalists as fungus Mel i tens is, and was valued as an astringent and styptic in cases of dysentery and hemorrhage; it was held in such esteem by the Knights of Malta that it was carefully deposited in stores, from which the grand master sent it in presents to sovereigns, hospitals, etc. Cynomorpha, Cynomorphe (si-nō-môrfa, -fē), n. pl. [NL.,