Gymnotoca (jim not ok a)

pl. [NL., to Skenotoca. See Gymnoblastea. gym no toco us (jim-not'ō-kus), a. Pertaining to or having the characters of the Gymnotoca; gymnoblastic, as a tubularian hydromedusan. gymnotoid (jim'nō-toid), a. and n. I. a. Of or relating to the Gymnotida. II. n. A fish of the family Gymnotida . Gym not us (jim-no'tus), n. [NL. (Linnæus, 1748), contr. of Gym no not us , q. v.] 1. A genus of fishes. ( a ) By Linnæus made to include all the Gym nonoti known to him, but not at first the electric eel. (b) By Cuvier restricted to the electric eel, Gym not us elec tricus , afterward distinguished as the type of the genus Electrophorus. See electric eel , under eel . (c) By later authors restricted to the Gym not us carapo (Linnæus), otherwise called Sternopygus . Also Gym no not us. 2. [l. c.] A fish of the genus Gym not us.-3. In entom., a genus of curculios, based on the Brazilian G. geometric us, the Cholus geometric us of Germar. Chevrolat, 1879. Gymnozoida (jim-nō-zō'i-dä), n. pl. [NL., the sponges in his "legion" Infusoria, considering a sponge as an aggregate of cho a no flagellate infusorian zoöids; whence the contrasted terms Disco somata gymnozoida a no flag ell at a. Kent's Gymnozoida consists of three families, Codonosigide, Salpingæcid a, and Phalansterida. gymnozoidal (jim-no-zō'i-dal), a. Naked, as a zoöid; specifically, of or pertaining to the Gym nozoida. S. Kent. Gymnura (jim-nū'rä), n. [NL., naked, + οὐρά, the tail.] 1. A genus of insectivorous mammals, typical of the subfamily Gym nurina. G. raflesi inhabits Malaysia, and resembles a large rat with an unusually long snout and long scaly tail. It is known as the bulau. Vigors and Hors field, 1827. 2. Same as Erismatura. gymnure (jim'nūr), n. An animal of the genus Gymnura. Gymnurinæ (jim-nū-ri'nē), n. pl. [NL., IMG:content-2841.png:[graphic] IMG:content-2842.png:[blocks in formation] the remotest part, lying beyond an interior court; hence, in occasional use, a similar division of any house or establishment where the sexes are separated, as a Mohammedan harem. Also gyneconitis. Women, up till this Cramp'd under worse than South-sea-isle taboo, Dwarfs of the gynæceum , fail so far In high desire. Tennyson, Prince , iii. 2. A manufactory or establishment in ancient Rome for making clothes and furniture for the emperor's family, the managers of which were women.-3. See gynæcium.