gym not us

[Pref. gym no-, and Gr. notos, or not on the back.] Zool.: The typical genus of the family Gymnotidæ. Gym not us electric us is the Electric Eel (q. v.). gym-nür-a, s. [Pref. gym no- , and Gr. our a= the tail.] Zool.: A genus of mammals, probably to be placed under the Centetide (Tenrecs). Habitat, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula. (Nicholson.) gyn-a-cô-ŭm, gyn-a-çî -ŭm, s. [ Gr.gynaikeion =the women's part of a house; gyně a woman.] 1. Gr. Antiq .: The part or apartments of a house reserved for the females; it was usually the most remote part of the building, lying behind an interior court. 2. Roman Antiq .: A manufactory, managed by females, for the making of clothes and furniture for the emperor's family. 3. Bot .: The name given by Roper and others to what is usually called the pistil (q. v.).