pyat, pyot

[PIE.] pyc-nid-1-ŭm ( pl. pyc-nid-1-a), s. [Latinized Bot. ( pl.): The special receptacle inclosing sty dim in. from Gr. pyknos =close.] lospores in some Lichens and Fungals. pyc-nīte, subst. [Gr. pyknos thick; suff. -ite (Min.); Ger. pyknit .] Min.: A variety of topaz (q.v.) found in aggregations of columnar crystals in the tin mines of Alten berg, Saxony. pyc-no-, pref. [Greek pyknos = thick.] Thick, close; the meaning completed by the second ele ment. pc-no-dont, subst . [PYCNODONTES.] Any individual of the sub-order Pycnodontoidei. †pyc-no-dont-ēs, s. pl . [Pref. pycno- , and Gr. odous (gen it. odontos )=a tooth.] Palæont .: A family of Owen's Lep i dog a no ide i. pyc-no-dont-i-dæ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. pycnodus, gen it. pycnodont (is); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ.] boil, boy; pout, jowl; cat, çell, chorus, *pyc-nō-no-ti-næ, s . pl . [Modern Latin руспоnot(us); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -inæ.] [PYCNONOTIDE.] pӳc-no-nō-tus, s. [Pref. pycno-, and Gr. nōtos the back.] Ornith.: Bulbul; the typical genus of the family Pycnonotide (q. v.), with fifty-two species, ranging from Palestine to South Africa. Bill of medium size, strong and slightly curved; feet strong, wings moderately long; plumage generally dull, with the exception of the lower tail-coverts. pyc-no-phỹl'-lite, s. [Pref. руспо-, and Eng. phyllite; Ger. pykno phyllit.] Min .: A talc-like min eral found in closely compacted scales in the so-called "Wei erde" (white earth) at Aspang, Austria. Hardne , 2; specific gravity, 2:796; Pycnonotus Arsinoë. luster, greasy; color, leek-, apple-, and sea green. Composition: A hydrated silicate of alumina, potash, soda, magnesia, and sesquioxide of iron.