Onthophagus (onthofagus)

[NL. (Latreille, 1807), hundred species, all over the world, usually of small size, sometimes of brilliant color, breeding in dung. The genus is characterized by the combination of nine jointed antennæ with no visible scutellum. ontilt, ontillt, prep. Middle English forms of until. ontolt, prep . An obsolete form of unto . The bestis furth hes tursyt this ilka syre Onto the altar blesand [blazing?) of hayt fyre. Gavin Douglas , tr. of Virgil, XII. iv. 30. onto2 (on'tö), prep . [A mod. form, due to coalescence of the adv. onl with the following prep. to , after the analogy of into (and of unto , formerly also onto , so far as that is analogous), upon , etc. The word is regarded by purists as vulgar, and is avoided by careful writers.] 1. Toward and upon: as, the door opens directly onto the street. It is a very pleasant country-seat, situated about two miles from the Frowning City, onto which it looks. H. R. Haggard , Allan Qua term a in, xxiii. 2. To and in connection with. When the attention is turned to a dream scene pa ing in the mind, on awakening it can recall certain antecedent events that join onto the ones present, and so on back into the night, Amer. Jour, Psychol., L. 383, "Where are you going now, Mrs. Fairfax?"... " On to the leads; will you come and see the view?" Charlotte Brontë , Jane Eyre, xi. It kind of puts a noo soot of close onto a word, thisere fun at tick spell in' doos. Lowell , Biglow Papers, 2d ser., No. xi., The Argymunt. He subsided onto the music-bench obediently. on to gen ist (on-toj'e-nist), n. [ -ist . One who is versed in or studies on- togeny. ontogeny (on-toj'e-ni), n. [ ὧν (όντ-), be- ing, + -γένεια, -γενής , producing: see- geny .] 1. Same as ontogenesis.-2. Specifically or specially, the ontogenesis of an individual liv- ing organism; the entire development and met- a morphosis or life-history of a given organism, as distinguished from phylogeny . on to graphic (on-to-graf'ik), a. [ on to graph -y + -ic .] Of or pertaining to ontography. ontography (on-tog'ra-fi), n. being, + -γραφία , γράφειν , write.] A descrip- tion of beings, their nature and e ence. Thomas , Med. Dict. onus (õ'nus), n. [L. onus ( oner- ), a load, bur- den. Hence ult. E. onerous , exonerate , etc.] A burden: often used for onus proband i , onus of proof.' I again move the introduction of a new topic,... on me be the onus of bringing it forward. Charlotte Brontë , Jane Eyre, xvii. Even in those portions of conduct which do affect the in- terests of others, the onus of making out a case always lies on the defenders of legal prohibitions. J. S. Mill . Onus proband i (literally, 'the burden of proving'), the burden of proof that is, the task of proving what has been alleged. This usually rests upon the person or side making the charge or allegation, but sometimes with the other, as in some cases when the allegation is a negative, onward, onwards (on'wärd, -wärdz), adv . [ onward , literally or figura- And this shall seem, as partly 'tis, their own Which we have goaded onward . Nature, sovereign mistre over wrack, As thou goest onwards , still will pluck thee back. IMG:content-1725.png:[blocks in formation] onwardne t (on'wärd-nes), n. The state or condition of being onward or advanced; ad- vance; progre . Sir T. More , Utopia, ii. 7. onwryt, a. A variant of unwry. Chaucer . ony (o'ni), a . and pron . An obsolete or dialectal (Scotch) form of any . onycha (on'i-kä), n. [L. onycha , acc. of onyx (onych-), a kind of mu el: see onyx .] 1. The shell or operculum of a species of mollusk, found in India and elsewhere, and emitting, when burned, a musky odor. In Smith's "Diction- ary of the Bible" the onycha of the following quotation is identified as the operculum of some species of Strombus , which has a claw-like shape and a peculiar odor when burned. This object is also said to have been known in old works on materia medic a by the names unguis odo- ontologist (on-tol'ō-jist), n. [= F. on to log i ste = Sp. ontologist a ; as on to log-y + -ist.] One ratus, blatt a Byzant in a , and devil's-claw. who is versed in ontology; one who studies ontology. onychauxis (on-i-kak's is), n. [NL., όνυξ ( όνυχ- ), finger-nail, + αύξειν , increase.] Increase in the substance of the nail, whether as simple thickening or as a general enlargement of its entire substance. onychial (ō-nik'i-ä), n . [NL., ὄνυξ ( όνυχ- ), finger-nail: see onyx .] Suppurative in flamm a- tion in proximity to the finger-nail. See paro- nychia. Onychia malign a, a perverse suppurative in- flamm at i on of the nail-bed, occurring spontaneously in persons with vitality exhausted by chronic disease. - Ony- chia parasitic a, ony cho mycosis. ony my (on'i-mi), n. [ onym + -y3 (after sy- nonymy, etc.).] In zool ., the use of onyms; a system of nomenclature. onyst, adv . An obsolete form of once1 . Onychia (ō-nik'i-a), n . [NL., onycha .] 1. In onyx (on'iks), n . [In ME. oniche , oniche , entom.: (a) A genus of lepidopterous insects, onyche, F. onyx (after L.) = Sp. onique , oniz = founded by Hübner in 1816. (b) A genus of Pg. onix = It. onice , onyx ( onych- ), όνυξ ( όνυχ- ), a nail (of a human being), a claw or family Figitine , founded by Walker in 1835. talon (of a bird), a claw (of a beast), a hoof (of Three North American and several European species are described. Like the rest of the Figitine , and unlike most horses, oxen, etc.), a thickening in the cornea other Cynipidæ , they are all parasitic. of the eye, a veined gem, the onyx, in L. also 2. A genus of cephalopods. a kind of yellowish marble; = L. unguis , a nail onychia3, n. Plural of onychium. ( ungula , a hoof). See nail.] 1. A variety of onychian (ō-nik'i-an), n. A cephalopod of the quartz, closely allied to agate, characterized family Onychii or Onychoteuthida , by a structure in parallel bands differing in onyx 4116 oorial ter kinds the layers are sharply defined and the colors white with black, brown, or red. In many cases the contrast of color is heightened by artificial means. The ancients valued the onyx very highly, and used it much for cameos, many of the finest cameos in existence being of this stone. See cut under banded. And the Degrees to gon up to his Throne, where he sittethe at the Mete, on is of Oniche, another is of Cristalle. Mandeville, Travels, p. 276. 2. An infiltration of pus between the layers of the cornea, resembling a nail.-3. In conch.: ( a ) The piddock, Pholas dactylus. (b) A razors hell; a bivalve of the family Solenida. - Onyx marble, a translucent, whitish, and partially iridescent variety of carbonate of lime, having a stalagmitic or more or le concentric structure, and hence bearing re semblance to onyx, whence the name. It is a material of great beauty, and is used for cases of clocks, and for vases, table-tops, etc. It was known in ancient times and highly valued, especially for making small vases or cups for holding precious ointments. It was the a lab as trites of the Romans, and is often called Oriental alabaster, although a carbonate and not a sulphate of lime. The ancient quarries of this material, of which knowledge had long been lost, were rediscovered in Egypt about 1850, and furnish a highly prized ornamental stone. The chief supply at the present time, however, comes from Algeria, where it oc curs in large quantity and of fine quality. A similar stone, known as Mexican onyx or Tecalli marble, has been dis covered within the past few years in Mexico, and has al ready come into somewhat extensive use in the United States and elsewhere. IMG:content-1726.png:[blocks in formation] doubloon. oot, a. Same as 04.