eleutheropomi

pl. [Gr. eleutheros= free, and pom a =a lid, a cover.] or Ichthy. A name given to Chondropterygii, the first order of Cuvier's cartilaginous fishes, those designated in Griffith's Cuvier by the circumlocution Chondropterygii with free gills. It contains the Sturgeons. [ACIPENSER.] ě-leū-ther-o-sep-a-lous, a . [Gr. eleutheros free, and Eng. sepalous (q. v.).] Bot . ( of the calyx ): Having the sepals distinct instead of cohering; apo sepalous, polysepalous. e-len-ther-ür-ŭs, s. [Gr. eleutheros =free, and our a =tail.j Zool .: A genus of Pteropide, Frugivorous Bats. Eleutherurus ægyptiacus is sculptured on the Egyptian monuments. IMG:content-0878.png:[blocks in formation] "Withal he forgot not to elevate as much as he could the fame of the aforesaid unhappy field fought, saying that if all had been true there would have been me engers coming thick one after another upon their flight to bring fresh tidings thereof."-P. Holland : Surgery , p. 1,199. 2. To lift, to raise up from a lower to a higher place or position. "This subterranean heat or fire, which elevates the water out of the aby ."- Woodward. 3. To raise or exalt in position, rank, or dignity 4. To raise, to make higher or louder: as, to ele vate the voice. 5. To raise with high or great conceptions: to refine, to improve, to raise in character or senti IMG:content-0879.png:[blocks in formation] elevation ěl-ě-vāt-ing, pr. par., a. & 8. [ELEVATE, υ.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of lifting up, raising, or exalting; elevation.