pelon a1a

[Gr. pèlos =mud, and naid =to inhabit.] Zool.: A genus of Ascidiade; teeth cylindrical, body elongated; apertures on two small conical em inences, the lower end provided with fine rootlets. pě-lô-pæ-ŭs, s. [Gr. pēlopoiia =making of clay: pēlos mud, and poieō =to make.] Entom.: A genus of Sphecide, with a wide geographical range. Some species form clusters of mud cells against walls, or beneath the eaves of houses, whence one of them has been called the Mud chick. Pelopœus spirifex is found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean. Pěl-o-pon-në'-si-an, a . & s . [Lat. Peloponnesius , from Peloponnesus , Gr. Peloponnesos = the island of Pelops, from Pelops (gen it. Pelopos ), son of Tantalus, and nesos =an island.] A. As adjective : 3049 Geog.: Pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or Morea, the southern peninsula of Greece. B. As subst.: A native or inhabitant of the Peloponnesus. pěl-or, s. [Gr. pel or a monster.] Ichthy.: A genus of Scorpænine (q. v.). Characters of the family, with the head of irregular and monstrous form. Pelor fila men to sum is from the Mauritius. pě-lör-1-ą, subst . [Greek pelõros =monstrous.] [PELOR.] Bot .: The abnormal regularity of flowers usually irregular but symmetrical. It often occurs in Gram in a cee, Legumin ose, Labiatæ, Scrophulari acee, and Violacese. For instance, in the Toad-flax ( Linaria vulgar is ) there are sometimes five spurs instead of one. pě-lor-Ic, a. [Mod. Lat. pel or ( ia ); -ic.] Bot., .: Manifesting peloria (q. v.); regular. "The central flower thus becoming peloric or regular." Darwin: Origin of Species (ed. 6th), p. 116.