Corylophus (korilofus)

[NL. (Leach, 1829), Gr. [NL., corylus , also IMG:content-1370.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1371.jpg:[blocks in formation] 1. A colony of the polyps on a bit of seaweed, natural size. 2. Free stage (formerly called Sarsia ), somewhat reduced. Corynida (ko-rin'i-dē), n. pl . [NL., ryne. Also Corynaida, Corynoida. corynidan (ko-rin'i-dan), a. and n. [ Corynida + -an.] I. a. Tubularian, as a hydroid; spe- cifically, of or pertaining to the Corynida ; co- II. n. A tubularian hydroid, as a member of the Corynida . coryniform (ko-rin'i-form), a. [ Coryne , q. v., + L. form a , shape.] Resembling or re- lated to the Corynida . Some medusoids, such as Sarsia pro lifer a and Willsia, which are probably coryniform , produce medusoids Cory nodes (kor-i-nō'dēz), n . [NL. (Hope, 1840), κορυνώδης , club-like, κορίνη , a club, + είδος , form.] A genus of beetles, of the family Chryso- melida , characterized among related forms by the sub convex front with a strong groove at the. internal superior border of the eyes, dilated to- ward the top of the head. It is a large and imp or tant group, found in Africa, Asia, the East Indies, bot . , producing corymbs; bearing fruit or pro-ans. The most typical species are confined to China ducing flowers in corymbose clusters. Corymb i tes (kor-im-bītēz), n. [NL., corymb ), + + -ιτης, E. -ite2 .] A genus of click-beetles, of the family Elaterid a. The species are numerous, those of the United States being more than 70 in number; C. resplen- corymbosely (ko-rim'bōs-li), adv . In a corym- bose manner; in the shape of a corymb; in corymbs. corymbous (ko-rim'bus), a . [ corymb + -ous.] Consisting of corymbs. corymbulose, corymbulous (ko-rim'bū-lōs, -lus), a. [ corymb ulus (dim. of L. co- rymbus, a cluster: see corymb) + -ose, -ous.] Having or consisting of little corymbs. corymb us (ko-rim'bus), n.; pl. corymb i (-bi). [L., corynoid (kor'i-noid), a . [ Coryne +-oid.] Re- sembling a a corynid; coryniform. Corypha (kor'i-fä), n. [NL., κορυφή , the head, top, highest point: see colophon .] 1. A genus of palms with gigantic fan-shaped leaves, natives of tropical Asia. The principal species are C. Taliera of Bengal, and C. umbraculifera , the talipot- palm of Ceylon. The leaves of the former are used by the natives to write upon, and of the pith of the latter a sort of bread is made. See fan - palm , talipot - palm . 2. In zoöl . , a genus of African larks: a synonym of Me galop hon us . C. apiatus is an example. G. R. Gray, 1840. coryphæi, n. Plural of coryphœus . Coryphæna (kor-i-fe'nä), n. [NL., κορύ- φαινα , a certain fish, a umed to be κόρυς , a helmet, + φαίνειν , give light, shine; but prob. κορυφή , the head, + -aiva , a fem. suffix: see Cory- IMG:content-1372.jpg:[ocr errors] pha.] 1. A genus of acanthopterygian fishes, including the dolphins, and representing the family Coryphanida .-2. A genus of cetaceans. IMG:content-1373.jpg:[graphic] coryphæus, coryphe us (kor-i-fē'us), n.; pl. coryphai, coryphe i (-1). [L. coryphœus , κορυφαῖος , the leader of the chorus in the Attic drama, κορυφή , the head, top.] 1. The leader of the chorus in the ancient Greek drama; hence, in modern use, the leader of an oper- atic chorus, or of any band of singers.-2. An officer in the University of Oxford, originally intended to a ist the choragus. The office is now merely nominal.-3. A leader, in general. That noted coryphe us [Dr. John Owen] of the Indepen- dent faction. South , Sermons, v. 49. coryphée (ko-rē-fa'), n. [F., coryphœus .] 1. A ballet-dancer who takes a leading part. Six tall candles in silver candlesticks, each ornamented by a little petticoat of scarlet silk, which gave them the appearance of diminutive coryphées pirouetting on one slender wax leg. Harper's Mag ., LXXVI. 193. 2. In ornith ., an African bush-creeper, a spe- cies of Thamnobia , T. coryphœa . coryphene (kor'i-fēn), n. A book-name of the fish of the genus Coryphana . coryphe us, n. See coryphœus . Coryphodon (ko-rif'ō-don), n. [ ὀδών , Ionic for ὀδούς (όδοντ-), = Ε. tooth .] A genus of fo il Eocene quadrupeds, of the subungulate series, by some referred to the Amblypoda (which see). It was originally based by Owen in 1846 upon a jaw found in the London clay, but subsequently represented by many spec i- mens from the Eocene of Europe and the United States, indicating quadrupeds ranging in size from that of the tapir to that of the rhinoceros. The feet were all 5-toed, the teeth 44 in number, the canines large and sharp in both jaws, and the molars obliquely ridged. The genus is typical of a family Coryphodontida . coryphodont (ko-rif'o-dont), a. and n. [ Co- ryphodon(t-).] I. a . Having the cusps of the teeth developed into points, as in the genus Co- ryphodon. IMG:content-1374.png:[graphic] IMG:content-1375.png:[blocks in formation] or series of brachyurous decapod crustaceans, resembling the Maioidea, but having longer antennæ and a very short epistome. IMG:content-1376.jpg:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1377.png:[graphic] IMG:content-1378.jpg:[blocks in formation] Dominican Case-bearer ( Coscinoptera dominican a ). a, larva, extracted from case; b, larva, with case; c, beetle, enlarged, showing punctures; d, same, natural size; e, egg, enlarged; f, head of larva, enlarged, seen from beneath; g, head of male beetle, enlarged; a, mandible of same, on still larger scale; i, eggs, natural size; 1, leg of larva with the claw-joint, on larger scale; è, mandible of larva, enlarged; 1, maxilla of larva, enlarged. (Lines show natural sizes.) coshering. [Irish.] One who practised IMG:content-1379.png:[graphic] Commi ioners were scattered profusely among idle cosh erers, who claimed to be descended from good Irish families. Macaulay . coshering (kosh'er-ing), n. [Verbal n. of cosh er2, v.] In Ireland, an old feudal custom whereby the lord of the soil was entitled to lodge and feast himself and his followers at a tenant's house. It was the petty abuse of a right of all feudal lords everywhere to be entertained by their va als when traveling near the va als' territories. This tribute or exaction was afterward commuted for quit -rent. Cosherings were visitations and progre es made by the lord and his followers among his tenants; wherein he did eat them out of house and home. Sir J. Davies , State of Ireland. Sometimes he contrived, in defiance of the law, to live by coshering , that is to say, by quartering himself on the old tenants of his family. Macaulay , Hist. Eng., vi. [ cosher2 + -y1.] Same coshery (kosh'er-i), n.