dacne

[Gr. daknō =to bite, to sting] Entom.: A genus of Coleoptera, belonging to the family Clavicornes. dăc-nis, s. [Gr. daknō -to bite.] to family a student or investigator. *3. A smart push with a broken sword or pointle weapon. "As he was recovering himself, I gave him a dab in the mouth with my broken sword, which very much hurt "-Memoirs of Capt . Creichton , p. 82. him 4. A blow with any moist or soft substance. 5. Anything moist or slimy. *6. A trifle, a little bit. "Payne had been long well known about town as a dabbler in poetry and politics." -Macaulay . Hist . Eng., ch. xvi. dab-bling, pr. par., a. & s. [DABBLE, v.] A & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As substantive: 1. Lit .: The act or action of playing in water or mud. "'Tis but to dye, dogs do it, ducks with dabbling." Beaum. & Flet .: Mad Lover , ii. 1. wings are sky-blue, the tail black. They are natives of Mexico.