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89 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 89 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
90 | 90 | ||
91 | <p><ent>Fabella</ent><br/ | 91 | <p><ent>Fabella</ent><br/ |
92 | ||<hw>Fa*bel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Fabellae</plw> <pr>(-l<emac/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., dim. of L. <ets>faba</ets> a bean.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.</def><br/ | 92 | \'d8<hw>Fa*bel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Fabellae</plw> <pr>(-l<emac/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., dim. of L. <ets>faba</ets> a bean.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.</def><br/ |
93 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 93 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
94 | 94 | ||
95 | <p><ent>Fabian</ent><br/ | 95 | <p><ent>Fabian</ent><br/ |
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ The <qex>fable</qex> of the city where we dwelt.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></r | |||
172 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 172 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
173 | 173 | ||
174 | <p><ent>Fabliau</ent><br/ | 174 | <p><ent>Fabliau</ent><br/ |
175 | ||<hw>Fa`bli`au"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Fabliaux</plw> <pr>(-<osl/")</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F., fr. OF.<ets>fablel</ets>, dim. of <ets>fable</ets> a fable.]</ety> <fld>(Fr. Lit.)</fld> <def>One of the metrical tales of the Trouv<egrave/res, or early poets of the north of France.</def><br/ | 175 | \'d8<hw>Fa`bli`au"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Fabliaux</plw> <pr>(-<osl/")</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F., fr. OF.<ets>fablel</ets>, dim. of <ets>fable</ets> a fable.]</ety> <fld>(Fr. Lit.)</fld> <def>One of the metrical tales of the Trouv<egrave/res, or early poets of the north of France.</def><br/ |
176 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 176 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
177 | 177 | ||
178 | <p><ent>Fabric</ent><br/ | 178 | <p><ent>Fabric</ent><br/ |
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ Rose like an exhalation.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj></p> | |||
295 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 295 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
296 | 296 | ||
297 | <p><ent>Facade</ent><br/ | 297 | <p><ent>Facade</ent><br/ |
298 | ||<hw>Fa`<cced/ade"</hw> <pr>(f<adot/`s<adot/d" <it>or</it> f<adot/`s<amac/d")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>facciata</ets>, fr. <ets>faccia</ets> face, L. <ets>facies</ets>. See <er>Face</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. <as>Thus a church is said to have its <ex>fa<cced/ade</ex> unfinished, though the interior may be in use.</as></def><br/ | 298 | \'d8<hw>Fa`<cced/ade"</hw> <pr>(f<adot/`s<adot/d" <it>or</it> f<adot/`s<amac/d")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It. <ets>facciata</ets>, fr. <ets>faccia</ets> face, L. <ets>facies</ets>. See <er>Face</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. <as>Thus a church is said to have its <ex>fa<cced/ade</ex> unfinished, though the interior may be in use.</as></def><br/ |
299 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 299 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
300 | 300 | ||
301 | <p><ent>Face</ent><br/ | 301 | <p><ent>Face</ent><br/ |
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ This tempest, and deserve the name of king.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
503 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 503 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
504 | 504 | ||
505 | <p><ent>Facetiae</ent><br/ | 505 | <p><ent>Facetiae</ent><br/ |
506 | ||<hw>Fa*ce"ti*<ae/</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>facetus</ets>. See <er>Facete</er>.]</ety> <def>Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.</def><br/ | 506 | \'d8<hw>Fa*ce"ti*<ae/</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>facetus</ets>. See <er>Facete</er>.]</ety> <def>Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.</def><br/ |
507 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 507 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
508 | 508 | ||
509 | <p><ent>face time</ent><br/ | 509 | <p><ent>face time</ent><br/ |
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ This tempest, and deserve the name of king.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
561 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 561 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
562 | 562 | ||
563 | <p><ent>Facies</ent><br/ | 563 | <p><ent>Facies</ent><br/ |
564 | ||<hw>Fa"ci*es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., from, face. See <er>Face</er>.]</ety><br/ | 564 | \'d8<hw>Fa"ci*es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., from, face. See <er>Face</er>.]</ety><br/ |
565 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 565 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
566 | 566 | ||
567 | <p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The anterior part of the head; the face.</def><br/ | 567 | <p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The anterior part of the head; the face.</def><br/ |
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ Of a new kind of fucus, paint for ladies.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
826 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 826 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
827 | 827 | ||
828 | <p><ent>Facto</ent><br/ | 828 | <p><ent>Facto</ent><br/ |
829 | ||<hw>Fac"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L., ablative of <ets>factum</ets> deed, fact.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>In fact; by the act or fact.</def><br/ | 829 | \'d8<hw>Fac"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L., ablative of <ets>factum</ets> deed, fact.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>In fact; by the act or fact.</def><br/ |
830 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 830 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
831 | 831 | ||
832 | <p><cs><col><b>De facto</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See <er>De facto</er>.</cd></cs><br/ | 832 | <p><cs><col><b>De facto</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See <er>De facto</er>.</cd></cs><br/ |
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ That owes me for a hundred tun of wine.</q> <rj><qau>Marlowe.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
929 | <p><-- p. 537 --></p> | 929 | <p><-- p. 537 --></p> |
930 | 930 | ||
931 | <p><ent>Factum</ent><br/ | 931 | <p><ent>Factum</ent><br/ |
932 | ||<hw>Fac"tum</hw> <pr>(f<acr/k"t<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Facta</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A man's own act and deed</def>; particularly: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>Anything stated and made certain.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Testamentary Law)</fld> <def>The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity.</def><br/ | 932 | \'d8<hw>Fac"tum</hw> <pr>(f<acr/k"t<ucr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Facta</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A man's own act and deed</def>; particularly: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>Anything stated and made certain.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Testamentary Law)</fld> <def>The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity.</def><br/ |
933 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 933 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
934 | 934 | ||
935 | <p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>The product. See <er>Facient</er>, 2.</def><br/ | 935 | <p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>The product. See <er>Facient</er>, 2.</def><br/ |
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ That owes me for a hundred tun of wine.</q> <rj><qau>Marlowe.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
943 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 943 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
944 | 944 | ||
945 | <p><ent>faculae</ent><br/ | 945 | <p><ent>faculae</ent><br/ |
946 | ||<hw>fac"u*l<ae/</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., pl. <ets>of facula</ets> a little torch.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Groups of small shining spots on the surface of the sun which are brighter than the other parts of the <partof>photosphere</partof>. They are generally seen in the neighborhood of the dark spots, and are supposed to be elevated portions of the photosphere.</def> <rj><au>Newcomb.</au></rj><br/ | 946 | \'d8<hw>fac"u*l<ae/</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., pl. <ets>of facula</ets> a little torch.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Groups of small shining spots on the surface of the sun which are brighter than the other parts of the <partof>photosphere</partof>. They are generally seen in the neighborhood of the dark spots, and are supposed to be elevated portions of the photosphere.</def> <rj><au>Newcomb.</au></rj><br/ |
947 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 947 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
948 | 948 | ||
949 | <p><ent>Facular</ent><br/ | 949 | <p><ent>Facular</ent><br/ |
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ Hath borne his <qex>faculties</qex> so meek.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
1035 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 1035 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
1036 | 1036 | ||
1037 | <p><ent>Fadaise</ent><br/ | 1037 | <p><ent>Fadaise</ent><br/ |
1038 | ||<hw>Fa`daise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A vapid or meaningless remark; a commonplace; nonsense.</def><br/ | 1038 | \'d8<hw>Fa`daise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A vapid or meaningless remark; a commonplace; nonsense.</def><br/ |
1039 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> | 1039 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> |
1040 | 1040 | ||
1041 | <p><ent>faddy</ent><br/ | 1041 | <p><ent>faddy</ent><br/ |
@@ -1148,11 +1148,11 @@ Made a dim silver twilight.</q> <rj><qau>Keats.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
1148 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 1148 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
1149 | 1149 | ||
1150 | <p><ent>faeces</ent><br/ | 1150 | <p><ent>faeces</ent><br/ |
1151 | ||<hw>F<ae/"ces</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>faex</ets>, pl. <ets>faeces</ets>, dregs.]</ety> <def>Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>feces</asp>.]</altsp><br/ | 1151 | \'d8<hw>F<ae/"ces</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>faex</ets>, pl. <ets>faeces</ets>, dregs.]</ety> <def>Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>feces</asp>.]</altsp><br/ |
1152 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 1152 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
1153 | 1153 | ||
1154 | <p><ent>Faecula</ent><br/ | 1154 | <p><ent>Faecula</ent><br/ |
1155 | ||<hw>F<ae/c"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>See <er>Fecula</er>.</def><br/ | 1155 | \'d8<hw>F<ae/c"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>See <er>Fecula</er>.</def><br/ |
1156 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 1156 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
1157 | 1157 | ||
1158 | <p><ent>Faerie</ent><br/ | 1158 | <p><ent>Faerie</ent><br/ |
@@ -1282,15 +1282,15 @@ Made a dim silver twilight.</q> <rj><qau>Keats.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
1282 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 1282 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
1283 | 1283 | ||
1284 | <p><ent>Fagotto</ent><br/ | 1284 | <p><ent>Fagotto</ent><br/ |
1285 | ||<hw>Fa*got"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. See <er>Fagot</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The bassoon; -- so called from being divided into parts for ease of carriage, making, as it were, a small fagot.</def><br/ | 1285 | \'d8<hw>Fa*got"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. See <er>Fagot</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The bassoon; -- so called from being divided into parts for ease of carriage, making, as it were, a small fagot.</def><br/ |
1286 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 1286 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
1287 | 1287 | ||
1288 | <p><ent>Faham</ent><br/ | 1288 | <p><ent>Faham</ent><br/ |
1289 | ||<hw>Fa"ham</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The leaves of an orchid (<spn>Angraecum fragrans</spn>), of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a substitute for Chinese tea.</def><br/ | 1289 | \'d8<hw>Fa"ham</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The leaves of an orchid (<spn>Angraecum fragrans</spn>), of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a substitute for Chinese tea.</def><br/ |
1290 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 1290 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
1291 | 1291 | ||
1292 | <p><ent>Fahlband</ent><br/ | 1292 | <p><ent>Fahlband</ent><br/ |
1293 | ||<hw>Fahl"band`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. <ets>fahl</ets> dun-colored + <ets>band</ets> a band.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A stratum in crystalline rock, containing metallic sulphides.</def> <rj><au>Raymond.</au></rj></p> | 1293 | \'d8<hw>Fahl"band`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. <ets>fahl</ets> dun-colored + <ets>band</ets> a band.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A stratum in crystalline rock, containing metallic sulphides.</def> <rj><au>Raymond.</au></rj></p> |
1294 | 1294 | ||
1295 | <p><ent>Fahlband</ent><br/ | 1295 | <p><ent>Fahlband</ent><br/ |
1296 | <ent>Fahlerz</ent><br/ | 1296 | <ent>Fahlerz</ent><br/ |
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ Made a dim silver twilight.</q> <rj><qau>Keats.</qau></rj><br/ | |||
1315 | 1315 | ||
1316 | <p><ent>Faience</ent><br/ | 1316 | <p><ent>Faience</ent><br/ |
1317 | <ent>faience</ent><br/ | 1317 | <ent>faience</ent><br/ |
1318 | <mhw><hw>faience</hw>, ||<hw>Fa`<ium/*ence"</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <etsep>Faenza</etsep>, a town in Italy, the original place of manufacture.]</ety> <def>Glazed earthenware; esp., a fine variety that which is decorated with colorful designs in an opaque glaze.</def><br/ | 1318 | <mhw><hw>faience</hw>, \'d8<hw>Fa`<ium/*ence"</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <etsep>Faenza</etsep>, a town in Italy, the original place of manufacture.]</ety> <def>Glazed earthenware; esp., a fine variety that which is decorated with colorful designs in an opaque glaze.</def><br/ |
1319 | [<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p> | 1319 | [<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p> |
1320 | 1320 | ||
1321 | <p><ent>Fail</ent><br/ | 1321 | <p><ent>Fail</ent><br/ |
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ For that unnoticed <qex>failing</qex> in herself.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></ | |||
1418 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 1418 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
1419 | 1419 | ||
1420 | <p><ent>Faille</ent><br/ | 1420 | <p><ent>Faille</ent><br/ |
1421 | ||<hw>Faille</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A soft silk, heavier than a foulard and not glossy.</def><br/ | 1421 | \'d8<hw>Faille</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A soft silk, heavier than a foulard and not glossy.</def><br/ |
1422 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 1422 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
1423 | 1423 | ||
1424 | <p><ent>Failure</ent><br/ | 1424 | <p><ent>Failure</ent><br/ |
@@ -1481,13 +1481,13 @@ For that unnoticed <qex>failing</qex> in herself.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></ | |||
1481 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> | 1481 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> |
1482 | 1482 | ||
1483 | <p><ent>faineant</ent><br/ | 1483 | <p><ent>faineant</ent><br/ |
1484 | <mhw><hw>fai`ne`ant"</hw>, ||<hw>fai`n<eacute/`ant"</hw></mhw> <pr>(f<asl/`n<asl/`<aum/N")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.; <ets>fait</ets> he does + <ets>n<eacute/ant</ets> nothing.]</ety> <def>Doing nothing; shiftless; disinclined to work or exertion.</def><br/ | 1484 | <mhw><hw>fai`ne`ant"</hw>, \'d8<hw>fai`n<eacute/`ant"</hw></mhw> <pr>(f<asl/`n<asl/`<aum/N")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.; <ets>fait</ets> he does + <ets>n<eacute/ant</ets> nothing.]</ety> <def>Doing nothing; shiftless; disinclined to work or exertion.</def><br/ |
1485 | <syn><b>Syn. --</b> bone-idle, bone-lazy, do-nothing(prenominal), indolent, lazy, otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.</syn><br/ | 1485 | <syn><b>Syn. --</b> bone-idle, bone-lazy, do-nothing(prenominal), indolent, lazy, otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.</syn><br/ |
1486 | [<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p> | 1486 | [<source>1913 Webster</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p> |
1487 | 1487 | ||
1488 | <p><ent>faineant</ent><br/ | 1488 | <p><ent>faineant</ent><br/ |
1489 | <ent>faineant</ent><br/ | 1489 | <ent>faineant</ent><br/ |
1490 | <mhw><hw>fai`ne`ant"</hw>, ||<hw>fai`n<eacute/`ant"</hw></mhw> <pr>(f<asl/`n<asl/`<aum/N")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/ | 1490 | <mhw><hw>fai`ne`ant"</hw>, \'d8<hw>fai`n<eacute/`ant"</hw></mhw> <pr>(f<asl/`n<asl/`<aum/N")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/ |
1491 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> | 1491 | [<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p> |
1492 | 1492 | ||
1493 | <p><ent>faineant deity</ent><br/ | 1493 | <p><ent>faineant deity</ent><br/ |
@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ Among the faithless, <qex>faithful</qex> only he.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj | |||
2079 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> | 2079 | [<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p> |
2080 | 2080 | ||
2081 | <p><ent>Falanaka</ent><br/ | 2081 | <p><ent>Falanaka</ent><br/ |
2082 | ||<hw>Fa"la*na"ka</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A viverrine mammal of Madagascar (<spn>Eupleres Goudotii</spn>), allied to the civet; -- called also <altname>Falanouc</altname>.</def><br/ | 2082 | \'d8<hw>Fa"la*na"ka</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A viverrine mammal of Madagascar (<spn>Eupleres Goudotii</spn>), allied to the civet; -- called also <altname>Falanouc</altname>.</def><br/ |