Webster's Dictionary 1913

3349

Phacochere

Phac″o‐chere (?), n.(Zoöl.) The wart hog.

3350

Phacoid

Pha″coid (?), a. [Gr. � a lentil + -oid.] Resembling a lentil; lenticular.

3351

Phacolite

Phac″o‐lite (?), n. [Gr. � lentil + -lite.] (Min.) A colorless variety of chabazite; the original was from Leipa, in Bohemia.

3352

Phacops

‖Pha″cops (?), n.(Paleon.) A genus of trilobites found in the Silurian and Devonian formations. Phacops bufo is one of the most common species.

3353

Phæacian

Phæ‐a″cian (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Phæacians, a fabulous seafaring people fond of the feast, the lyre, and the dance, mentioned by Homer.

3354

Phænogam

Phæ″no‐gam (?), n.(Bot.) Any plant of the class Phænogamia.

3355

Phænogamia

‖Phæ′no‐ga″mi‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. φαίνειν to show + γάμοσ marriage.] (Bot.) The class of flowering plants including all which have true flowers with distinct floral organs; ...

3356

Phænogamian

{ Phæ′no‐ga″mi‐an (?), Phæ′no‐gam″ic (?), } a. Same as Phænogamous.

3357

Phænogamous

Phæ‐nog″a‐mous (?), a.(Bot.) Having true flowers with distinct floral organs; flowering.

3358

Phænomenon

Phæ‐nom″e‐non (?), n. See Phenomenon.

3359

Phæospore

Phæ″o‐spore (fē″ō̍‐spōr), n. [Gr. φαιόσ dusky + E. spore.] (Bot.) A brownish zoöspore, characteristic of an order (Phæosporeæ) of dark green or olive-colored algæ. — Phæ′o‐spor″...

3360

Phaëthon

Pha″ë‐thon (fā″ē̍‐thŏn), prop. n. [L., Phaëthon (in sense 1), fr. Gr. Φαέθων, fr. φαέθειν, φάειν, to shine. See Phantom.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The son of Helios (Phœbus), that is, ...

3361

Phaëton

Pha″ë‐ton (?), n. [F. phaéton a kind of carriage, fr. Phaéthon Phaëthon, the son of Helios. See Phaëthon.] 1. A four-wheeled carriage (with or without a top), open, or having no...

3362

Phagedena

Phag′e‐de″na (?), n. [L. phagedaena, Gr. �, fr. � to eat.] (Med.) (a) A canine appetite; bulimia. (b) Spreading, obstinate ulceration.

3363

Phagedenic

{ Phag′e‐den″ic (?), Phag′e‐den″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. phagedaenicus, Gr. �: cf. F. phagédénique.] (Med.) Of, like, or pertaining to, phagedena; used in the treatment of phagedena;...

3364

Phagedenous

Phag′e‐de″nous (?), a.(Med.) Phagedenic.

3365

Phagocyte

Phag″o‐cyte (?), n.(Physiol.) A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.

3366

Phainopepla

‖Pha‐i′no‐pep″la (?), n.(Zoöl.) A small crested passerine bird (Phaïnopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-...

3367

Phakoscope

Phak″o‐scope (?), n. [Gr. � a lentil, or lenticular body + -scope.] (Physiol.) An instrument for studying the mechanism of accommodation.

3368

Phalæna

‖Pha‐læ″na (fȧ‐lē″nȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. φάλαινα, φάλλαινα, a kind of moth.] (Zoöl.) A linnæan genus which included the moths in general.

3369

Phalænid

Pha‐læ″nid (?), n. [Gr. φάλαινα, φάλλαινα, a kind of moth.] (Zoöl.) Any moth of the family Phalænidæ, of which the cankerworms are examples; a geometrid.

3370

Phalangeal

{ Pha‐lan″ge‐al (?), Pha‐lan″gal (?), } a. Of or pertaining to the phalanges. See Phalanx, 2.

3371

Phalanger

Pha‐lan″ger (?), n. [Cf. F. phalanger. See Phalanx.] (Zoöl.) Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista, Cuscus, Petaurus, and other genera of the family Phalangistidæ. They are arb...

3372

Phalanges

‖Pha‐lan″ges (?), n., pl. of Phalanx.

3373

Phalangial

{ Pha‐lan″gi‐al (?), Pha‐lan″gi‐an (?), } a.(Anat.) Phalangeal.

3374

Phalangid

Pha‐lan″gid (?), n.; pl.Phalangides (�). (Zoöl.) One of the Phalangoidea.

3375

Phalangious

Pha‐lan″gi‐ous (?), a. [L. phalangium a kind of venomous spider, Gr. �, fr. � a spider. Cf. Phalanx.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to Phalangoidea.