Webster's Dictionary 1913

9289

Pseudoblepsis

‖Pseu′do‐blep″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ψευδήσ false + βλέψισ sight.] (Med.) False or depraved sight; imaginary vision of objects. Forsyth.

9290

Pseudobranch

Pseu″do‐branch (?), n.(Anat.) Same as Pseudobranchia.

9291

Pseudobranchia

‖Pseu′do‐bran″chi‐a (?), n.; pl.Pseudobranchiæ (#). [NL. See Pseudo-, and Branchia.] (Anat.) A rudimentary branchia, or gill. — Pseu′do‐bran″chi‐al (#), a.

9292

Pseudocarp

Pseu″do‐carp (?), n. [Pseudo- + Gr. � fruit.] (Bot.) That portion of an anthocarpous fruit which is not derived from the ovary, as the soft part of a strawberry or of a fig.

9293

Pseudocœle

Pseu″do‐cœle (?), n. Same as Pseudocœlia.

9294

Pseudocœlia

‖Pseu′do‐cœ″li‐a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ψευδήσ false + � hollow.] (Anat.) The fifth ventricle in the mammalian brain. See Ventricle. B. G. Wilder.

9295

Pseudodox

Pseu″do‐dox (?), a. [Gr. ψευδόδοξοσ; ψευδήσ false + δόξα an opinion.] Not true in opinion or doctrine; false. — n. A false opinion or doctrine. “To maintain the atheistical pseu...

9296

Pseudofilaria

‖Pseu′do‐fi‐la″ri‐a (?), n.; pl.Pseudofilari� (#). [NL. See Pseudo-, and Filaria.] (Zoöl.) One of the two elongated vibratile young formed by fission of the embryo during the de...

9297

Pseudograph

Pseu″do‐graph (?), n. [See Pseudography.] A false writing; a spurious document; a forgery.

9298

Pseudography

Pseu‐dog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. �; ψευδήσ false + � to write.] False writing; forgery.

9299

Pseudohalter

‖Pseu′do‐hal″ter (?), n.; pl.Pseudohalteres (#). [NL. See Pseudo-, and Halteres.] (Zoöl.) One of the rudimentary front wings of certain insects (Stylops). They resemble the halt...

9300

Pseudologist

Pseu‐dol″o‐gist (?), n. One who utters falsehoods; a liar.

9301

Pseudology

Pseu‐dol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. �; ψευδήσ false + � speech: cf. F. pseudologie.] Falsehood of speech. Arbuthnot.

9302

Pseudomorph

Pseu″do‐morph (?), n. [See Pseudomorphous.] 1. An irregular or deceptive form.2. (Crystallog.) A pseudomorphous crystal, as a crystal consisting of quartz, but having the cubic ...

9303

Pseudomorphism

Pseu′do‐mor″phism (?), n.(Crystallog.) The state of having, or the property of taking, a crystalline form unlike that which belongs to the species.

9304

Pseudomorphous

Pseu′do‐mor″phous (?), a. [Gr. �; ψευδήσ false + μορφή form: cf. F. pseudomorphe.] Not having the true form.Pseudomorphous crystal, one which has a form that does not result fro...

9305

Pseudonavicella

‖Pseu′do‐nav′i‐cel″la (?), n.; pl.Pseudonavicullæ (#). (Zoöl.) Same as Pseudonavicula.

9306

Pseudonavicula

‖Pseu′do‐na‐vic″u‐la (?), n.; pl.Pseudonaviculæ (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ψευδήσ false + NL. navicula, a genus of diatoms. See Navicular.] (Zoöl.) One of the minute spindle-shaped embr...

9307

Pseudoneuroptera

‖Pseu′do‐neu‐rop″te‐ra (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pseudo-, and Neuroptera.] (Zoöl.) division of insects (Zoöl.) reticulated wings, as in the Neuroptera, but having an active pupa stat...

9308

Pseudoneuropterous

Pseu′do‐neu‐rop″ter‐ous (?), a.(Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Pseudoneuroptera.

9309

Pseudonym

Pseu″do‐nym (?), n. [Cf. F. pseudonyme. See Pseudonymous.] A fictitious name assumed for the time, as by an author; a pen name. [Written also pseudonyme.]

9310

Pseudonymity

Pseu′do‐nym″i‐ty (?), n. The using of fictitious names, as by authors.

9311

Pseudonymous

Pseu‐don″y‐mous (?), a. [Gr. �; ψευδήσ false + �, �, a name: cf. F. pseudonyme. See Pseudo-, and Name.] Bearing a false or fictitious name; as, a pseudonymous work. — Pseu‐don″y...

9312

Pseudopod

‖Pseu″do‐pod (?), n. [Pseudo- + -pod.] 1. (Biol.) Any protoplasmic filament or irregular process projecting from any unicellular organism, or from any animal or plant call.2. (Z...

9313

Pseudopodial

Pseu′do‐po″di‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a pseudopod, or to pseudopodia. See Illust. of Heliozoa.

9314

Pseudopodium

‖Pseu′do‐po″di‐um (?), n.; pl.Pseudopodia (�). Same as Pseudopod.

9315

Pseudopupa

‖Pseu′do‐pu″pa (?), n.; pl. L. Pseudopupæ (#), E. Pseudopupas (#). [NL. See Pseudo-, and Pupa.] (Zoöl.) A stage intermediate between the larva and pupa of bees and certain other...