Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Mythologue

Myth″o‐logue (?), n. [See Mythology.] A fabulous narrative; a myth.May we not... consider his history of the fall as an excellent mythologue, to account for the origin of human ...

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Mythology

My‐thol″o‐gy (?), n.; pl.Mythologies (#). [F. mythologie, L. mythologia, Gr. μυθολογία; μυ̑θοσ, fable, myth + λόγοσ speech, discourse.] 1. The science which treats of myths; a t...

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Mythoplasm

Myth″o‐plasm (?), n. [Gr. μυ̑θοσ myth + πλάσσειν to form.] A narration of mere fable.

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Mythopœic

Myth′o‐pœ″ic (?), a. [Gr. μυθοποιόσ making myths; μυ̑θοσ myth + ποιει̑ν to make.] Making or producing myths; giving rise to mythical narratives.The mythopœic fertility of the Gr...

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Mythopoetic

Myth′o‐po‐et″ic (?), a. [Gr. μυ̑θοσ myth + � able to make, producing, fr. ποιει̑ν to make.] Making or producing myths or mythical tales.

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Mytiloid

Myt″i‐loid (?), a. [Mytilus + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Mytilus, or family Mytilidæ.

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Mytilotoxine

Myt′i‐lo‐tox″ine (?), n. [Mytilus + toxic.] (Physiol. Chem.) A poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common mussel. It either causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise t...

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Mytilus

‖Myt″i‐lus (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See Illust. under Byssus.

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Myxa

‖Myx″a (?), n.(Zoöl.) The distal end of the mandibles of a bird.

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Myxine

Myx″ine (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of marsipobranchs, including the hagfish. See Hag, 4.

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Myxinoid

Myx″i‐noid (?), a.(Zoöl.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Myxine. — n. A hagfish.

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Myxocystodea

‖Myx′o‐cys‐to″de‐a (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of Infusoria including the Noctiluca. See Noctiluca.

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Myxœdema

‖Myx′œ‐de″ma (?), n. [NL. fr. Gr. � mucus + œdema.] (Med.) A disease producing a peculiar cretinoid appearance of the face, slow speech, and dullness of intellect, and due to fa...

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Myxoma

‖Myx‐o″ma (?), n.; pl.Myxomata (#). [NL., fr. Gr. � mucus + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor made up of a gelatinous tissue resembling that found in the umbilical cord.

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Myxomycetes

‖Myx′o‐my‐ce″tes (?), n. pl. [NL.; Gr. � mucus, slime + myceles.] (Bot.) A class of peculiar organisms, the slime molds, formerly regarded as animals (Mycetozoa), but now genera...

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Myxophyta

‖Myx‐oph″y‐ta (?), n. pl.(Bot.) A phylum of the vegetable kingdom consisting of the class Myxomycetes. By some botanists it is not separated from the Thallophyta.

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Myxopod

Myx″o‐pod (?), n. [Gr. � mucus, slime + -pod.] (Zoöl.) A rhizopod or moneran. Also used adjectively; as, a myxopod state.

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Myzontes

‖My‐zon″tes (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) The Marsipobranchiata.

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Myzostomata

‖My′zo‐stom″a‐ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. μύζειν to suck + στόμα, -ατοσ, mouth.] (Zoöl.) An order of curious parasitic worms found on crinoids. The body is short and disklike, ...