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Ma"cron (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
long.] (Pron.) A short, straight, horizontal mark [-],
placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a
long sound; as, ā, in dāme; ē,
in sēam, etc.

Mac`ro*pet"al*ous (?), a. [Macro-
+ petal.] (Bot.) Having long or large
petals.

Ma*croph"yl*lous (?), a. [Macro-
+ Gr. &?; a leaf.] (Bot.) Having long or large
leaves.

Mac`ro*pin"a*coid (?), n. [Macro-
+ pinacoid.] (Crystallog.) One of the two
planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical
and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.

Mac"ro*pod (?), n. [Macro- +
-pod.] (Zoöl.) Any one of a group of maioid
crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also
spider crab.

Ma*crop"o*dal (?), a. Having long
or large feet, or a long stem.

Mac`ro*po"di*an (?), n.


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