Good Books

Mac`ro*zo"ö*spore (?), n.
[Macro- + zoöspore.] (Bot.) A large
motile spore having four vibratile cilia; -- found in certain green
algæ.

||Ma*cru"ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
&?; long + &?; tail.] (Zoöl.) A subdivision of
decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes
the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf.
Decapoda.

Ma*cru"ral (?), a. (Zoöl.)
Same as Macrurous.

Ma*cru"ran (?), n. (Zoöl.)
One of the Macrura.

Ma*cru"roid (?), a. [Macrura +
-oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the
Macrura.

Ma*cru"rous (?), a. (Zoöl.)
Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.

Mac*ta"tion (?), n. [L.
mactatio, fr. macture to slay, sacrifice.] The act
of killing a victim for sacrifice. [Obs.]

||Mac"tra (?), n.


Pages:
28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52