Thursday, December 29, 2022

horaltic

 

Etymology

Etymology is uncertain. In 2007 it was speculated that the derivation was a mishearing of "heraldic".

Adjective

horaltic (comparative more horaltic, superlative most horaltic)

  1. (rare) Used to describe birds, particularly vultures, in a characteristic pose with wings spread and raised. 


 

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

prise

 

    Verb

    prise (third-person singular simple present prises, present participle prising, simple past and past participle prised)

    1. To force (open) with a lever; to pry.

  1. Extract something that is difficult to obtain.
    prise information out of someone

Sunday, December 18, 2022

phyllary

 In botanical terminology, a phyllary, also known an involucral bract or tegule, is a single bract of the involucre of a composite flower.


 

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Viscacha

 Viscacha or vizcacha are rodents of two genera (Lagidium and Lagostomus) in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to South America and convergently resemble rabbits.


 

Monday, December 5, 2022

reify

 

reify (third-person singular simple present reifies, present participle reifying, simple past and past participle reified)

  1. (transitive) to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.

talk nineteen to the dozen

  to speak rapidly and without stopping