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paradoxure — [paʀadɔksyʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1842, in Académie Compl.; lat. zool. paradoxurus, Cuvier, du grec paradoxus « bizarre », → Paradoxe, et suff. ure « queue ». ❖ ♦ Zool. Mammifère carnassier d Extrême Orient ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
paradoxure — par·a·dox·ure … English syllables
paradoxure — |parə|däkshə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Paradoxurus : a palm civet of the genus Paradoxurus … Useful english dictionary
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus — Paradoxure Par a*dox ure (p[a^]r [.a]*d[o^]ks [ u]r), n. [Gr. para doxos incredible, paradoxical + o yra tail. So called because its tail is unlike that of the other animals to which it was supposed to be related.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palm cat — noun spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies • Syn: ↑palm civet • Hypernyms: ↑civet, ↑civet cat • Member Holonyms: ↑Paradoxurus, ↑genus Paradoxurus * * * … Useful english dictionary
Ailantus glandulosus — Tree Tree (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Allium proliferum — Tree Tree (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caryota urens — Palm Palm, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See 1st {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[ae]} or {Palmace[ae]}; a palm tree. [1913 Webster] Note: Palms are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coendou — Tree Tree (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
couiy — Tree Tree (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
