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It [the goose] cluttered here, it chuckled there. Tennyson.

Clut"ter, v. t. [From Clod, n.] To clot or coagulate, as blood. [Obs.] Holland.

Clyp`e*as"troid (?), a. [NL. Clypeaster (L. clupeus shield + aster star) + -oid.] (Zo÷l.) Like or related to the genus Clupeaster; -- applied to a group of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.

Clyp"e*ate (?), a. [L. clupeatus, p. p. of clupeare to arm with a shield, fr. clupeus, clipeus shield.] 1. (Bot.) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.

2. (Zo÷l.) Furnished with a shield, or a protective plate or shell.

Clyp"e*i*form` (?), a. [L. clupeus shield + -form.] Shield-shaped; clypeate.

||Clyp"e*us (?), n.; pl. Clypei (#). [L., a shield.] (Zo÷l.) The frontal plate of the head of an insect.

Clys"mi*an (?), a. [Gr. &?; a place washed by the waves, fr. &?;. See Clyster.] Connected with, or related to, the deluge, or to a cataclysm; as, clysmian changes. Smart.

Clys"mic (?), a. Washing; cleansing.

Clys"ter (?), n. [L., fr. G. &?;. fr. &?; to wash off or out; akin to Goth. hlūtrs pure, G. lauter: cf. F. clystŔre] (Med.) A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection; an enema.

Clyster pipe, a tube or pipe used for injections.

Cne"mi*al (?), a. [Gr. &?; the tibia.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the shin bone.

Cnemial crest, a crestlike prominence on the proximal end of the tibia of birds and some reptiles.

||Cni"da (nī"d&adot;), n.; pl. CnidŠ (nī"dē). [NL., fr. Gr. kni`dh nettle, sea nettle.] (Zo÷l.) One of the peculiar stinging cells found in Cťlenterata; a nematocyst; a lasso cell.

||Cni*da"ri*a (n&ibreve;*dā"r&ibreve;*&adot;), n. pl. [NL. See Cnida.] (Zo÷l.) A comprehensive group equivalent to the true Cťlenterata, i. e., exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from presence of stinging cells (cnidae) in the tissues. See Coelenterata.

Cni"do*blast (?), n. [Cnida + -blast.] (Zo÷l.) One of the cells which, in the Cťlenterata, develop into cnidŠ.

Cni"do*cil (?), n. [Cnida + cilium eyelash.] (Zo÷l.) The fine filiform process of a cnidoblast.

Co- (k&osl;-). A form of the prefix com-, signifying with, together, in conjunction, joint. It is used before vowels and some consonants. See Com-.

Co`a*cer"vate (?), a. [L. coacervatus, p. p. of coacervare to heap up; co- + acervare. See Acervate.] Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped. [R.] Bacon.

Co`a*cer"vate (?), v. t. To heap up; to pile. [R.]

Co*ac`er*va"tion (?), n. [L. coacervatio.] A heaping together. [R.] Bacon.

Coach (kōch; 224), n. [F. coche, fr. It. cocchio, dim. of cocca little boat, fr. L. concha mussel, mussel shell, Gr. &?;, akin to Skr. šankha. Cf. Conch, Cockboat, Cockle.] 1. A large, closed, four- wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in front for the driver.

&fist; Coaches have a variety of forms, and differ in respect to the number of persons they can carry. Mail coaches and tallyho coaches often have three or more seats inside, each for two or three persons, and seats outside, sometimes for twelve or more.

2. A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for examination; a trainer; esp. one who trains a boat's crew for a race. [Colloq.]

Wareham was studying for India with a Wancester coach. G. Eliot.

3. (Naut.) A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain. [Written also couch.] [Obs.]

The commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach. Pepys.

4. (Railroad) A first-class passenger car, as distinguished from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc. It is sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car.