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||Ka"mi (?), n. pl. [Japanese.] A title given to the celestial gods of ||the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of ||the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes ||still represented by the mikado. || Ka"mi*chi (?), n. (Zoöl.) A curious South American bird (Anhima, or Palamedea, cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres). Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied also to the chaja. See Chaja, and Screamer.

Kamp*tu"li*con (?), n. [Gr. &?; to bend + &?; material, fr. &?; wood, matter.] A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.

Kam"py*lite (?), n. [Gr. &?; bent, curved, fr. &?; to bend.] (Min.) A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow. [Written also campylite.]

{ Kam*sin", Kham*sin" } (?), n. [Ar. khamsn, fr. khamsn, oblique case khamsn, fifty; -- so called because it blows for about fifty days, from April till June.] A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara. [Written also Khamseen.]

Kam"tscha*dales (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part of Kamtschatka.

Kan (?), v. t. To know; to ken. [Obs.] See Ken.

Kan (?), n. See Khan.

{ Ka*nack"a (?), Ka*na"ka (?), } n. [Native name, prop., a man.] A native of the Sandwich Islands.

Kan"chil (?), n. [Malay canchl.] (Zoöl.) A small chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, esp. T. pygmæus, or T. kanchil, inhabiting Java, Sumatra, and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility and cunning.

Kand (?), n. (Mining) Fluor spar; -- so called by Cornish miners.

Kan"ga*roo" (?), n. [Said to be the native name.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidæ. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded districts. See Wallaby.

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Kangaroo apple (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian plant Solanum aviculare. -- Kangaroo grass (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass (Anthistiria australis). -- Kangaroo hare (Zoöl.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under Jerboa. -- Kangaroo mouse. (Zoöl.) See Jumping mouse, under Jumping. -- Kangaroo rat (Zoöl.), the potoroo.

Kan"sas (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory.

Kant"i*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Immanuel Kant, the German philosopher; conformed or relating to any or all of the philosophical doctrines of Immanuel Kant.

Kant"i*an, n. A follower of Kant; a Kantist.

{ Kant"i*an*ism, Kant"ism } (?), n. The doctrine or theory of Kant; the Kantian philosophy.

Kant"ist n. A disciple or follower of Kant.

Kant"try (?), n. Same as Cantred.

{ Ka"o*lin, Ka"o*line } (?), n. [Chin. kao-ling.] (Min.) A very pure white clay, ordinarily in the form of an impalpable powder, and used to form the paste of porcelain; China clay; porcelain clay. It is chiefly derived from the decomposition of common feldspar.

The name is now applied to all porcelain clays which endure the fire without discoloration.

Ka`o*lin`i*za"tion (?), n. The process by which feldspar is changed into kaolin.

Ka"o*lin*ize (?), v. t. To convert into kaolin.

||Ka*pel"le (?), n. [G.] (Mus.) A chapel; hence, the choir or orchestra ||of a prince's chapel; now, a musical establishment, usually ||orchestral. Grove. || ||Ka*pell"meis`ter (?), n. [G.] (Mus.) See Capellmeister. || Ka"pi*a (?), n. [Native name.] (Min.) The fossil resin of the kauri tree of New Zealand.

Kap"no*mar (?), n. (Chem.) See Capnomor.

Kar"a*gane (?), n. [Russ. karagan'] (Zoöl.) A species of gray fox found in Russia.

Ka"ra*ism (?), n. Doctrines of the Karaites.

Ka"ra*ite (?), n. [Heb. qr to read.] (Eccl. Hist.) A sect of Jews who adhere closely to the letter of the Scriptures, rejecting the oral law, and allowing the Talmud no binding authority; -- opposed to the Rabbinists.