Part 1697

<hw>Cat`a*me"nia</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The monthly courses of women; menstrual discharges; menses.</def>

<h1>Catamenial</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat`a*me"ni*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ monthly; <?/ down, back, again + <?/ month.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the catamenia, or menstrual discharges.</def>

<h1>Catamite</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat"a*mite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Catamitus</ets>, an old form of <ets>Ganymedes</ets> Ganymede, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A boy kept for unnatural purposes.</def>

<h1>Catamount</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat"a*mount</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cat</ets> + <ets>mount</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>gato mentes</ets> mountain cat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The cougar. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the lynx.</def>

<h1>Catanadromous</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat"a*nad`ro*mous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ down + <?/ up + a <?/ running, course.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Ascending and descending fresh streams from and to the sea, as the salmon; anadromous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Catapasm</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat"a*pasm</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to besprinkle; <?/ down, wholly + <?/ to strew, or sprinkle.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A compound medicinal powder, used by the ancients to sprinkle on ulcers, to absorb perspiration, etc.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Catapeltic</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat`a*pel"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to a catapult.</def>

<h1>Catapetalous</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat`a*pet"al*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>cata + petalous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.</def>

<h1>Cataphonic</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat`a*phon"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or relating to cataphonics; catacoustic.</def>

<h1>Cataphonics</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat`a*phon"ics</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>cata + phonic</ets>: cf. F. <ets>cataphonique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>That branch of acoustics which treats of reflested sounds; catacoustics.</def>

<h1>Cataphract</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat"a*phract</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cataphractes</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ covered, fr. <?/ to cover; <?/ down, wholly + <?/ to inclose.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Mil. Antiq.)</fld> <def>Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A horseman covered with a cataphract.</def>

<blockquote>Archers and slingers, <b>cataphracts</b>, and spears. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The armor or plate covering some fishes.</def>

<h1>Cataphracted</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cat"a*phract`ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Covered with a cataphract, or armor of plates, scales, etc.; or with that which corresponds to this, as horny or bony plates, hard, callous skin, etc.</def>