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<hw>Di`cy*e"ma*ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ an embryo.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of worms parasitic in cephalopods. They are remarkable for the extreme simplicity of their structure. The embryo exists in two forms.</def>

<h1>Dicyemid</h1> <Xpage=408>

<hw>Di`cy*e"mid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or belonging to the Dicyemata.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>One of the Dicyemata.</def></def2>

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<h1>Dicynodont</h1> <Xpage=409>

<hw>Di*cyn"o*dont</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ dog + <?/, <?/ , tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>One of a group of extinct reptiles having the jaws armed with a horny beak, as in turtles, and in the genus <spn>Dicynodon</spn>, supporting also a pair of powerful tusks. Their remains are found in triassic strata of South Africa and India.</def>

<h1>Did</h1> <Xpage=409>

<hw>Did</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>imp.</tt> <def>of <er>Do</er>.</def>

<h1>Didactic, Didactical</h1> <Xpage=409>

<hw><hw>Di*dac"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Di*dac"tic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to teach; akin to L. <ets>docere</ets> to teach: cf. F. <ets>didactique</ets>. See <er>Docile</er>.]</ety> <def>Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; preceptive; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; <as>as, <ex>didactic</ex> essays</as>.</def> "<i>Didactical</i> writings."

<i>Jer. Taylor.</i>

<blockquote>The finest <b>didactic</b> poem in any language. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Didactic</h1> <Xpage=409>

<hw>Di*dac"tic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A treatise on teaching or education.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Didactically</h1> <Xpage=409>

<hw>Di*dac"tic*al*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a didactic manner.</def>

<h1>Didacticism</h1> <Xpage=409>

<hw>Di*dac"ti*cism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The didactic method or system.</def>

<h1>Didacticity</h1> <Xpage=409>

<hw>Di`dac*tic"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Aptitude for teaching.</def>

<i>Hare.</i>

<h1>Didactics</h1> <Xpage=409>

<hw>Di*dac"tics</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The art or science of teaching.</def>

<h1>Didactyl</h1> <Xpage=409>

<hw>Di*dac"tyl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ finger, toe: cf. F. <ets>didactyle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An animal having only two digits.</def>

<h1>Didactylous</h1> <Xpage=409>

<hw>Di*dac"tyl*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having only two digits; two-toed.</def>