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<hw>Am"nes*ty</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. p. p.</tt> <er>Amnestied</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Amnestying</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To grant amnesty to.</def>

<h1>Amnicolist</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am*nic"o*list</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>amnicola</ets>, <ets>amnis</ets> a river + <ets>colere</ets> to dwell.]</ety> <def>One who lives near a river.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Amnigenous</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am*nig"e*nous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>amnigena</ets>; <ets>amnis</ets> a river + root <ets>gen</ets> of <ets>gignere</ets> to beget.]</ety> <def>Born or bred in, of, or near a river.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Amnion</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am"ni*on</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the membrane round the fetus, dim. of <?/ lamb.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles.</def>

<h1>Amnios</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am"ni*os</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Amnion</er>.</def>

<h1>Amniota</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am`ni*o"ta</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Amnion</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>That group of vertebrates which develops in its embryonic life the envelope called the <i>amnion</i>. It comprises the reptiles, the birds, and the mammals.</def>

<h1>Amniotic</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am`ni*ot"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amniotique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterized by an amnion; <as>as, the <ex>amniotic</ex> fluid; the <ex>amniotic</ex> sac.</as></def>

<cs><col>Amniotic acid</col>. <cd><fld>(Chem.)</fld> <mark>[R.]</mark> See <er>Allantoin</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Am\'d2ba</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>A*m\'d2"ba</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n</tt>; <plu>pl. L. <plw>Am\'d2b\'91</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>; E. <plw>Am\'d2bas</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ change.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. See <er>Rhizopoda</er>.</def>

<h1>Am\'d2b\'91um</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am`\'d2*b\'91"um</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>am\'d2baeus</ets>, Gr. <?/, alternate; L. <ets>amoebaeum</ets> carmen, Gr. <?/ <?/, a responsive song, fr. <?/ change.]</ety> <def>A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil.</def>

<h1>Am\'d2bea</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am`\'d2*be"a</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the am\'d2ba and similar forms.</def>

<h1>Am\'d2bean</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>Am`\'d2*be"an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Alternately answering.</def>

<h1>Am\'d2bian</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw>A*m\'d2"bi*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Am\'d2bea.</def>

<h1>Am\'d2biform, Am\'d2boid</h1> <Xpage=49>

<hw><hw>A*m\'d2"bi*form</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A*m\'d2"boid</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Am\'d2ba</ets> + <ets>-form</ets> or <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Resembling an am\'d2ba; am\'d2ba-shaped; changing in shape like an am\'d2ba.</def>