<h1>Gymnoglossa</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw>Gym"no*glos`sa</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>gymno`s</grk> naked + <?/ tongue.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of gastropods in which the odontophore is without teeth.</def>
<h1>Gymnol\'91ma, Gymnol\'91mata</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw><hw>Gym"no*l\'91`ma</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Gym*no*l\'91"ma*ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[Nl., fr. Gr. <grk>gymno`s</grk> naked + <?/ the throat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome.</def>
<h1>Gymnonoti</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw>Gym"no*no`ti</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL. fr. Gr. <grk>gymno`s</grk> naked + <?/ the back.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The order of fishes which includes the Gymnotus or electrical eel. The dorsal fin is wanting.</def>
<h1>Gymnop\'91dic</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw>Gym`no*p\'91d"ic</hw> <tt>((?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>gymno`s</grk> naked + <?/, <?/, a child.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having young that are naked when hatched; psilop\'91dic; -- said of certain birds.</def>
<h1>Gymnophiona</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw>Gym`no*phi"o*na</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>gymno`s</grk> naked + <?/ serpentlike.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike body. See <er>Ophiomorpha</er>.</def>
<h1>Gymnophthalmata</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw>Gym`noph*thal"ma*ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>gymno`s</grk> naked + <?/ the eye.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of acalephs, including the naked-eyed medus\'91; the hydromedus\'91. Most of them are known to be the free-swimming progeny (gonophores) of hydroids.</def>
<h1>Gymnoplast</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw>Gym"no*plast</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>gymno`s</grk> naked + <grk>pla`ssein</grk> to shape, mold.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, as a white blood corpuscle.</def>
<h1>Gymnorhinal</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw>Gym"no*rhi`nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>gymno`s</grk> naked + <?/, <?/, the nose.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having unfeathered nostrils, as certain birds.</def>
<h1>Gymnosomata</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw>Gym`no*so"ma*ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>gymno`s</grk> naked + <?/, <?/, the body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the orders of Pteropoda. They have no shell.</def>
<h1>Gymnosophist</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw>Gym*nos"o*phist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <grk>gymno`s</grk> naked + <?/ philosopher; cf. F. <ets>gymnosophisle</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and employed themselves in the contemplation of nature.</def>
<h1>Gymnosophy</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw>Gym*nos"o*phy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The doctrines of the Gymnosophists.</def>
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<h1>Gymnosperm</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw>Gym"no*sperm</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant that bears naked seeds (i. e., seeds not inclosed in an ovary), as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. <er>Angiosperm</er>.</def>
<h1>Gymnospermous</h1> <Xpage=660>
<hw>Gym"no*sper`mous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>gymno`spermos</grk>; <grk>gymno`s</grk> naked + <grk>spe`rma</grk> seed: cf. F. <ets>gymnosperme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or other vessel.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Belonging to the class of plants consisting of gymnosperms.</def>
<h1>Gymnotoka</h1> <Xpage=660>
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