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<hw><hw>Kam*sin"</hw>, <hw>Kham*sin"</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ar. <ets>khams\'c6n</ets>, fr. <ets>khams\'d4n</ets>, oblique case <ets>khams\'c6n</ets>, fifty; -- so called because it blows for about fifty days, from April till June.]</ety> <def>A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Khamseen</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Kamtschadales</h1> <Xpage=808>

<hw>Kam"tscha*dales</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part of Kamtschatka.</def>

<h1>Kan</h1> <Xpage=808>

<hw>Kan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To know; to ken. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Ken</er>.</def>

<h1>Kan</h1> <Xpage=808>

<hw>Kan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Khan</er>.</def>

<h1>Kanacka, Kanaka</h1> <Xpage=808>

<hw><hw>Ka*nack"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ka*na"ka</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Native name, prop., a man.]</ety> <def>A native of the Sandwich Islands.</def>

<h1>Kanchil</h1> <Xpage=808>

<hw>Kan"chil</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Malay <ets>canch\'c6l</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small chevrotain of the genus <spn>Tragulus</spn>, esp. <spn>T. pygm\'91us</spn>, or <spn>T. kanchil</spn>, inhabiting Java, Sumatra, and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility and cunning.</def>

<h1>Kand</h1> <Xpage=808>

<hw>Kand</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Fluor spar; -- so called by Cornish miners.</def>

<h1>Kangaroo</h1> <Xpage=808>

<hw>Kan"ga*roo"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Said to be the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family <spn>Macropodid\'91</spn>. 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 (<spn>Macropus major</spn>) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus <spn>Dendrolagus</spn>, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus <spn>Petrogale</spn>, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus <spn>Halmaturus</spn>, inhabit wooded districts. See <er>Wallaby</er>.</def>

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<cs><col>Kangaroo apple</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the edible fruit of the Tasmanian plant <spn>Solanum aviculare</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Kangaroo grass</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a perennial Australian forage grass (<spn>Anthistiria australis</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Kangaroo hare</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the jerboa kangaroo. See under <er>Jerboa</er>.</cd> -- <col>Kangaroo mouse</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Jumping mouse</cref>, under <er>Jumping</er>.</cd> -- <col>Kangaroo rat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the potoroo.</cd></cs>

<h1>Kansas</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Kan"sas</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Kantian</h1> <Xpage=809>

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

<h1>Kantian</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Kant"i*an</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A follower of Kant; a Kantist.</def>

<h1>Kantianism, Kantism</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw><hw>Kant"i*an*ism</hw>, <hw>Kant"ism</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The doctrine or theory of Kant; the Kantian philosophy.</def>

<h1>Kantist</h1> <Xpage=809>

<hw>Kant"ist</hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>A disciple or follower of Kant.</def>

<h1>Kanttry</h1> <Xpage=809>