Part 6935

<h1>Megapode</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg"a*pode</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera <spn>Megapodius</spn> and <spn>Leipoa</spn>, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. See <cref>Jungle fowl</cref> <sd>(b)</sd> under <er>Jungle</er>, and <er>Leipoa</er>.</def>

<h1>Megapolis</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Me*gap"o*lis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>po`lis</grk> city.]</ety> <def>A metropolis.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Herbert.</i>

<h1>Megarian, Megaric</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw><hw>Me*ga"ri*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Me*gar"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Megarian</col>, &or; <col>Megaric</col>, <col>school</col></mcol>, <cd>a school of philosophy established at Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples, and remarkable for its logical subtlety.</cd></cs>

<h1>Megascope</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg"a*scope</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82gascope</ets>.]</ety> <def>A modification of the magic lantern, used esp. for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.</def>

<h1>Megaseme</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg"a*seme</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <?/ sing, mark: cf. F. <ets>m\'82gas\'8ame</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits narrow transversely; -- opposed to <i>microseme</i>.</def>

<h1>Megass, Megasse</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw><hw>Me"gass"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Me*gasse"</hw><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Bagasse</er>.</def>

<h1>Megasthene</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg"as*thene</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>sthe`nos</grk> strength.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a group which includes the higher orders of mammals, having a large size as a typical characteristic.</def>

<h1>Megasthenic</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg`as*then"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a typically large size; belonging to the megasthenes.</def>

<h1>Megastome</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg"a*stome</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of univalve shells, having a large aperture or mouth.</def>

<h1>Megathere, Megatherium</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw><hw>Meg"a*there</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Meg`a*the"ri*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>megatherium</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>thyri`on</grk> beast.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America.</def>

<h1>Megatheroid</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg`a*the"roid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Megatherium</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>One of a family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.</def>

<h1>Megavolt</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg`a*volt"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>volt</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>One of the larger measures of electro-motive force, amounting to one million volts.</def>

<h1>Megaweber</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg`a*we"ber</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>weber</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A million webers.</def>