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  • English Word Megaphyton Definition An extinct genus of tree ferns with large, two-ranked leaves, or fronds.
  • English Word Megapode Definition Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera Megapodius and Leipoa, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. See Jungle fowl (b) under Jungle, and Leipoa.
  • English Word Megapolis Definition A metropolis.
  • English Word Megarian Definition Alt. of Megaric
  • English Word Megaric Definition Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece.
  • English Word Megascope Definition 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.
  • English Word Megaseme Definition Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits narrow transversely; -- opposed to microseme.
  • English Word Megass Definition Alt. of Megasse
  • English Word Megasse Definition See Bagasse.
  • English Word Megasthene Definition One of a group which includes the higher orders of mammals, having a large size as a typical characteristic.
  • English Word Megasthenic Definition Having a typically large size; belonging to the megasthenes.
  • English Word Megastome Definition One of a group of univalve shells, having a large aperture or mouth.
  • English Word Megathere Definition Alt. of Megatherium
  • English Word Megatherium Definition An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America.
  • English Word Megatheroid Definition One of a family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.
  • English Word Megavolt Definition One of the larger measures of electro-motive force, amounting to one million volts.
  • English Word Megaweber Definition A million webers.
  • English Word Megerg Definition One of the larger measures of work, amounting to one million ergs; -- called also megalerg.
  • English Word Megilp Definition Alt. of Megilph
  • English Word Megilph Definition A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors.
  • English Word Megohm Definition One of the larger measures of electrical resistance, amounting to one million ohms.
  • English Word Megrim Definition A kind of sick or nevrous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head.
  • English Word Megrim Definition A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits.
  • English Word Megrim Definition A sudden vertigo in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy.
  • English Word Megrim Definition The British smooth sole, or scaldfish (Psetta arnoglossa).
  • English Word Meibomian Definition Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Meibomius.
  • English Word Meine Definition See Menge.
  • English Word Meine Definition Alt. of Meiny
  • English Word Meint Definition of Menge
  • English Word Meinte Definition of Menge