Calamus — may mean:*Calamus (Kalamos), a figure in Greek mythology who turned into a reed out of grief for his young male lover Karpos, who drowned;Botany and zoology *Sweet Flag ( Acorus calamus ), a tall wetland plant *Calamus (palm), a genus of rattan… … Wikipedia
Calamus arctifrons — Porgy Por gy, n.; pl. {Porgies}. [See {Paugie}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The scup. (b) The sailor s choice, or pinfish. (c) The margate fish. (d) The spadefish. (e) Any one of several species of embiotocoids, or surf fishes, of the Pacific coast. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calamus penna — Porgy Por gy, n.; pl. {Porgies}. [See {Paugie}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The scup. (b) The sailor s choice, or pinfish. (c) The margate fish. (d) The spadefish. (e) Any one of several species of embiotocoids, or surf fishes, of the Pacific coast. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calamus Draco — dragon drag on (dr[a^]g [u^]n), n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. dra kwn, prob. fr. de rkesqai, dra kein, to look (akin to Skr. dar[,c] to see), and so called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon, {Dragoon}.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calamus Rotang — dragon drag on (dr[a^]g [u^]n), n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. dra kwn, prob. fr. de rkesqai, dra kein, to look (akin to Skr. dar[,c] to see), and so called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon, {Dragoon}.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fish genus — noun any of various genus of fish • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Cyprinus, ↑genus Cyprinus, ↑Abramis, ↑genus Abramis, ↑Tinca, ↑genus Tinca, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Calamus — noun a genus of Sparidae • Syn: ↑genus Calamus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sparidae, ↑family Sparidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fish tail lawyer cane — a palm of the Arecaceae family, Calamus caryotoides from northern Queensland … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish-tail lawyer cane — a palm of the Arecaceae family, Calamus caryotoides from northern Queensland … Dictionary of ichthyology
Dragon fish — dragon drag on (dr[a^]g [u^]n), n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. dra kwn, prob. fr. de rkesqai, dra kein, to look (akin to Skr. dar[,c] to see), and so called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon, {Dragoon}.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
