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A small North American fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Notropis Whipplei).

• Wateriness
  The quality or state of being watery; moisture; humidity.
• Water turkey
  The American snakebird. See Snakebird.
• WATERLINE
  Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the keel. Note: In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their several heig
• Water adder
  The water moccasin.
• Water lime
  Hydraulic lime.
• Waterwork
  Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry.
• WATERMURRAIN
  A kind of murrain affecting cattle. Crabb.
• Water beetle
  Any one of numerous species of aquatic beetles belonging to Dytiscus and allied genera of the family Dytiscidae, and to various genera of the family Hydrophilidae. These beetles swim with great agility, the fringed hind legs acting together like o
• Water mite
  Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to Hydrachna and allied genera of the family Hydrachnidae, usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming. They are often red or red and black in color, and while young are parasites of
• WATERBAILIFF
  An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to search vessels. [Eng.]
• WATERPITCHER
  One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped leaves. The sidesaddle flower (Sarracenia purpurea) is the type.
• WATERTABLE
  A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to throw off the water, -- generally used in the United States for the first table above the surface of the ground (see Table, n., 9), that is, for the table at the top of the foundation and the
• Water caltrop
  The water chestnut.
• Water pennywort
  Marsh pennywort. See under Marsh.
• WATERBRASH
  See under Brash.
• WATERRATE
  A rate or tax for a supply of water.
• WATERTUTWIST
  Yarn made by the throstle, or water frame.
• Water cock
  A large gallinule (Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also kora.
• Water power
  The power of water employed to move machinery, etc.
• WATERCHICKEN
  The common American gallinule.

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