Word Meanings - WATERMITE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to Hydrachna and allied genera of the family Hydrachnidæ, 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 fresh-water insects and mussels. Called also water tick, and water spider.

• Blackcoat
  A clergyman; -- familiarly so called, as a soldier is sometimes called a redcoat or a bluecoat.
• Water tube
  One of a system of tubular excretory organs having external openings, found in many invertebrates. They are believed to be analogous in function to the kidneys of vertebrates. See Illust. under Trematodea, and Sporocyst.
• Fringe
  An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited
• WATERDEERLET
  See Water chevrotain.
• Water crake
  The dipper.
• WATERTICK
  Same as Water mite.
• Water purslane
  See under Purslane.
• Blackguarding
  of Blackguard
• Water witch
  The dabchick.
• Generality
  The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars.
• WATERFLOUNDER
  The windowpane (Pleuronectes maculatus). [Local, U. S.]
• Water dropwort
  A European poisonous umbelliferous plant (Enanthe fistulosa) with large hollow stems and finely divided leaves.
• WATERWAGTAIL
  See under Wagtail.
• Water-rotting
  of Water-rot
• Blackmail
  A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage.
• Youngster
  A young person; a youngling; a lad.
• Generative
  Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
• WATERHEMP
  See under Hemp.
• Water frame
  A name given to the first power spinning machine, because driven by water power.
• Water spaniel
  A curly-haired breed of spaniels, naturally very fond of the water.

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