Identifier: centurydictionary01whit Title:
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. Year:
1897 (
1890s) Authors:
Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894 Smith, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Eli), 1857-1913 Subjects:
English language Atlases Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher:
New York : The Century Co. Contributing Library:
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view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: et ex-hibited by a sick person. alysson (a-lison), M. [h.: see Alyssum.] Aplant of the geniis Alyssum. Also spelled alison,aliitson. Alyssum (a-lisum), n. [NL. iilijssum, L. alys-son (Pliny), Text Appearing After Image: m Nuree-frog [Atytes ohstetricans). (cf. akvTi^, a chain): see Aljsia. A genus ofanurous amphibians, or tailless batraehians,of the tamilyDiscoiilossidcE, sometimes made thetype of a tavnilj Alytidw. A. obstetricansisthenuTse-frog or accoucheur-toad of Europe. In Ahit^s obstetncaim, the female lays a chain of eggs,which the male twines round his thighs until the youngleave the eggs. Pascoe, Zoiil. Class., p. 19.1. alytid (ali-tid), n. One of the Ahjtidce. Alytidae (a-liti-de), n. pi. [NL., Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.