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Guacharo. 



Guacharo, (gwa-sha'ro). [Guacharo, in Colum- 

 bia. ] = Steatornis 



caripensis : a noc- 

 turnal frngivorous 



bird, found in the 



cave of Guacharo. 



G. oil: the fat of 



the G. bird. G. 



seeds: found in the 



gizzard of the G. 



bird. 

 Guaco,(gwa'ko). [The 



native name.] A 



running plant of Peru. ' 

 Guaiacene, (gwa'ya-sen). [Guaiacum, q.v.]=. 



CgHgO: an oil obtained from guaiacum. 

 Guaiacic acid, (gwa'ya-sik). [Guaiacum, q.v.} 



rrCfiHsOg: a crystalline acid; a constituent 



of guaiacum resin. 

 Guaiacol, (gwa'ya-kol). [Guaiacum, q.v.] 



C^HgOa = Guaicyl hydride ; obtained from 



creosote. 

 Guaiacum, (gwa'ya-cum). [The Spanish name.] 



1. A tree of Guiana, tbe timber of which is 



very hard, and called Lignum vitse. 2. A 



resin obtained from the plant Guaiacum 



officinale. 

 Guaiacyl, (gwa'ya-sil). [Guaiacum, q.v.]= 



711702: the base of Guaiacum. 

 Guanches. An African people. j 

 Guanidine, (gwa'ni-drn). [Guano, q.v.]= 



CHsNg: a base obtained from guano. 

 Guanine, (gwa'nm). [Guano, <2.*y.]=C 5 H 5 N 5 0: 



a base found in guano. 

 Guanite, (gwii'mt). IGuano, q.v.] A mineral, 



chiefly phosphate of ammonia and magnesia, 



found in guano. 

 Guano, (gwa'nd). [The Spanish name.] = 



Aramonic urate, more or less decomposed: 



the excrement of sea-fowl, found in great 



accumulation oil the coasts of Peru and 



Bolivia, owing to the absence of rain; much 



used as manure. 



Guaraiune=Theine, q.v. * 



Guava, (gwa'va). [The Spanish name.]= 



Pisidium : a tree with globular pulpy fruit. 



G. .%-cafc/ter=Turdus analis. 

 Gudgeon, (guj'un). [Goujon, the French 



name.] l. = Gobia 



fluviatilis : a fish 



belonging to Cypri- 



nidse. 2.= Axle or 



pivot. 

 Guelder-rose, (gel' Gudgeon. 



der)=Viburnum opulus: a plant belonging 



to Caprifoliacete. 

 Guenon. [The French 



name. ] =Green monkey : 



the French name for 



Cercocebus and Cerco- 



pithecus. 

 Guillemot, (gil'le-mot). 



[The French word. ]= 



Uria: a bird with short 



tail, narrow wings, and 



short feet, belonging to 



Natatores. 

 Guinea, (gin'e). [Guinea, 



in. Africa.] G. baboon 



Guillemot. 



>.]=Larid?e: a family 



=Cynocephalus"papia. G. 6ecZ=Monotis bed 

 = Insect bed: a limestone rock belonging to 

 Lias; containing fossil remains of reptiles, 

 &c. G. /o2pf=Numidia meleagris. G. peach= 

 Sarcocephalua esculentus. G. jpigr = Cavia 

 cobaya. G. /inweed=Petiveria alliacea. G. 

 s/iip=Physalia pelagica : a delicate animal 

 belonging to Acalephse. G.?eorm=Dracun- 

 culas, a worm many feet long, belonging to 

 Nematoda. 



Gulf-stream. A warm current, running from 

 the Gulf of Mexico, along the N.E. coast of 

 America, and across the Atlantic towards 

 Europe: but is gradually dissipated by con- 

 tact with the colder water. 



Gulf- weed Sargassum, g.v.=Fucua natans: 

 a sea-weed, belonging to Fucaceae. 



Gull, (gul). [Gwylan, tbe Welsh name].= 

 Larus: a bird belonging -_ _ 



to Natatores, having 

 powerful wings, and 

 found mostly on coasts. 

 Herring G.=Larus ar- 

 gentatus. 



Gullet, (gullet). [Gula, 

 the Latin word.]=G5so- 

 phagus: the tube lead- 

 ing from the pharynx 

 to the stomach. 



GUIIS, (gUlz). [GUII, .J.K.J OJWUVA,^. a. 1C.UJ1XJ 



of birds belonging to Natatores, with long 

 pointed wings. 



Gulo, (gii'16). [L. gulosv.s, gluttonous.] A 

 small carnivorous quadruped, belonging to 

 the plantigrade division of Carnivora. v. 

 Plantigrade. G. Zwsczts=Wolverene=Glut- 

 ton; also called Ursus gulo. G. vittoJus 

 Grison, Fossil remains found in Miocene 

 rocks. 



Gum, (gum). [The A.-S. name.] A vegetable 

 substance found in the juice of many plants. 

 v. Gums. ,Artf/ia(?.=BritishGum. British 

 G.=Dextrine. Elastic (?.= Caoutchouc. G. 



^7"a6ic^=Arabin, from Acacia. G. lac, v. Lac. 

 G. to-ee=Eucalyptus: a New Holland tree, 

 often 200 ft. high. 6. tragacanth: a gum 

 obtained from Astragalus verus. G. resi'iis : 

 compounds of gums and resins. G- wood = 

 G. tree. 



Gumatti, (go-mat'ti). A rough fibrous bark, 

 found on the Gomuti palm. 



Gummic acid, ( gum'ik ). [ Gum, q.v. ]= 

 CtaHooOii: the potassium and calcium salts 

 of which form gums. 



Gums, (gumz). [Gum, q.v.] 1. The fleshy 

 terminations of the jaws, in which tbe teeth 

 are fixed. 2. Compounds of resins and essen- 

 tial oils, found in juices of many plants. 



Gun, (gun). An engine (essentially a tube) 

 for the discharge of projectiles by means of 

 gunpowder, gun-cotton, &c. Guns may be 

 classed as: 1. Muzzle or breech loaders, with 

 projectiles of hard metal fitting mechanically: 

 such as the Whitworth and Lancaster guns. 

 2. Muzzle or breech loaders, with projectiles 

 having soft metal studs which fit into grooves: 

 such as the Woolwich and French guns. 3. 

 Muzzle loaders: the projectiles having a metal 

 envelope which is expanded by the gas: such 



