Buboninae 
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bucaneer. buccaneer (buk-a-uer' ), r. i. | < /< 
niii-i-r. n.\ To act the piirt ol' a pirati- m- free- 
booter. ihiin-lniii lii-r. 
Virginia Horned Owl (&< vi 
Buboninae (bii-bo-m'ne), . pi. [NL., < _/>'/<<- 
(Buboii-) + -iiue'.] A subfamily of owls, family 
Xtritjida:, adopted by some writers for the gen- 
era Bubo, Scops, and some other horned or 
"cat" owls. 
bubonlne (bu'bo-uin), . Of or pertaining to 
the Biilioiiinif. 
bubonocele (bii-bo'no-sel or -se-le), n. [< Gr. 
jiovjluvuKi/'/ >/, < fiovft&v, the groin (see bubol), + 
KJ/'A!/, tumor.] In patliol., inguinal hernia or 
rupture : often restricted to an oblique inguinal 
hernia which has not passed the external ring, 
but occupies the inguinal canal. 
bubuklet, n. A pimple : a word of uncertain f orm 
and origin, found only in the following passage, 
where it is put into the mouth of a Welshman. 
His face is nil biibnklf*, and welks, and k'nolw, and tiames 
of fire. Shak., Hen. V., Hi. . 
Bubulcus (bu-bnl'kus), n. [NL., < L. bubii/cu.*, 
a plowman, herdsman (cf. biibnlus, pertaining 
to oxen or cattle), < bos (toe-), an ox: see Box.} 
A genus of herons, containing the buff-backed 
heron, B. ibis, formerly called Ardea bubttlcus 
and Ardea russata, chiefly an African species, 
related to the squacco heron. 
bubulin (bu'bu-lin), . [< L. bubulus, pertain- 
ing to cattle ('< to* (tor-), an ox: see Bos), + 
-i2.] A peculiar substance existing in the 
dung of beasts, which is copiously precipitated 
by metallic salts, tincture of galls, and alum, 
and therefore active in the application of cow- 
dung to calico-printing. 
bucan, buccan (buk'au), . [< F. toucan, 
"a woodden-gridiron, whereon the Cannibals 
broyle pieces of men, and other flesh" (Cot- 
grave), a place for smoking meat; said to be a 
native Carib word; hence bucaneer, etc. See 
bucaneer.'] 1. A kind of gridiron for smoking 
meat. 2. A place where meat is smoked. 3. 
In the West Indies, a place where coffee or co- 
coa is dried. III. London News. 
Also bocan, bouean. 
bucan, buccan (buk'an), v. t. [Also written bou- 
can; < F. bimctiner, ? bouean, E. bucan, ., q. 
v.] To cut into long pieces, salt, and smoke on 
a bucan, as beef: a mode of preserving meat 
formerly practised bythe Caribs and afterward 
by Europeans in the West Indies. Also boucan. 
Dressed in the smoke, which in their language they call 
tmiicaned. Hakluyt. 
bucaneer, buccaneer (buk-a-ner'), . [< F. tow- 
canier, a curer of wild meat, a pirate, < bou- 
caner, smoke meat, < bouean, a place for smok- 
ing meat: see bucan, .] 1. Originally, one of 
the French settlers in Hispaniola or Hayti and 
Tortugas, whose occupation was to hunt wild 
cattle and hogs, and cure their flesh. 
It is now hi Ji time to speak of the French nation who 
inhabit a great part of this island [Hispaniola]. . . . The 
Mnnt-Ts are a-ain ili\ ile<l into several sorts. Ki.i 1 s. .me <ii 
these are onh i:i\cn to hunt wild Hulls and Cows, others 
onl\ hunt \vilil Bores. The first of these two sorts of 
Tilt- irreverent /"" 
Hath stormed and rilled the nunnery of the Illy. 
'/, Al Fresco. 
bucaneerish, buccaneeriah (buk-a-ner'ish), /. 
[< bucaneer + -ixh ' . | Resembling a bucaneer. 
By miionliiiht H L - art- eivepiii^ under the frowning rlilt- 
of AlMji.tr) da, and V(j>a^t- all ni^'llt in 
Ion. C. D. Wurm-r. \\interoli the Nile, p. 414. 
bucaro (bo'kii-ro), w. [Sp. Inicurn, a v.-s-.-l 
made of an odoriferous earth of the name name, 
> Pg. bucaro, a sort of earth.] An earthen- 
ware water-jar used in Spain and Portugal. 
Those made in Estremadura, of light-reddish 
clay, are especially esteemed. 
bucca (buk'ii), . ; pi. bucca; (-66). [L. ; la-nee 
bocca, boucKe, buckle' 2 , buckler, etc.] In <//., 
the hollow part of the cheek which projects 
when the cheeks are inflated; also, the entire 
cheek, and hence the mouth as a whole, with 
reference to its cavity and all the surrounding 
parts. 
buccal (buk'al), a. [< bucca + -al; = V. buccal.] 
1. Pertaining to the bucca or cheek. 2. Per- 
taining to the sides of the mouth, or to the mouth 
or mouth-parts as a whole ; oral; maxillary. 
Buccal artery, a hram-h of the internal maxillary art en 
Buccal cavity, the cavity of the mouth.- Buccal fun- 
nel, in Kiitifrm. See matt ax. Buccal ganglia, in Mol- 
liuca, ganglia which give of! nerves to the mouth and ali- 
mentary canal. They are connected with the cerehral 
ganglia by a pair of nerves along the esophagus. Buccal 
glands. See uland. Buccal mass, in Xoltu*ca, the so- 
called pharynx, the organ of prehension and mastication 
of food, present in all molluaks except lamellibranchs. See 
cut under Diuraiiehiata. Buccal nerve, (n) A branch 
of the facial nerve which supplies the buccinator and ortii- 
cnlaris oris muscles. (b) A branch of the inferior maxillary 
nerve supplying the integument and mucous membrane of 
the cheek. - Buccal openings or fissures, in Coleoptera. 
posterior prolongations of the mouth-cavity, oneach side of 
the mentum. Buccal sutures, in Coleoptera, impressed 
lines originating in the bnccal fissures or corners of the 
mouth, running backward, and often coalescing behind. 
Also called guiar suture*. Buccal vein, a vein of the 
cheek emptying into the facial vein. 
buccan, buccaneer, buccaneerish. See bucan , 
bucaneer, bucaneerish. 
buccate (buk'at) ; a. [< NL. buccatus, < L. 6uc- 
ca, the cheek distended.] In entom., having 
distended genee, or cheeks, as certain Diptera. 
buccellationt (buk-se-la'shon), n. [< L. buccel- 
la, a small mouthful, small bread divided among 
the poor (cf. buccellatum, a soldier's biscuit), 
dim. of bucca, the cheek, mouth: see bucca.} 
The act of breaking into small pieces. Harris. 
bucchero (bpk-ka'ro), n. [It.] In archawl., a 
kind of ancient Tuscan pottery of a uniform 
black color, and neither glazed nor painted. 
Vases in this ware are of two classes : those scantily orna- 
mented with designs in low relief, impressed upon the 
clay by the rotation of an engraved cylinder ; and those 
of later date, profusely ornamented with reliefs from inde- 
pendent stamps, and with figures molded separately and 
applied to the surface. This ware is peculiar to Tuscany, 
and is found particularly in the tombs of Vulei, Chiusi, 
and the neighboring region. Often called bucchero tu-ro 
(black Imechero). 
buccin (buk'sin), . Same as buccina. 
buccina (buk'si-nft), . ; pi. bueciuai (-ne). [L., 
prop, bucitta, a (crooked) trumpet (>prob. Gr. 
limani (in deriv. sometimes jimv-), a trumpet), 
prob. for *bovieinu, < bos (tor-), an ox, cow, 
+ caitere, sing, play; orig. a-cow's horn.] An 
ancient musical instrument of the trumpet kind, 
originally a horn of an ox or cow, blown by a 
shepherd to assemble his flocks. See bungyne. 
buccinal (buk'si-nal), a. [< buccina + -/.] 
1. Shaped like a trumpet. 2. Sounding like 
a horn or trumpet. 
buccinator (buk'si-na-tor), n. ; pi. buccinaUirex 
(buk^si-ua-to'rez). [L., prop, biieimitor, < buci- 
's, bl 
' 
Hunter* are called lli/<-ii"i-*. . . . When the _ 
KO into the woods to hunt for wild hulls and cows, they 
eomniunly mnain there the space of a whole twelvemonth 
in- two years without returning home. 
llu<-<t/ii'-ffi t./ America (London, 10H4), p. ">:t. 
2. A pirate; a freebooter; especially, one of 
the piratical adventurers, chiefly French and 
British, who combined to make depredations 
on the Spaiiianls in America in the second half 
of the seventeenth century: so called because 
the first of the class were Frenchmen driven 
from their business of bucauiug by the Spanish 
authorities of Hispaniola. 
H<- i\Yanvn Hastings] \vas far too enlightened a man t< 
look on a i;ivat rmpiiv niereh as a lni,-:-niti-'i- wnnM lo..U 
en a ualK-.m. V-r .'"/'"/. \\.-ntvn ll::>tin-- 
Also swelled Imriniii r, buct'ttnicr. 
; pp. 'bucinatus, blow a trumpet, < bucina, 
trumpet: see buccina.'] 1. In /., the trum- 
peter's muscle ; a thin flat muscle forming the 
wall of the cheek, assisting in mastication, and 
also in blowing wind-instruments (whence its 
name). 2. The specific name of the trumpeter 
swan of North America, Cygnus buccinator. 
Buccinator nerve, the buccal nerve of the inferior uuix- 
illary. 
buccinatory (buk'sin-a-to-ri), . [< bucciiintnr 
+ -y.] Of or pertaining to the buccinator 
muscle. 
The liuei-iiMl":;/ muscles along his ehecks. 
>'f. rite, Tristram Shaudy, iii. 8. 
buccinid (buk'si-nid). . A gastropod of the 
family linrriiiithr; a whelk. 
Bucciiiidae (buk-sin'i-de), . /il. [NL., < />'<- 
<V'MI + -fV/Vr.] A family of rhachiglossati- 
pri>Ni>liraiiehiatc gastropodous mollusks. typi- 
tied by the ^'eiius liiicfiiiinii. to wliieh very dlf- 
Bucellas 
Cerent limits IIHM- been -sitrnei|. ii\ ti i.iei 
author* representatives of inrioiis other i leni fumllii- 
were associated with /.'"> /... )' modern authors it 
is restricted to a smaller detluite -.-i-nip <|. lined chiefly In 
the armature of the month. Tin- animal ha* a lingual 
ribbon armed uitli erect cuspidate median teeth ami 
lateral teeth, surmounted i.y -j i of which the 
outermost are largest. The shell I* represented by that 
known as the whelk. The typical specie* are inhabi 
tants of the cold seas, but others are Inhabitants of warm 
seat. See cut mi'l- 
bucciniform (buk-sin'i-f&rm), a. [< Bucciimm 
+ L. forma, form.] Having the form or ap- 
. i nee of a buccinoid whelk. 
Buccininae (buk-si-ni'ne), . pi. [NL., < /(</- 
n a HI + -iiue.~] A subfamily of bucciuoid gas- 
tropodous mollusks. See Buediiiiln. 
buccinoid (buk'si-noid), a. and n. [< Bucrinum 
+ -oid.~] I. ((. Resembling molluMks of the ge- 
nus BIII-I-IIIIIIII : shaped like a whelk. 
II. H. A member of the family Bucciimln . 
Buccinoida (buk-si-noi'da), n. pi. [NL.] Same 
Buccinoides (buk-si-no-ed'), it. pi. [F.] The 
name of Cuvier's third family of pectinibran- 
chiate gastropods, sometimes Latinized as Buc- 
cinoida. The group includes, but is more exten- 
sive than, the modern family Buccinida. 
buccinopsid (buk-si-nop'sid), . A gastropod 
of the family Bucciiiopsifla: 
Buccinopsidae (buk-si-nop'si-de), w. pi. [NL., 
< Burcinopitix + -/(/'.] A family of rhachi- 
glossate gastropods, typified by the genus Buc- 
cinopsis. The animal has an elongated lingual ribbon, 
with thin unarmed median teeth and unlciispid versatile 
lateral teeth. The shell is like that of a whelk. 
Buccinopsis (buk-si-nop'sis), n. [NL., < Bucci- 
niim + Gr. oV"f, appearance.] A genus of gastro- 
pods with shells like those of the genus Bucci- 
mint, typical of the family Bttccinopxida:. 
Buccinum (buk'si-num), n. [L., prop, bucinum, 
a shell-fish used in dyeing purple, < bucina. a 
trumpet.] The typical 
genus of mollusks of the 
family Buccinida. By 
the old authors numerous 
and very heterogeneous spe- 
cies were combined in it, but 
by modern systematists it IK 
restricted to the whelks, of 
which B. undatum is a typi- 
cal example. 
Bucco(buk'6),. [NL., 
< L. bucco, a babbler, 
blockhead, fool, lit. 
one who has distended 
cheeks, < bucca, cheek.] 
In ornith., a generic 
name variously used, 
(a) By Brisson(17oU) applied 
to a genus of birds contain- 
ing an American species of 
the modern family Bucconi- commou Whelk (Buctiitum 
'/<> ana two species of Capita- Httdatum'i. 
nidce. (b) By Linnanis (1766) 
used fora genus of birds, containing one American species 
of Bucconidce, erroneously attributed to Africa, (c) Ap- 
plied to a genus of birds, containing a heterogeneous 
lot of species composing the two families Buccimidce and 
Caiiitoiiidcf. (d) Transferred by Tenmdnck (1820) to the 
Capitonidec, or scansorial barliets. {f) Restored by Gray 
(1H46) to the American barbacous, and used by nearly all 
subsequent ornithologist* as the typical genus of the 
family Btu'conidce, or puff-birds. About 15 species art- 
known, all from .South and Central America, having a 
stout, turgid bill, broad at the base and somewhat hooked 
at the end, with basal nostrils, rlctal vibrisoae, short round- 
ed wings, moderate rounded toil of 12 rectrices, and zygo- 
dactyl feet, with the third toe longest B. coilaru is 
reddish-brown, with a black collar ; the other species are 
mostly pied with black and white, or otherw Ue variegated. 
buccolabial (buk-6-la'bi-al), a. Pertaining to 
the cheek and lip. Buccolabial nerve, the buccal 
branch of the inferior maxillary nerve : sometimes restrict- 
ed to its terminal branch. Superior buccolabial 
nerve, the bnccal branch of the facial nerve. 
Bucconidae (bu-kon'i-de), . pi. [NL., < Buc- 
ro(n-) + -i'rf<e.] The puff- birds; the fissirostral 
/.ygodactyl barbets; the barbacous; a family 
of picariau birds related to the jacamarg, or 
(iiilhttliilii: They have a large, heavy head and bill, 
prominent rictal ribrissa), short rounded wings and toil. 
the toes yoked in pairs, torsi scutellate and reticulate, no 
aftershafts, nude oil-gland, 10 primaries, 12 rectrices, oper- 
eiilatc nostrils, and eyelashes. The family U small and 
<c impact, and confined to America, when- it is represented 
by about 43 *i>ecies of the 7 genera Bueco, MalacoptHa. 
MiffiniKinKfhii. \ininiita. Hapaloptila, Mmiatha (or Mo- 
mim), and i'li> f'<i'-/->- i-<t. The name w-as formerly Indefi- 
nitely applied to different groups of birds represented by 
the genera Cajiitu, .Wri/aliewa, etc., as well as Bucco. 
buccula (buk'u-li), M. ; pi. buccula! (-le). [L., 
dim. of bucca, the cheek or puffed-out mouth. 
Cf. burble-.] In (/Mat., the fleshy part under 
the chin. 
Bucellas (bu-sel'as), M. A Portuguese wine for- 
merly much exported to England. It is made 
near Lisbon. 
