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campophagine (kam-pof'a-jin), a. [< Campo- CamptOSOrus (kamp-to-so'rus), . [NL., < Gv. 
/iltrttfa + -ine l.] Feeding upon caterpillars ; 
specifically, of or pertaining to the Camjiojiha- 
ijime or Campophagida;. Also written campe- 
Campophilus (kam-pof'i-lus), n. [NL. (first 
(JampephilusQ. R. Gray, 1840), < Gr. ' 
caterpillar, + 
0/Aof, loving.] 
A genus of 
woodpeckers of 
the largest size, 
of the fam- 
ily Picidw, in- 
habiting the 
warmer parts 
of America ; 
the ivory-billed 
woodpeckers. 
They have a long, 
straight, truncate, 
beveled and ridged 
bill of ivory- 
like hardness and 
whiteness, a very 
slender neck, the 
head crested, and 
the coloration 
black, white, and 
scarlet. The best- 
known species is C. 
principalis of the 
southern United 
States, about 20 
inches long and 30 
or more in extent 
of wings. Another, 
C. imperialia, is still larger. See ivory-bill. Also written 
Campephilu*. 
Campostoma (kam-pos'to-mii), n. [NL. (Agas- 
siz, 1855), < Gr. Ka/iirt/, a bending, + arAfia, 
mouth.] A genus of American cyprinoid 
fishes, of the family Cyprinida;, characterized 
bent, + oapof, a heap, mound (fruit- 
dot) : see sorus.~\ A genus of ferns, of the tribe 
Aspleniece, comprising two species, one of whic}i 
is found in eastern North America, the other 
in eastern Asia ; the walking-fern, it has fruit- 
dots both parallel and oblique to the midrib, and the tip 
nf the frond bends over and takes root, giving origin to 
a new plant. 
camptptropal (kamp-tot'ro-pal), a. [< Gr. 
Ka/arTof, flexible, taken as equiv. to Ka/nrvtoc, 
bent, curved, + rpiiruv, turn. Cf. campylotro- 
pal.} In bot., same as campylotropal. 
camptulicon (kamp-tu'li-kon), n. [An artifi- 
cial trade-name, < Gr. /CO/OTTOC, flexible, + oii^of, 
woolly, thick, crisp, curled.] A kind of cloth 
resembling india-rubber, made of a compound 
of inferior india-rubber and powdered cork. 
It is used for various purposes, such as facings for knife- 
boards, floor-mats for steamers, shields on door-steps, and 
the like. 
campulitropal, campulitropous (kam-pu-lif- 
ro-pal, -pus), a. Same as campylotropal. 
cam-pump (kam'pump), . A steam-pump in 
which the motion is regulated by the action of 
cams. 
Brown-headed Cactus-wren (Campylorhynchus bnirtneicapilltts}. 
in the southwestern United States, C. bnnmeicapillu*. 
the brown-headed cactus-wren, and C. afinw, the Sti 
Lucas cactus- wren. 
In 
Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( CampophilHs 
principalis). 
. 
permous (kam " pi - 16 - sper ' mus), a 
a seed : 'see 
Stone-roller ( Ca 
by the enormous length of the intestine, which 
is six or seven times as long as the body, and 
is wound in many spiral coils around the air- 
bladder. The species swarm in the spring in brooks of 
the southern and western United States, and are known as 
stone-rotten. The genus is the type of the Campoitomina. 
Campostominae (kam-pos-to-mi'ne), n. pi. 
[NL., < Campostoma + 4MB.] A subfamily of 
Cyprinidw, typified by the genus Campostoma. 
campostomine (kam-pos'to-min), a. and n. I. 
a. Pertaining to or having the characters of the 
Campostominai. 
II. n. A cyprinoid fish of the subfamily Cam- 
postominai. 
camp-sheathing (kamp'she"THing), n. [Also 
in modified forms camp-sheeting, campsheet, 
campshed, campshot; < camp (perhaps a corrup- 
tion of cam, Dan. kam, a ridge: see cam 1 ) + 
sheathing (or sheeting, or shed, taken in the same 
sense).] A structure consisting of a guide- 
pile, a wale, or a horizontal piece of timber, 
and a series of planks about three inches thick 
campus (kam'pus), n. [L., afield : see camp 2 .} 
The green upon or about which the buildings 
,, . I* .- . . 1.11V ,l> 1 .HIM.--- M n-ll. 
of an American college or university generally campylospermate (kam'pi-16-sper'mat), a. 
stand ; the college-yard. 60?., same as campylospermous. 
camp-Vinegar (kamp'vin"e-gar), . A mixture cam .' 
of vinegar with Cayenne pepper, soy, walnut- 
catchup, anchovies, and garlic. 
campylite (kam'pi-lit), n. [< Gr. KO/OTI'/IOC, 
bent, curved (connected with KAfnrruv, bend, 
curve), + -tte 2 .] A mineral, a variety of mi- 
metite or arsenate of lead, in which phosphorus 
largely replaces arsenic. It is found in Cum- 
berland, England. 
hence the name, 
campylometer (kam-pi-lom'e-ter), n. [< Gr. 
KafnrrAof, bent, curved, + fierpov, a measure.] 
An instrument for measuring the length of 
lines, straight or curved, on maps or plans. It 
is so divided that the actual length, correspond- 
ing to the given scale, may be read from it. 
Campyloneura (kam^pi-lo-nu'ra), n. [NL. 
(Fieber, 1861), < Gr. Kaum'Aof, curved, + veitpov, 
vein.] A genus of true bugs, or Heteroptera, of 
the family Phytocorida;. The Phytocoridce, as the 
name indicates, feed on vegetables, but Campyloneura and 
vUripenms (Say), the gla^y.'wiliged soldier-bug, U known CampylotrOpOUS (kam-pi-lot'ro-pus), a. 
as campylotropal. 
[< Gr. Ka/mvAof, curved, + 
sperm.} In bot., having the 
albumen of the seed curved 
at the margin so as to form 
longitudinal furrows, as the 
fruits of some umbelliferous 
plants, as in sweet cicely. 
The crystals are curved; campylotropal (kam -pi- 
lot 'ro- pal), a. 
[< Gr. Ka/arvtof, 
curved, + rpi- 
veiv, turn.] In 
bot., curved in 
such a manner 
Transverse Section of 
Campylospermous Fruit 
of I OUIKHI macvlatum. 
a, a, seeds, channeled up- 
on the inner face. 
as to bring the 
true apex close 
to the base: ap- 
plied to an ovule or seed. Also 
camptotropal, campulitropal, campulitropous, 
ca mpylo tropous. 
Same 
cam-shaft (kam'shaft), n. A shaft with cams or 
wipers used to lift the pestles of stamping-mills. 
camsterie (kam-ste'ri), a. [Also camsteary, 
camsteerie, camstairie, camstrairy ; cf. camstrud- 
geons, of same sense; perhaps corruptions of 
Gael, comh-stri, -strigh, -strith, strife, broil, 
quarrel (comh-stritheach, contentious), < comh- 
(= L. con-, com-), together, + stri, strife, con- 
tention.] Froward; perverse: unmanageable. 
[Scotch.] 
He's a cainttcary chield, and fasheous about marches, 
. . . but deil o' me if I wad wrang Jock o' Dawston nei- 
ther. Scott, Guy Manuering, II. xvii. 
Same as 
See camous, camoused. 
the warmer parts of America, and is represented chiefly by i5 ' in ie as a 
the genera Campylorhynchus, Salpinctei, and Catherpe. Can 1 (kan), 
The species are numerous, especially those of the first- 
named genus, and are known as cactus-wrens, canon- 
Glassy-winged Soldier-bug and Pupa (Campyloneura vitripennis}. 
(Vertical lines show natural sizes. ) 
to be predaceous and to attack leaf-hoppers. It is pale CamstrudgCOUS (kam-struj 'us), a. 
greenish-yellow, and has delicately transparent wing-cov- camsterte. [Scotch, colloq.] 
era ornamented with a rose-colored or brownish cross. camUsM Camusedt a. 
The larva and pupa are more opaque, and are of a uui- ramiio-* n So 
form bluish-white color. v' V /i /t -Vl 
and placed vertically, erected at the foot of an Campylorhynchinae (kam"pi-16-ring-ki'ne), n cam ;Wheel (kam hwel), n. A wheel formed so 
embankment or a soft cutting to resist the out- pi. [NL., < Campylorhynchus +'-iw.] A group as t . m ve eccentrically and produce a recipro- 
ward thrust of the earthwork. of oscine passerine birds, commonly referred catlng rectilinear and interrupted motion in 
campsheet, campshed, campshot, camp- to the family Troglodytida; or wrens. The feet so . m , e ., ot o part ? f * macnmer y connected 
Sheeting (kamp'shet, -shed, -shot, -sheeting), are not strictly laminiplantar, the lateral tarsal plates Wltn lt- " ee eam > 
a *.._.,- being divided or not perfectly fused in one, and the tail Camwood (kam'wud), n. [Perhaps for Cam- 
is broad and fan-shaped, with the individual feathers peachy wood, from a notion that it came from 
widening toward the end, whence the name fan-tailed Oarrmpachv Bav cf hmfl n <i and hnu wnnrl 1 
ivrens, which is applied to the group. It is confined tc 
-*- of America, and is represented chieflv b\ 
an 1 (kan), r. ; pret. could. [The forms are : 
(1) Ind. pres. 1st pers. can, 2d canst, 3d COM, 
pi. can, < ME. can, canst, can (also con, etc.), 
pi. eunnen, cunne (also connen, coime), < AS. 
der of the wing, as *far as the bones extend, campylorhynchine (kam"pi-lo-ring'kin), a. In cann or can > canst, cann or can (also conn, etc.), 
Coues. ornith., having the bill bent; specifically, of or pi- cunnon. (2) Pret. could (the ZTieing inserted 
Camptolaemus (kamp-to-le'mus), n. [NL. P er taining to the Campylorhynchina'. in ignorant imitation of should and icoii/d, 
(first Camptplaimws G. R. Gray, 1841) < Gr. Campylorhynchus (kam^pi-lo-ring'kus), n. 
<-, flexible, + /ta^df, the throat.] A not- [ NL ,- (Spix, 1824), < Gr. naftTriAoc, bent, curved, 
+ p!ryxf, snout, beak.] The typical and 
largest genus of the Campylorhynchinai or fan- 
tailed wrens, including the numerous species of 
cactus-wrens which inhabit the warmer parts 
of America. They are of large size, having a length of 
7 or 8 inches, with the tarsus scutellate behind, the lateral 
toes of equal length, the wings and tail of about equal 
length, and the tail broad with plane feathers. The up- 
per parts are brown, with sharp white streaks the un- 
der parts white, boldly spotted with black ; and the tail- 
feathers barred with black and white. Two species occur 
n. Same as camp-sheathing. 
camp-stool (kamp'stol), . A seat or stool with 
cross-legs and a flexible seat, so made as to be 
folded up and packed away when not in use. 
campteiium (kamp-te'ri-um), . ; pi. campteria 
(-a). [NL., < Gr. Kafarr^p, a bending, turning 
(cf. raz/OTTor, bent), < Kd/mTetv, bend.] In ornith., 
the bend of the wing ; the fore and outer bor- 
tvrene, and rock-urrem. 
and canon-wren. 
campylorhyn 
ornith., havin 
See cute under Campylorhynch-u 
able genus of sea-ducks, of the subfamily Fn- 
ligulinw, having as type the pied or Labrador 
duck, C. labradorius. They have a leathery expan- 
sion of the edges of the upper mandilile, a distinct nail 
slight frontal angles, slight teeth in the upper mandible 
(those of the lower being prominent and vertical), bristly 
cheeks, short and vaulted wings, a short and U-feathered 
tail, and the coloration of the male entirely black and 
white. The genus is supposed to be on the point of ex- 
tinction. The steamer-duck of South America is some- 
times placed in this genus. 
where the I is radical), < ME. coude, couthe, 
earlier cuthe, pi. coude, couden, couthe, couthcn, 
earlier cuthen, < AS. cuthe, pi. cuthon (for 
"cunthe, *eunt]ion, the a being lost, as in muth, 
mouth, toth, tooth, etc.). (3) Inf. can (to can), 
assumed from the ind. form, occasionally used 
in mod. E. as a convenient substitute for to be 
able, or, as in the example cited from Bacon, 
analogously with Kill as an independent verb ; 
ME. inf. cininen, cnnne, also connen, conne (usu- 
ally 'to know,' rarely 'to can'), < AS. etmtian, 
scarcely used. (4) The ppr., ME. cunning, kun- 
