Cymbulia 
in front and square behind. C. proboscidea is 
an example. 
Cymbuliidae (sim-bu-li'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Vymbiilia + -idii>.] A family of thecosomatous 
pteropods. The animal is oval and has very large 
rounded fins, anil there are three radular teeth in each 
transverse row, the median very wide and the lateral mod- 
erately wide and miicuspid ; the shell has the form of a 
sandal, and is cartilaginous and mostly internal. Genera 
of this family are Cytntndia, Tieticmannla, ant\Halopsyche. 
The Ciimbiiliida! are noticeable for their comparatively 
large size and the very peculiar shell which they secrete. 
In early life . . . they have a small, spiral, horny shell ; 
but this becomes lost, and in its place the animal secretes 
a cartilaginous slipper-shaped shell, apparently possessing 
no more consistency than ordinary gelatine jelly. In this 
thick, transparent, flexible shell sits the mollusc, like the 
old woman in her shoe, paddling about by the large oval 
wings. Stand. Nat. Hist., I. 358. 
cyme (slm), . [Also, as NL., cyma; < Gr. nvfia 
(> L. cyma), a young sprout, etc., same as Kti/ia 
a wave, swell, 
etc. : see cyma.] 
1. In bot.: (a) 
An inflorescence 
of the definite 
or determinate 
class; any form 
of inflorescence 
in which the pri- 
mary axis bears 
a single termi- 
nal flower which 
, Cyme of houseleek ; *, of forget-me- develops first, 
not- (From Le Maout and Decaisne's fl.p inflnrpQ 
" Traite general cle Botanique." ) 
cence being con- 
tinued by secondary, tertiary, and other axes. 
The secondary and other axes may be given off on both 
sides of the-primary axis (a dichotomous or biparous cyme 
or dichasium), or in such a way as to cause the inflores- 
cence to assume a helicoid or scorpioid form (as in the for- 
get-me-not). The term is applied especially to a broad 
and flattened compound form, (ft) A panicle, the 
elongation of all the ramifications of which is 
arrested so that it has the appearance of an 
umbel. 2. In arch., same as cyma. 
Also cima. 
cymelet (sim'let), n. [< cyme + -let."] Same 
as cynmle. 
cymene (si'men), . [< oym(faum) + -ene.~\ A 
hydrocarbon (CjoH^) occurring in the vola- 
tile oil of Roman cumin, in camphor, in the oil 
of thyme, etc., and prepared by treating oil of 
turpentine with oil of vitriol. It is a colorless, 
strongly refracting liquid, and has a pleasant 
odor of lemons. Also cymol and campliogen. 
cyrnic (si'mik), a. [< cym(inum) + -ic.] Per- 
taining to or derived from cyminum or cumin. 
CymiC acid t OioHi2<}2, a monobasic acid forming pris- 
matic crystals insoluble in water. 
cymiferous (si-mif'e-rus), a. [< NL. cyma, a 
cyme, + L. fcrre = E. bearl.] In bot., produ- 
cing cymes. 
Cyminclis (si-min'dis), n. [NL., < Gr. xd/uviif, 
an unidentified bird, described by Aristotle as 
haunting the mountains, black, of the size of a 
small hawk, long and slender in form.] 1. In 
entom., a genus of adephagous beetles, of the 
family Carabida;. Latreille,18Q6. 2. Inornith., 
a genus of American hawks of small size, re- 
lated to the kites. The tarsus is bare below ; the nos- 
trils are linear and oblique ; the lores are bare ; the bill 
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cymobotrys (si-mo-bot'ris), . [NL., < Gr. xiy/a, 
a young sprout (see cyma}, + pfapvf, a cluster 
of grapes.] In but., same as thyrse. 
cymogene (si'mo-jen), n. [< Gr. nv[i(ivov), cu- 
min, + -ym/f, producing : see cumin and -gen.'] 
A mixture of very volatile hydrocarbons found 
in crude petroleum. When the crude petroleum is 
distilled, cymogene passes off as a gas at the usual tem- 
perature of the condenser, but by low temperature and 
compression it is reduced to a very volatile liquid having 
a specific gravity of .603-.578. It is used as a freezing- 
mixture. 
cymoid (si'moid), a. [< cyme + -aid.'] Having 
the form of a cyme. 
cymol (si'mol), . [< L. cym(inum) + -ol.] 
Same as cymene, 
cymophane (si'mo-fan), n. [< F. cymophane, < 
Gr. lai/ia, a wave! + fw&j < <j>aiveiv, show.] 
Chrysoberyl. 
Her white arm, that wore a twisted chain 
Clasped with an opal-sheeny cymophane. 
0. W. Holmes, The Mysterious Illness. 
cymophanous (si-mof 'a-nus), . [As cymophane 
+ -oits.] Having a wavy floating light; opa- 
lescent ; chatoyant. 
cymose, cymous (si'mos, si'mus), a. [< L. cy- 
mosus, full of shoots, < cyma, a shoot, sprout: 
see cyme.] Bearing a cyme ; composed of 
cymes ; pertaining to or resembling a cyme. 
cymosely (sl'mos-li), adr. In a cymose man- 
ner: as, " branching cymosely," Farlow, Marine 
Algne, p. 103. 
Cymothoa (sl-moth'6-a), . [NL. (Fabricius, 
1798), < Gr. Kv/m, anything swollen, a wave, etc., 
Cayenne Hawk (Cymindis catcnncitsis). 
is slender and much hooked at the end ; the tail is rounded 
and the wings are short. The genus was based by Cuvier 
1817, on the Cayenne hawk, C. caiienimt*!* 
cyminum (si-mi'num), n. [L., also cumitium, 
> cumin, q. v.] Same as cmnin. 
cymlin, n. See f/imlin. 
cymobotryose (si-mo-bot'ri-6s), a. [As cymo- 
botrys + -ose.~] In bot., same as thyrsoid. 
thoa ovalis, upper and under views. 
(Line shows natural size.) 
+ 606';, quick, also pointed.] The typical genus 
of the family Cymothoidai. C. mtrum is a common 
kind of fish-louse, parasitic upon many fishes, to which it 
clings tightly by means of its hooked legs. 
Cymotnoidae (si-mo-tho'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Cymothoa + -ida:.~] A family of isopod crusta- 
ceans, of the group Euisopoaa, typified by the 
genus Cymothoa, mostly parasitic on fish. The 
technical characters are a broad abdomen, with short 
segments and a scutate caudal plate, the posterior max- 
illipeds operculate, and the mouth-parts formed for biting 
or sucking. There are several genera besides Cymotlioa, 
as Scroll's, dlga, Eurydice, Cirolana, and Ceratothoa. Also 
written Cymothoadce. 
cymous, a. See cymose. 
Oymri, n.pl. See Cymry. 
Cymric, Kymric (kim'rik), . and n. [With 
accom. term, -ic, < W. Cymraeg, Welsh, Cym- 
reia, the Welsh language, < Cymro, pi. Cymry, 
a Welshman, Cymru, Wales: see Cymry.] I. a. 
Of or pertaining to the Cymry and their kin- 
dred, the Cornishmen and Bretons. 
He [Monsieur Edwards] . . . finds abundant traces of 
the physical type which he has established as the Cymric 
still subsisting in our population, and having descended 
from the old British possessors of our soil before the Saxon 
conquest. M. Arnold, Study of Celtic Literature, iii. 
II. . The language of the Cymry, or of the 
Cymric division of the Celtic race of Britain. 
Cymry, Kymry (kim'ri), n. pi. [W. Cymry, 
pi. of Cymro, a Welshman; cf. Cymru, ML. 
Cambria, Wales. The origin of the name is 
unknown ; some connect it with W. cymmer, a 
confluence of waters; cf. abcr, inver-.'] The 
name given to themselves by the Welsh, in its 
wider application the term is often applied to that divi- 
sion of the Celtic race which is more nearly akin with the 
Welsh, including also the Cornishmen and the Bretons or 
Armoricans, as distinguished from the Gadhelic division. 
Also written Cyinri, Cwmry. 
Physical marks, such as the square head of the German, 
the round head of the Gael, the oval head of the Cyinri, 
which determine the type of a people. 
M. Arnold, Study of Celtic Literature, iii. 
cynrale (si'mul), . [< NL. cymula (cf. L. cy- 
in ula, a tender sprout), dim. of cyma : see cyma, 
cyme.'] In bot., a simple or diminutive cyme, 
by itself or forming part of a compound cyme. 
Also cymelet. 
cymulose (si'mu-los), a. [< cynmle + -ose.] 
Bearing or composed of cymules ; pertaining to 
or resembling a cymule. 
cynegetics 
Cynselurinae (si"ne-lu-ri'ue), . pi. [NL., < 
Cymulurus + -};.] A subfamily of FclicUe, 
represented by the genus Cynailurus : a syno- 
nym of Gitepardiua: (which see). Also written 
Cynailurinte. 
CynseluTUS (si-ne-lu'rus), n. [NL., < Gr. KVIJV 
(KW-), a dog, +' altovpos, a cat.] A genus of 
dog-like cats, containing the chetah or hunt- 
ing leopard of India, C. jubala: a synonym of 
Gueparda (which see). Also written Cynailu- 
rus. Wagler, 1830. 
cynanche (si-nang'ke), n. [LL. (>ult. E. squi- 
nancy, quinsy, q. v.), < Gr. arvfyxq, dog-quinsy, 
a kind of sore throat, also a dog-collar, < KVUV 
(KW-), a dog (= E. hound = L. cants, a dog), + 
ayxetv, choke, suffocate.] A name of various 
diseases of the throat or windpipe, attended 
with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of 
breathing and swallowing, as cynanche paroti- 
d<ea, tonsillaris, trachectlis, etc Cynanche malig- 
na. Same as angina maligna (which see, under angina). 
Cynanchum (si-nang'kum), 11. [NL., < LL. 
cynanche, in reference to its poisonous quali- 
ties: see cynanche."] An asclepiadaceous genus 
of climbing plants, of the Mediterranean re- 
gion and Australia, of about 20 species. The 
root of the European G. Vincetoxicum is emetic and pur- 
gative, and has been used in France as a substitute for 
scammony. 
cynanthropy (si-nan'thro-pi), n. [= F. cynan- 
thropie, < Gr. *Kwav6pu-nia, < KwdvOpairoc, of a 
dog-man, < KI-UV (KW-), a dog, + avBputrof, man. 
Cf. lycanthropy.'] A kind of madness in which 
the afflicted person imagines himself to be a 
dog, and imitates its voice and actions. 
Cynara (sin'a-ra), n. [NL., < Gr. Kwdpa, a 
plant not determined, supposed to be either 
the dog-thorn (< K.V&V (KVV-), a dog) or nivapa, 
the artichoke.] A small genus of composites, 
of the Mediterranean region, in many respects 
like the thistle, but having an involucre com- 
posed of thick, fleshy, spiny scales, and a re- 
markably thick, fleshy receptacle covered with 
numerous bristles. The two best-known species are 
the artichoke (C. Scolymws) and the cardoon (C. Cardun- 
ciilus'), cultivated as vegetables. The other species are 
troublesome weeds, now widely naturalized upon the 
plains of extratropical South America. See cut under 
artichoke. 
Cynaraceae (sin-a-ra'sf-e), n. pi. [NL., < Cy- 
nara + -acea:.'] Same as Cyniiroidece. 
cynaraceous (sin-a-ra'shius), a. [< Cynara + 
-aceous.] Belonging to or resembling the Cy- 
naracece or Cynaroidece. 
cynarctomachy (sin-iirk-tom'a-ki), n. [< Gr. 
KVUTV (KW-), a dog, + apurof, a 'bear, + \iaxn, a 
fight.] Bear-baiting with a dog: a humorous 
word invented by Butler. 
Some occult design doth lie 
In bloody cynarctomachy. 
S. Butler, Hudibras, I. i. 752. 
cynareous (si-na're-us), a. [< Cynara + -eous.~] 
Cynaraceous. 
cynaroid (sin'a-roid), a. [< Cynara + -old.'} 
Same as cynaraceous. 
Cynaroideae (sin-a-roi'de-e), n. pi. [NL., < 
Cynara + -oidea'.'] A tribe of the natural or- 
der Compositor, of which the genus Cynara is 
the type, distinguished by having the anthers 
conspicuously caudate, the flowers all her- 
maphrodite with tubular corollas and setose 
pappus, and the leaves usually prickly. The 
largest genera are'Cntcu* and Centattrea. Also 
Cynaracea;. See Cynara. 
cynebot (A.-S. pron. ku'ne-bot), n. [AS., < 
cync (in comp.), king, + hot, fine, boot : see king 
and 600*1.] i n Anglo-Saxon law, that part of the 
fine imposed on the murderer of a king which 
was paid to the community, as distinguished 
from the wergild paid to the king's kin. 
By the Mercian law it [wergild payable to the king's 
kin on his violent death] was 7200 shillings. . . . A fine of 
equal amount, the cynebot, was at the same time due to 
his people. Stubbs, Const. Hist., 69. 
cynegetic (sin-e-jet'ik), a. [= F. cynegetiquc 
= Sp. cinegetico, < Gr. KwrfycrtKof, pertaining to 
hunting, < Kwrr)CT?if, a hunter, < itruv (KW-), a 
dog, + liyeladai, lead.] Concerning or having 
to do with hunting or cynegetics. [Rare.] 
Jacques du Fouilloux, the celebrated veneur and cyne- 
qetic writer of the sixteenth century. 
JT. and Q., 7t1i ser., IV. 05. 
cynegetics (sin-e-jet'iks), M. [< L. cyntgetica, 
< Gr. KimiyertKa, neut. pi. of Kviy) cn/nif, pertain- 
ing to hunting: see cynctjetic and -ics. ] The 
art of hunting with dogs. [Rare.] 
There are extant ... in Greek four books on ci/mijet- 
ickn, or venation. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., i. 8. 
