Eumeces 
the nostrils in a single median plate, thin polished scales, 
and no palatine teeth. E. fascwtits, the common blue- 
tail of the United States, is 8 or 9 inches long, green with 
yellow stripes, passing on the tail into blue, and pearly- 
white below. E. lonyimstris is the Bermuda skink. 
Eumenes (u'me-nez), n. [NL., < Gr. eii/tevi/f, 
well-disposed, friendly, gracious, < eii, well, + 
/itvof, mind, temper, disposition.] The typical 
genus of wasps of the family Eumemdw, having 
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shape.] An organic form resulting from eu- 
merogenesis ; a eumeristic organism : opposed 
to dysmcromorph. 
eumeromorphic (u"me-ro-m6r'fik), . [< eume- 
romorph + -c.] Having the character or qual- 
ity of a eumeromorph ; eumerogenetic or eu- 
meristic in form : opposed to dysmeromorphic. 
Eumetopias (u-me-to'pi-as), n. [NL. (Gill, 
1866), < Gr. ev, well, + peTunias, having a broad 
forehead, < [teToirov, the forehead, < fterd, be- 
tween, -I- a-ifi (<JTT-), the eye.] A genus of eared 
seals, of the family Otariida!. The type is the north- 
ern sea-lion. E. ntclleri, which inhabits the northern Pa- 
cific from Bering's strait to Japan and California. The 
male measures from 12 to 14 feet in length, and weighs 
upward of a thousand pounds ; the female is much smaller 
and more slender. See cut in preceding column. 
Eunectes (u-nek'tez), n. [NL., < Gr. ev, well, 4- 
", a swimmer (cf . vr/Kr6f, adj., swimming), < 
i, swim.] 
Eumenes /rat. 
(Line shows natural size. } 
the abdomen pyriform, with a very long pedicel 
formed by the first abdominal segment. E. fra- 
terna is a common North American species. 
Eumenidas (u-men'i-de), n. pi, [NL., < Eu- 
menes + -ida.:~\ A family of true wasps, by 
some ranked only as a subfamily, containing 
the solitary wasps, and distinguished from the 
social wasps by having the claws armed with 
a tooth instead of being simple. These wasps are 
of only two forms, male and female, the latter having the 
dual r61e of queen and worker. Also Eumenida, Eumeni- 
des. 
Eumenides 1 (u-men'i-dez), re. pi. [L., < Gr. Ei>- 
//EvMff (sc. deal), lit. the gracious goddesses, < 
evpevfc, well-disposed, favorable, gracious, < ev, 
well, -r ficvof, mind, temper, disposition.] In 
classical myth., the Erinyes or Furies: a eu- 
phemistic name. See Erinys and fury. 
While Apollo or Athena only slay, the power of Deme- 
ter and the Eumenides is over the whole life. 
Ruskin, Lectures on Art, 151. 
Eumenides 2 (u-men'i-de/), w. pi. [NL., < Eu- 
menes + -ides.} 1. Same as Eumenida',. 2. A 
group of lepidopterous insects. Buixduval, 1836. 
Eumeninae (u-me-m'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Eu- 
menes + -inte..~\ The Eunienidw considered as 
a subfamily of Vespidw. 
eumerism (u'me-rizm), n. [< Gr. ev, well, + fte- 
pof, part (division) (see eumeristic), + -ism.] In 
biol., an aggregate of eumeristic parts ; a pro- 
cess or result of eumerogenesis : a kind of me- 
rism opposed to dysrnerism. 
eumeristic (u-me-ris'tik), a. [< Gr. evpepiarof, 
easily divided, < e v, well, + /ieptaT6f, divided, di- 
visible, < [lepi&iv, divide, < fiepot, a part.] In 
biol., regularly repeated in a set or series of 
like parts which form one integral whole ; eu- 
merogenetic : opposed to dysineristic. 
eumerogenesis (u"me-ro-jen'e-sis), n. [NL., < 
Gr. ev, well, + fj-epof, part (division) (see eume- 
rism), + yeveaif, generation.] In biol., the gene- 
sis, origination, or development of many like 
parts in a regular series forming an integral 
whole ; repetition of forms without modification 
or specialization: opposed to dysmerogenesis. 
Ordinary cell-division and the budding of suc- 
cessive joints of a tapeworm are examples. 
eumerogenetic (u"me-ro-je-net'ik), a. [< eu- 
merogenesis, after genetic.] In biol., produced 
by or resulting from eumerogenesis ; character- 
ized by or exhibiting eumerism ; eumeristic : 
opposed to diismerogenetic. 
eumeromorph (u'me-ro-morf), n. [< Gr. ev, 
well, + pepof, part (see eumerism), + /u>p<t>r/, 
Northern Sea-lion ^Eumetopias stelleri). 
1 . A genus 
of enormous 
South Ameri- 
can serpents, 
of the fam- 
ily Boidai, 
or boas. E. 
murinus is 
the anaconda 
(which see). 
Wagler, 1830. 
2. A genus 
of water-bee- 
tles, of the 
family Dytis- 
cid<K, contain- 
ing about 12 
Species, Of Anaconda {Eunectes murinus). 
Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America. 
Erichson, 1832. 
Eunectus (u-nek'tus), re. [NL. : see Eunectes.'] 
Same as Eunectes. 
Eunice (u-ni'se), n. [NL., < Gr. Eweim/ or Et>- 
v'uaj, a Nereid.] In zoiil., a genus of 
annelids, typical of the family Euni- 
cid(E. It is characterized by having no fewer 
than 9 distinct dentary pieces, 2 large flat 
ones united below, and 3 dextral and 4 sinis- 
tral cutting teeth working against each other. 
E. (/iffantea is a large West Indian sea-centi- 
pede, with several hundred joints. E. anten- 
nata is another example. 
Eunices (u-nis'e-e), n. pi. [NL., < 
Eunice + -eas.~\ A group of annelids 
approximately corresponding to the 
family Eunicid<B. 
Eunicidae (u-nis'i-de), re. pi. [NL., < 
Eunice + -idol. ] A family of errant, pre- 
daceous,polych8etous annelids, typified 
by the genus Eunice. The body has many 
segments ; the priestomium bears tentacles ; the 
parapodia are usually uniramous, sometimes bi- 
ramous, and ordinarily provided with dorsal and 
venti-al cirri as well as branchiae There are 
several genera. 
Eunomia (u-no'mi-a), n. [NL., < Gr. 
Evvo/iia., daughter of Themis, a per- Eunicf 
Bonification of evvo/iia, good order : see antenxa- 
eunomy.] 1. In oo7. : (a) A genus of '"' 
zygsenid moths. Hiibner, 1816. (6) A genus of 
polyps. Lamarck, 1821. (c) A genus of worms. 
Risso, 1826. (d) A genus of North American 
bees, of the family Andrenidw, having the api- 
cal joint of the antennse spoon-shaped. There 
are two species, E. apacha and E. heteropoda. 
2. In astron., the fifteenth planetoid, discov- 
ered at Naples by De Gasparis in 1851. 
Eunqmian (u-np'mi-an), a. and i. [< LL. Eu- 
nomius, < Gr. Evv6fiioc , a proper name, (. evvo/ios, 
well-ordered: see eunomy.~\ I. a. Of or per- 
taining to Eunomius or his doctrines. 
II. n. A follower of Eunomius, an extreme 
Arian of the fourth century, pupil of Aetius, 
and some time bishop of Cyzicus : same as Ano- 
mcean, Aetian, and Eudoxian. 
eunomy (u'no-mi), n. [< Gr. tbvofiSa, good or- 
der, good laws well obeyed, < evvofio/;, well-or- 
dered, under good laws, < ev, well, + vo^of, law.] 
Equal law, or a well-adjusted constitution of 
government. Mitford. 
Eunota (u-no'ta), re. pi. [< Gr. tiwrof, well- 
backed, stout-backed, < ev, well, + varof, the 
back.] A group of existing Lacertilia, having 
the more important characters of the Platynota, 
but distinguished from them by having two 
nasal bones, and the integument of the head 
covered with epidermic plates. 
eunuch (u'nuk), . and a. [= F. eunuque = Sp. 
It. eunuco = Pg. eunucho, < L. eunuchus, < Gr. 
evvovxo(, a chamberlain (in Asia, and later in 
euouse 
the Greek empire, generally a castrated man) ; 
hence, a castrated man (applied also to cas- 
trated beasts and to seedless fruits); < EVVT/, 
bed, + lx e ' v > have, hold, keep.] I. n. 1. In 
the East, a chamberlain ; a keeper of the bed- 
chamber, or of the women in a large or polyg- 
amous household: an office generally (and in 
the latter case always) held by castrated men, 
and often bringing to its holders in princely 
houses great political influence. 
From the domestic service of the palace, and the ad- 
ministration of the private revenue, Narses the eunuch 
was suddenly exalted to the head of an army. 
Gibbon, Decline and Fall, xli. 
Hence, in general 2. Any castrated male of 
the human species. , 
II. a. Unproductive; barren. [Bare.] 
He had a mind wholly eunuch and ungenerative in mat- 
ters of literature and taste. Godwin, Mandeville, III. 96. 
eunuch (u'nuk), v. t. [< eunuch, n.] To make 
a eunuch of; castrate, as a man. [Kare.] 
They eunuch all their priests ; from whence 'tis shewn 
That they deserve no children of their own. 
Creech, tr. of Lucretius. 
eunuchatet (u'nuk-at), v. t. [< LL. eunuchatus, 
pp. of eunuchare, make a eunuch, < L. eunuchus, 
a eunuch.] Same as eunuch. 
It were ... an impossible act to eunuchate or castrate 
themselves. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., iii. 4. 
eunuchism (u'nuk-izm), n. [< LL. eunuchismus, 
< LGr. evvovxio/Kk;, < evvovx'^eiv, make a eunuch, 
< evvovxo; : see eunuch.] The state of being a 
eunuch. 
That eunuchism, not in itself, but for the kingdom of 
heaven, is better than it [marriage], we doubt not. 
Bp. Hall, Honour of Married Clergy, p. 54. 
euomphaloid (u-om'fa-loid), a. Like species 
of the genus EuompHalus : as, a euomphaloid 
shell. P. P. Carpenter. 
Euomphalus (u-om'fa-lus), . [NL., in allu- 
sion to the wide umbilicus, < Gr. ev, well, + 
bpipaUf, the navel, umbilicus.] A large genus 
of fossil gastropods, belonging to the family 
Turbinida:, appearing in the Silurian strata, and 
keeping its place till the Triassic period. The 
remains consist of depressed or discoidal shells, with a 
polygonal aperture and very wide umbilicus (whence the 
name). The operculum is round, shelly, and multispiral. 
euonym (u'o-nim), . [< Gr. ei>6w/iof, having 
a good name, < ev, well, + ovo/ta, &VV/M, a name.] 
In terminal., a good, proper, or fitting name of 
anything ; a term which conforms to the rules 
and answers the requirements of a system of 
naming, and is therefore available as a tech- 
nical designation : opposed to caconym. [Bare.] 
euonymin (u-on'i-min), n. [< Enonymus + -iw 2 .] 
1. An uncrystallizable, bitter substance, sol- 
uble in alcohol and water, obtained from Euo- 
nymus. 2. A complex substance precipitated 
from the tincture of euonymus by adding water. 
Euonymus (u-on'i-mus), n. [NL., < L. euony- 
mos (Pliny), < Gr. ev&w/jof (TO tvum/iov Aev6pm>), 
the spindle-tree, < ev&vviiof, having a good name, 
honored, prosperous, lucky, < ev, well, + ovofia, 
ovvfta, name : see onym.~\ 1. A celastraceous ge- 
nus of shrubs and small trees, natives of north- 
ern temperate regions, including about 40 spe- 
cies. They have opposite leaves, and loose cymes of small 
purplish flowers, followed by usually crimson or rose-col- 
ored capsules, which on opening disclose the seed wrap- 
ped in an orange-colored aril. The spindle-tree of Europe, 
E. Europcea, the leaves, flowers, and fruit of which are 
said to be poisonous to animals, is sometimes cultivated, 
but less frequently than the more ornamental American 
species, E. atropurpurea, and E. Americana, known re- 
spectively as the wahoo or Intming-bugh and the straw- 
berry-lntsh. E. Japonica, sometimes called Chinese box, 
is a handsome evergreen species of Japan, often with fine- 
ly variegated leaves. All parts of the European spindle- 
tree are emetic and purgative, and the bark of the wahoo 
is used as an active purgative. See cut under burning- 
bush. 
2. [Z. c.] The bark of Euonymus atropurpurea, 
which is used as a purgative and laxative. 
euonymy (u-on'i-mi), . [As euonym + -y. Cf. 
synonymy, etc.] A system of or the use of euo- 
nyms ; right or proper technical nomenclature. 
[Rare.] 
Euornithes (u-6r'ni-thez), re. pi. [NL., < Gr. 
ev, well, + opvif (bpviB-), a bird.] A superordinal 
group of birds, containing all living birds ex- 
cepting the struthious or ratite forms, the tina- 
mous, and the penguins. It is the same as Cari- 
nata; without the tinamous and penguins. 
euornithic (u-6r-nith'ik), a. [< Euornithes + 
-ic.] Pertaining to or having the characters of 
the Euornithes. 
euotomoUS (u-ot'o-mus), a. An incorrect form 
of eutomoHx. 
euouae (u-6'e), . See evovce. 
