Eupagurus 
Eupagurus (u-pa-gu'rus), . [NL., < Gr.fi, 
wi-11, + 1'iii/urug.] A genus of hermit-crabs. 
E. bernharittts 
is ono u( the 
(.mnnnnestspe- 
Cles of lliTMlit- 
crab along the 
Atlantic r,;isi 
of thu United 
.States, :unl is 
orten found in 
the sllrll of tllC 
sca-mmil Lima 
ti.i l:-r<tg and 
..thrrs. 
eupathia (u- 
l>;ith'i-ii), ii. 
|Srr </)(/- 
thy.] lu pa- 
ilini., same 
as riiiilioritt. 
Hennit-crab (finpairur, 
of Sea-snail ( /. 
afia Jteroi ,. 
Shell 
eupathyt (u'pa-thi), . [< Or. eviraBtia, the en- 
joyment of good things, comfort ; with the Sto- 
ics, a happy condition ; < ciiraft/f, enjoying good 
things, in happy condition, < ev, well, + wdBof, 
feeling.] Right feeling. 
And yet verily they themselves againe do tcrme those 
joyes, those promptitudes of the will, and wary cin uin- 
spections, by the name of ettpathiey, 1. c. good affections, 
and not of apathies, that is to say, impossibilities ; where- 
in they u-c the words aright and as they ought. 
Holland, tr. of Plutarch, p. 62. 
Eupatoriaceae (u-pa-to-ri-a'se-e), n.pl. [NL., < 
Eupatorium 4- -acea;.] A tribe of the natural 
order Composite, having perfect flowers (never 
yellow) in discoid heads, the anthers not cau- 
date, and the elongated clavate style-branches 
stigmatic only below the middle. It Includes 35 
genera and over 750 species, of which only 16 belong to the 
ilil world. The principal genera are Ettpatorium, Stevia, 
Mikania, and Brickeltia. 
eupatoriaceous (u-pa-to-ri-a'shius), a. Belong- 
ing to or characteristic of the tribe Eupatoria- 
eete. 
eupatorine (u-pa-to'rin), n. [< Eupator-ium + 
-('-.] An alkaloid contained, according to 
Righoni, in Eupatorium cannabinum. it is a white 
powder, having a peculiar sharp and bitter taste, insoluble 
in water, but soluble in ether and alcohol. It combines with 
sulphuric uritl, and the salt crystallizes in silky needles. 
Eupatorium (u-pa-to'ri-um), n. [NL. (L. eu- 
patoria, fern., Pliny ),< Or. einrarAptov, agrimony, 
named in honor of Mithridates, surnamed Eu- 
pator, Gr. Evirarup (ewraTup, born of a noble fa- 
ther/ a', well, -I- mrrf/p = E. father).] 1. A ge- 
nus of the natural order Composite, mostly per- 
ennial herbs and natives of America, of the more 
th:m 4iKi .-j,c -, ;.!,. unly 10 are found in the old world, 2 of 
which arc European. There are about 40 in the United 
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This was the patent, so to speak, of the Roman patrician, 
of the Ureek eupatrid, of the Teutonic warrior. 
Edijiburyh Jtev. 
U. a. Of or pertaining to the Eupatridse. 
Juit as a Human or Athenian nolilr, s.-ul'-.i ut any ixiiut 
of the Ager Komanus or the Attic territory, would Mil] 
niiuit himself a jm-rnbi-r of las |.;itriri;m hmi?.,' -.1 . uj*iti-i>t 
trihe. Maine, Early Law and Custom, p. 271. 
Eupatridse (u-pat'ri-dc), " pi- [< Or- nnrarpi- 
'V/', born of a noble father, of noble family; 
pi. EimaTpiiai, the Eupatridffi ; < ev, well, + 
irarf/p = E. father.] The ancient aristocracy 
of Athens and other Greek states, in whom, in 
primitive times, were vested the privileges and 
powers of lawgivers, the lower classes having 
no voice. See patrician. 
Eupelminae (u-pel-mi'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Eu- 
pclmius + -ince.] A prominent subfamily of in- 
sects, of the parasitic hymenopterous family 
(')inlcididte, chiefly distinguished by the en- 
larged first joint of the middle tarsi and the 
long spine at the tip of the middle tibiss. The 
antenna; are 13-jointed, and the wings have a long stig- 
mal vein. Many of the species are parasitic in the eggs 
<>! other insects, while others live in larva?. 
Eupelmus (u-pel'mus), n. [NL. (Dalman, 1820), 
< Or. ev, well, + irtX/za, the sole of the foot.] 
Euphoberiidae 
Euphausia (u-fa-8'si-a), n. [NL., appar. < Gr. 
ii . \vcll, + </xiit>eiv (^ *<pa), make to appear (cf. 
riqtafo, very bright, < ev, well, + ^riof, <jH*, light , < 
faivetv (/ "<t>a) t make to appear) (gee plniHtimin. 
fancy), + ovaia, substance.] A genus of schi- 
zopodous crustaceans or opossum-sliriin | >s. typ- 
ical of the family Euphaiuriidte. Dana, 1850. 
Kuphautia leaves the egg as a tmc nauplins with IU 
three pairs of appendages, a mouth being prest-nt. tbongh 
the alimentary canal is not open at the posterior end. 
With succeeding mouths new appendages are formed and 
the carapace outlined, while the alidoincn does not make 
IU ap|>earance, except in a very rmliiin ut:n \ rniiilition, 
until six appendages are outlined. A inoiliti. d /<H-al con- 
dition now ensues, from which the adult is gradually pro 
dm-. -d by a series of mouths. Stand. Sat. II <'., II. 43. 
Euphausiidae (u'fa-<J-si'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Eu- 
pnausia + -ulir.) A family of opossum-shrimps, 
taking name from the genus Euphausia. They 
have a small non-calcareous carapace, firmly connected 
with the trunk along the dorsal face, leaving only part of 
the last segment closed above. Eight genera have been 
established. The species are mostly pelagic. 
Euphema (u-fe'mft), n. [NL., < Gr. ci>^>f, ut- 
tering sounds of (food omen : see euphemism.] 
A genus of Australian grass-parrakeets, founded 
Female of EuptlmusfloridaH*s. (Cross shows natural cUe.) 
The typical genus of Eupclminte. There arc many 
species, of wide geographical distribution, differing much 
as regards the insects which they infest. E.fioridaniu is 
a handsome North American species. 
eupepsia, eupepsy (u-pep'si-a, -si), n. [NL. 
cupepsia, < Gr. eiVf^rof, easy of digestion, hav- 
ing a good digestion, < fir, well, + irtnrof, ver- 
bal adj. of jrfTTTtiv, Ttiaoetv, digest: see dyspepsy, 
pepsin, peptic.] Good digestion: opposed to 
dyspepsia. 
An age merely mechanical ! Euprpty its main object. 
cur/ a/*. Signs of the Times. 
eupeptic (u-pep'tik), a. [< Gr. evireirrof, easy 
01 digestion, having a good digestion: see eu- 
pepsia.] 1. Having good digestion: opposed 
to dyspeptic. 
The eupeptic right-thinking nature of the man . . . 
fitted Baillie to be a leader in General Assemblies. 
Carlyle, Misc., IV. 224. 
Thus it seems easy for a large, eupeptic, and jolly-looking 
man to have a good temper. 
Saturday Rev., March 2, 1877, p. 351. 
2. Easy of digestion. 
Eupetes (u'pe-tez), n. [NL. (Temminck, 1830), 
< Gr. rinrer^f, flving well, < ei>, well, + KfTcoOai, 
fly.] A remarkable genus of passerine birds 
of the Malayan and Papuan regions, it is of un- 
certain affinities, and is sometimes brought under the fam- 
ily Timeliidte, sometimes made type of Eupetidae, in which 
Flowering Branch of Ayapana (Eupatorium 
States. Tho U-avesare usually opposite, resinously dotted, 
and littler. ;ml tin- white or purplish flowers are in small 
forytnltusrly ryimifte heads. Tin- lirinp-ii^riniony, K. <vm- 
nabinum, is found throughout I'.iin.pr. and hius hn>r he on 
in coninmn use it-* a tonic and febrifuge. Thnroii^hwort 
iir Utin-si-t, A'. !>'> ftjint nin, wliich is a popular stimulant, 
tnnii-. ;ind tliiiplion-tif. and the joepye-weed. K. {mr/nt- 
lYtnii, an- roinmon species <'f tin- I tiited States. Various 
other speeit-s are used medicinally, as the hitter-bush, E. 
t'Uf't-iinn, of Jamaica, and the ayapana, E. tripliiiervc, of 
Kt'imion. 
2. [/. c.] A species of this genus. 
eupatory(u'pa-to-ri), . BaaMMMpotwiMByS. 
eupatrid (u-pat'rid), . and a. I. . One of the 
Eupatridte. 
\t the iH-n'itiniiiu' of Athenian history we find the Athe- 
nian (-oininonalty the bon<Ul:i\vs, tliron^h debt, of the t-ln- 
patrhtx. . Karly Hist of Institutions, p. 167. 
'I'lu- honour u'ivrti t. the heads of the houses, which 
everywhere forme. I the primary in. mid of the Aryan com- 
munity, . . , was certainly one great source of nobility. 
Ettpttes 
the Krallatorial genus Mtsites has been placed, there being 
some superficial resemblance between these two genera. 
It appears to be nearest the Crateropodidac, or true babl 'linn 
thrushes. The bill is lon^. the neck extremely slender, 
and covered like the head with short, velvety feathers. 
The type species, A*, nitirrocercus, inhabits the Malay pen- 
insulu and Sumatra; E. ccfnUetctiu is found in New 
Guinea. 
Eupetidaet (u-pet'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Eupetes 
+ -i>f<r.] A highly unnatural association of the 
passerine genus Eitnctfs and the ^rallatorial 
genus Mesites, made by G. R. Gray in 1869. 
Grass-parrakeet (F.*phe,na 
by Wagler in 1830. It contains such species as E. tie- 
yam and K. jnilchMa, and was made by O. R. f.ray in 1840 
to include such species as A', discolor. Also Euphtliiia. 
euphemism (u'fe-mizm), n. [< Gr. tvpi/itaftos, 
euphemism, i. e., the use of an auspicious for 
an inauspicious word, < tr$i/pi$itv, use a good 
for a bad, an auspicious for an inauspicious 
word, < ri'^mof, uttering sounds of good omen, 
abstaining from inauspicious words, < tv, well, 
+ 1)1,1111, a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk 
(= L. fama, rumor, fame), < <j>avai, speak, say: 
see fame, fate.] 1. In rhet., the use of a mild, 
delicate, or indirect word or expression in place 
of a plainer and more accurate one, which by 
reason of its meaning or its associations or sug- 
gestions might be offensive, unpleasant, or em- 
barrassing. 
This instinct of politeness in speech euphemim, as 
it is called which seeks to hint at an unpleasant or an 
indelicate thing rather than name it directly, has had 
much to do in making words acquire new meanings and 
lose old ones : thus ' plain ' has usurped the sense of ' ugly ' ; 
fast,' of ' dissipated ' ; ' gallantry, of ' licentiousness.' 
Chambers, Inf. for the People. 
2. A word or expression thus substituted: as, 
to employ a euphemism. 
When it was said of the martyr St Stephen that "he 
fell asleep," instead of "he died, "the evphemitm partakes 
of the nature of a metaphor, intimating a resemblance be- 
tween sleep and the death of such a person. 
Beattie, Moral Science, 5 866. 
euphemistic, euphemistical (u-ff-mis'tik, -ti- 
kal), n. Pertaining to or characterized by en- 
puemism. 
euphemistically (u-ff-mis'ti-kal-i), adv. In a 
euphemistic manner;' as a euphemism. 
eupnemize (u'fe-miz), v. ; pret. and pp. euphe- 
m\:ed, ppr. euphemizing. [< Gr. cvfiyitZeiv : see 
ciijiliemism.] I. trans. To make euphemistic ; 
express by a euphemism. 
II. intraus. To indulge in euphemism ; speak 
euphemistically. 
Euphoberia (u-fo-be'ri-S), n. [NL., < Gr. ev, 
well, + $oftep6s, ' fearful, formidable, < Qtflof, 
fear.] An extinct genus of myriapods, typical 
of the family Euphoberiidae. 
Euphoberiidse (u'fo-be-ri'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Kii/iholifriit + -itl/r.] An extinct family of my- 
riapods, of the order Arclii/xi/i/pixlii. They had the 
anterior ami posterior parts differentiated, the dorsal 
plates more or less consolidated, and several longitudinal 
rows of spines or protuberances along the back. The spe- 
cies lived during the Carboniferous epoch. 
