euphuism 
The discourse of Sir I'ii-n-ii-slinftnn, in "The Monastery," 
ll rathcrae:ii-icat>iivthanufuiri<ain|ilcofi-i/;</iixm. . . . 
I'erhaps, imlri-il, <mi- laii^naui- i*, aftrr all, imlrlitril in 
this writer [l.yly] ami hit mi'l'"''"' for not n little of lt 
pn-Miit euphony. (//,/,, Hist. EMU. I-ang., I. 485. 
So fur, then, there is in tlic father i>! - "/i/n/ix/// [l.ylyi 
nothing t'lll :ih t'VILrrat'-d dcvelopi'im-llt I'f tUHtt-s alnl 
ti-inleiieic.s whii h In- shun-. I imi niil> "illi a ^i-ni i at ii 111 ill 
writer*, Inil \\ ii ti I hi- Illicit > i MI i Mils of a century, iinlrni 
of niiiri- < <-nt in i<-.s Uian inn-. 
.1. If. U'Hi-il, tin-.;. Drain. Lit., I. 1M. 
= Syn. This \voril is soiiu-tiint-H rnhli'iiinleil with ' //i>l'- 
IJM vm ami ."/'/'"'!'/. It has nnthiiiL' In '!<> ith cither. 
euphuist (u'fu-ist), n. [As euphu-ism + -int.] 
( >ne who uses t he eiiplmistic stylo; one who af- 
fects excessive elegance and refinement of lan- 
guage : applied particularly to a class of writ- 
ers in the age of Queen Elizabeth, at the head 
of which stood John Lyly. 
euphuistic (ii-fu-is'tik), . [< i-ii/ilmixi + -ic.] 
Cliaraeteri/.ed by euphuism; of or pertaining 
to the ouplmists : as, euphuistic pronunciation. 
'I'll-- all M-i-iiiL: port lau:4li.-> rather at the pedantic school- 
master than at the fantastic knlKht: and the ru/iAuudc 
liri'Miiiu-iation which hr makes llolofernes so malignantly 
n itii-i.se was most probably his own and that of the gen- 
erality of his educated contemporaries. 
fmilr, Hist. Eng. Lang., I. 473. 
The enphuistic style was an exaggeration of the "Ital- 
ianatiug" taste which had begun with the revival of our 
pi n'tiral literature in the days of Henry VIII., hut to which 
Lyly was the first to give full expression in prose. 
A. W. Ward, F.ng. Dram. Lit., I. 167. 
euphuistically (u-fu-is'ti-kal-i), adv. In a eu- 
phuistic manner. 
A most bland and euphuistically flattering note. 
Carlylt, in Fronde, II. 42. 
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r, < xMnttv, plait.] A genus of Ilyalo- 
.tiMiiii/iii; referred to the family II* .rurtiin l/ulir, 
or made type of a family /.'/</' Ttrllidn: it In- 
i-linli-s tin- lirautifill yla^-spiin^f. /-.'. ".-/< r : n/liiin, know n 
UB Venus'* Hower-liaskct, in wlii.-h the highl) developed 
silirioils .--pii-ula form a rr^ular p..U--"'i;il network, as the 
wall of a deep t-iip nr basket attached by its base. 
Euplectellidae (ii-plek-tel'i-de), n. pi. [< /-.'- 
plectfllii + -iW'.] A family of silicious sponges, 
or Hyaloxpoiiijin; taking name from the genus 
!'.!! lili-cti-llii, and presenting a very beautiful type 
of six-rayed spicules; the glass-sponges : often 
merged in a family llcsiictinillida: 
euplere (u'pler), n. A species of the genus 
Evpleres. 
Eupleres (u-ple'rez), n. [NL., < Or. ev, well, 
+ ir'Ar/pTK, full.] A remarkable genus of vi- 
verriform carnivorous quadrupeds of Madagas- 
car, related to the ViverricUc, from which it dif- 
Eurasia 
carotid artery, the right. K. nuxlr<ili.i is the 
bustard of Australia. Lesson, ls:!!i. 
Eupolidean (u p<>-li-de'an), a. and n. [< Gr. 
V.i -n'/i<' (-!-) (see ilef.) + -nni.} I. it. Of or 
pertaining to KupoliH, a , dramatist of the Attie 
old comedy, who flourished about 425 B. C. : 
as, the Kn/ioliilcan verse or meter. Eupolidean 
eplonic. see epionie, n. 
II. n. \nanc. pros., a meter, confined to Greek 
comedy, composed of a first glyconic and a tro- 
chaic tetrapoay cataleetie : ilms. 
Eupolyzoa (u-pol-i-zo'ji), w. pi. [NL., < Gr. f i', 
well, + l'o(y:ua, q. v'.'] The /'"///-" in the 
usual sense ; the I'olyzon projper. The term Is used 
by some who place certain worm-like organisms in a class 
Potytta and then proceed to divide it into three sections, 
t'rruiifmnia (genus I'luiranu alone), I'ttritbranthia (gen- 
era Hhaljdopleura and Aplialodiiictui), and Euimlyzoa. 
eupolyzoan (u-pol-i-zo'au), a. and . I. a. 
Pertaining to the Eupolyzoa ; polyzoan in the 
proper or usual sense. 
II. H. A polyzoan proper. 
eupolyzOOU (u-pol-i-zo'on), n. One of the Eu- 
polyzoa ; a eupolyzoan. Lankeiiter. 
eupractic (u-prak'tik), a. [< Gr. rin-oain-of, easy 
to be done, well-to-do, prosperous, < fi, well, + 
irpaaaeiv, do : see praetic, practice.} Doing well; 
prosperous. [Rare.] 
Good-humoured. cui>eptlc, and fupraetic. 
Carlyle, Misc., III. 215. 
euphuize (ii'fu-iz), v. i. ; pret. and pp. euphuized, 
ppr. citplntL-iiii/. [As euphu-ism + -ize.~\ To ex- 
press one's self by euphuism ; use an affected- 
ly fine and delicate style. 
If thoii Ki>i>huize, which once was rare, 
And of all English phrase the life and blood, . . . 
I'll say thou borrow it. 
Middleton, Father Hubhard's Tales. 
euphyllum (u-fH'um), w.; pi. eupliylla (-a). 
[NL., < Gr. rr, well, + ttJU0v = L. folium, leaf.] 
A true or foliage leaf, in distinction from cata- 
pln/llnm, propliylluni, etc. 
eupion, eupione (u-pi'on, -on), n. [< Gr. emiuv, 
very fat, Cfi', well, + wiuv, fat.] In chem., the 
name given by Keichenbach to a fragrant, col- 
orless, highly volatile, and inflammable liquid, 
producedm the destructive distillation of bones, 
wood, coal, and many other organic bodies, and 
consisting essentially of hydrid of amyl. It is 
insoluble in water, but mixes with alcohol, ether, and oils, 
and acts as a solvent of fats, camphor, heated caoutchouc, 
etc. 
Eupithecia (u-pi-the'si-fi,), n. [NL. (Curtis, 
1825), < Gr. ti>, well, + lemjicof, an ape.] A ge- 
nus of geometrid moths with non-tufted thorax 
and narrow wings. It is of great extent, comprising 
over 100 species, more than 80 of which are European, oth- 
ers Iteing found in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, 
and North America. E. mbnotata is a well-known KIIL- 
lisb species. Soiiu' are called jiuys ; thus, E. wnoxata is 
the netted pu>r ; E. I'ttti-ticllata, the foxglove-pug. 
euplastic(u-plas'tik),a.andn. [< Gr.fi> 
easy to mold or form, < ei>, well, + T 
mold, form.] I. a. In ptiysiol. , capable of be- 
ing transformed into permanent organized tis- 
sue. 
II. . A substance thus transformable. 
Euplecoptera (u-ple-kop'te-rii), n. pi. [NL.] 
Same as l-.'iiiili'.i'n/ifi m. 
Euplectella (u-plek-tel'fi), . [NL., < Gr. eS- 
nvUicrof, well-plaited, well-twisted, < ', well, + 
Falanaka (Euflfrts 
fers in some cranial and dental characters, 
forming the type of a family Euplfrida: The 
only species known is E. gouttoti, the falanaka. 
Doyere. 
euplerid (u'ple-rid), n. A carnivorous mammal 
of the family Euplerida. 
Eupleridae (u-pler'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Eupleres 
+ -ida.] A family of viverriform carnivorous 
quadrupeds, represented by the single genus 
Eupleres, differing from the riverridte in the 
convexity of the skull posteriorly, the small ca- 
nine teeth, and the unapproximated incisors. 
The type is peculiar to Madagascar. 
Euplexoptera (u-plek-sop'te-ra), n. pi. [NL., 
< Gr. fit, well, + L. plexus, q. v., -I- Gr. irrcpAv, a 
wing.] An aberrant suborder of orthopter- 
ous insects, or an order of insects, the same as 
Dermaptera, constituted by the earwigs or For- 
Aculida;: so called from the crosswise and 
lengthwise folding of the under wings. See 
Forficuliike. Also Euplecoptera. 
eupiexopterous (u-plek-sop'te-rus), a. Having 
the characters of the suborder Euplexoptera. 
eupnoea (up-ne'ii), . [NL., < Gr. ev, well, + 
Tivott/, breath ? < "nvelv, breathe.] In pathol., a 
normal condition of respiration. 
Eupoda (u'po-da), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. n>, well, 
+ m>itf (Trod- 1 ) == E. Joot.] In Latreille's sys- 
tem of classification (1817), the fifth family of 
tetramerous Coleoptera, corresponding to the 
modern family t'rioceridce, and divided into the 
Saflrides and Crioceridcs. 
Eupodia (u-pd'di-ii), n. 7^. HNL., < Gr. ev, well, 
+ iroi.f (TTOO-) = E. foot. Cf . Gr. rixrodia, good- 
ness of foot.] In Gegenbaur's system of classi- 
fication, an order of ffolothurioida, containing 
the holothurians proper or sea-cucumbers, as 
distinguished from Apodia (Synapta). 
EupodotiS (u-po-do'tis), . [< Gr. ev, well, + 
Troii'j- (not-), = E. foot, T Otis, a bustard, well- 
Euprepia (u-prep'i-a), n. [NL., < Gr. evi 
well-looking, <fi', well, + Ttpevctv, become, suit.] 
A genus of bombycid moths, sometimes giving 
name to a family Euprepiida; and containing 
Australian Ihi*;.ml ; f : .nfactt>tis ausfralfj'l. 
footed bustard.] A genus of bustards, of the 
family Uti<lidiv, peculiar in possessing only one 
Tiger-moth (EMfrtfia cajii ), about two thirds natural sire. 
such tiger-moths as E. caja and E. jilantaginis, 
the long-haired larvre of which are known as 
bear-caterpillars. Also called Clieloiiia. 
Euprepiidae (u-pre-pi'i-de), . pi. [NL., < Eu- 
prepia + -'<to.] A family of bombycid moths, 
named from the genus Euj>repia. 
Eupsalis (up'sa-lis), n. [NL., < Gr. ev, well, 
+ Vo'-'f* a pair 'of shears.] A genus of rhjTi- 
chophorous beetles, or weevils, of the family 
Brenthidtf. E. minula is a common United States 
species, averaging half an inch in length, of a shining ma- 
hogany-brown spotted with yellow, whose larva is found 
in decaying uak-wood. See cut under Urcnlliui. 
Eupsamnia (up-sam'ft), n. [NL., < Gr. ev, well, 
4- ijrdu/iof or ifiaft/Ji, sand.] A genus of perfo- 
rate stone-corals, as E. brong- 
niartiana, of the family Eup- 
sammida:. Also EupsammiH. 
Eupsammidse (up-sam'i-de). 
n. pi. [NL., < Eupxamma -f 
-tW<r.] A family of perforate 
stone-corals, taking name 
from the genus Eapmnima. 
They have the corallum simple or 
compound, with numerous well-de- 
veloped lamellar septa for the most 
part perforated, a s|M>ngy columel- 
la, interseptal locnli open or with 
few dissepiments, and rudimentary 
costa*. 
eupyrchroite (u-per'kro-it), 
w. [< Gr. el; well, + KV/I, fire, + XP"*, ... 
color, + -ite 2 .] A massive variety of apatite 
from Crown Point, New York. It has a concentric 
snhtlhrous structure and an ash-gray or bluish-gray color, 
and gives a green phosphorescence when heated (whence 
the name). 
eupyrion (u-pir'i-on), w. [NL., < Gr. o", well, 
+ -f|> = E. fire.} Any contrivance for obtain- 
ing light, as luciter-matches, etc. 
-eur. [F. -cur, < OF. -ur, -or, < L. -or, ace. -orem : 
see -or.] A form of the suffix -or in abstract 
nouns, occurring in recent words from the 
French, as in grandeur, and mostly pronounced 
as French, as in Jiauti m . 
Euraquilo ( u-rak' \vi-lo), n. [LL.: seeEurocly- 
don.} Same as l-'.iiroi-hj/lon. 
A tempestuous wind, which is called Euratptilo. 
Acts ixvii. 1 (revised version). 
Eurasia (il-ra'shiS or -zhia), . [< Eur(np<-) + 
.l.--i<i.] The name given by some geographers 
to the continental mass which is made up of 
F.ttfsamtna 
*iartiana. 
