galera 
T.ura (Galera barbara). 
Gaiictis, contrasted with Grisonia. J. E. Gray. 
3. Plural of galerum. 
Galerella (gal-f-rel'ji), , [NL. (J. E. Gray, 
1864), < L. galerum, yalera, a helmet, + dim. 
-ella.~\ A genus of ichneumons, of the sub- 
family Herpcutinw and family Viverrida. 
galeri, . Plural of galerus. 
Galena (ga-le'ri-ji), . [NL., orig. Galleria (Fa- 
bricius, 1798), pr'bb. < L. galerum, helmet: in 
ref . to the palpi, which are directed back over 
the head.] A genus of pyralid moths, of the 
subfamily CrambitUB. G. cereana or mellonella is the 
bee-moth, a great pest in apiculture, the destructive larva? 
of which feed on the wax, and also bore tubes or galleries 
in it. See bee-moth. 
galericula, n. Plural of galericulum. 
galericulate (gal-e-rik'u-lat), a. [< L. galeri- 
culum, a cap (dim. of galerum, a kind of hat), + 
-ate 1 .] Covered as with a hat or cap; having 
a little galea. 
galericulum (gal-e-rik'u-lum), n. ; pi. galericu- 
la (-la). [L., dim. of galerum, galerus: seegale- 
rw.]' In Bom. antiq., a peruke. See galerum. 
Galeriidae (gal-e-ri'i-de), n. ]>l. [NL., < Galena 
+ -z'rfo;.] A family of pyralid moths, the bee- 
moths, taking name from the genus Galena: 
used by few authors. Also spelled Galleriida;, 
Galleridai. 
Galerita (gal-e-ri'ta), . [NL. (Fabricius, 1801), 
< ii. galerum, a helmet.] 
1. A genus of caraboid 
beetles. G. janus, a com- 
mon species of the United 
States, found under stones 
in summer, is about three 
fourths of an inch long, blu- 
ish-black with red legs, an- 
tenna?, and prothorax ; the 
head is elongate, and the 
t jmm i prothorax less than half as 
J* ' 'I ^^^ \. wide as the truncate elytra, 
-r \ \ I* ^v 2. In Mollusca, same as 
Capulus. 
galerite (gal'e-rit), n. 
[< NL. Galerites, q. v.] 
An echinite or fossil 
sea-urchin of the genus 
Galerites or family Ga- 
leriiidfe. 
Galerites (gal-e-ri'tez), n. [NL., < L. galerum, 
a helmet, + -ites.~\ A genus of echinites, or 
fossil sea-urchins, chiefly from the Chalk: so 
called from the hat-like figure. 6. alboyalents, 
one of the commonest species, is so called from its fancied 
resemblance to the white cap of a priest. 
Galeritidae (gal-e-rit'i-de), n. pi. [NL. (J. E. 
Gray, 1835), < Galerites + -idee.'] A family of 
sea-urchins typified by the genus Galerites,with 
globular or subpentagonal shell, centric mouth, 
eccentric anus, and non-petaloid ambulacra 
converging to a common apex. 
Galeruca (gal-e-ro'ka), n. [NL. (Geoffroy, 
1764), of uncertain formation; perhaps < L. 
galera, a helmet, + entcti, a caterpillar.] The 
typical genus of 
the family Ga- 
lerucidce, resem- 
bling the larger 
flea-beetles, but 
having the front 
flat with a median 
impressed line. 
G. xanthomel(ena is 
a European species 
which damages the 
elm, and is said to 
have been introduced 
in America as early 
as 1837. It is of ob- 
long form, a quarter 
of an inch long, of 
yellowish-green color, 
striped with bl:ick. 
Also spelled Gatte- 
ruca. 
Galerucidae (gal- 
e-ro'si-de), n. pi. 
[NL., < Galeruca + -ida:.~\ A family of tetram- 
erous herbivorous beetles, of the series Cuclica 
Galerita jaints. 
( Line shows natural size. ' 
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or Phytoj>haga,ot the order Coleoptera,a,n<i typi- 
fied by the genus Galeruca, now often merged 
in Chryisomclida,'. Also called Galeruca; (La- 
treille, 1802), Galerucida (Leach, 1815), Galeruci- 
to(Latreille, 1825), Galerucites (Newman, 1834), 
Galcrucides (Westwood, 1839), and Galerucarice 
( Shiu-kard, 1840). [The group is disused.] 
galerum, galerus (ga-le'rum, -rus), .; pi. ga- 
lera, galeri (-ra, -ri). [L., also galera (neut., 
masc., and fern, respectively), a helmet-like 
covering for the head, a cap, < galea, a helmet: 
see galea.'] In Rom. antiq.: (a) A peruke or 
periwig worn by both men and women. The fre- 
quent changes in the style of hair-dressing were imitated 
by these perukes. They were also worn for disguise, etc. 
(6) A round or helmet-like hat of leather; a hat 
or head-dress worn by some priests, especially 
the flamen Dialis ; any close-fitting cap, whether 
of cloth or of leather. 
As a separate male head-dress, there was the galerus, a 
hat of leather, said to have been worn by the Lucumos in 
early times. JSneyc. Brit., VI. 456. 
Galesaurus (gal-e-sa'rus), . Same as Galeo- 
saurua. 
Galestes (ga-les'tez), n. [NL., supposed to 
stand for *Galelestes, < Gr. ya/^ri, a weasel, + 
^T/ari/f, a robber.] A generic name applied by 
Owen to the remains of a large mammal found 
in 1858 in the Purbeck beds of Upper Oolitic 
age, supposed to have been a carnivorous mar- 
supial, one of the premolars of which had an 
external vertical groove. 
galet 1 , n. See gullet. 
galet 2 (ga'let), n. [< Gr. ya'/.fj, a weasel.] A 
book-name of the foussa, Cryptoprocta ferox, a 
feline quadruped of Madagascar. Cuvier. See 
Cryptoprocta. 
Galeus (ga'le-us), n. [NL., < Gr. yafe6c, a kind 
of shark marked like a weasel, < yaUij, a wea- 
sel, marten, polecat.] A genus of sharks, giv- 
ing name to the family Galeidw, and variously 
defined by different authors. G. cards, also called 
Galeorhinus galena, is the common tope, penny-dog, or 
miller's-dog, one of the smaller sharks, about 6 feet long, 
with sharp, triangular, serrated teeth. See cut under Get- 
leorhinus. 
galgulid (gal'gu-lid), n. A bug of the family 
GalgiiHda;. 
Galgulidae (gal-gu'li-de), n. pi. [NL., < Galgu- 
lus + -idce.~\ A family of heteropterous hemip- 
terous insects, of the group Aurocoriste. it con- 
tains dark-colored bugs living in moist places, having a 
short, thick, clumsy body, a nearly vertical shield-like tri- 
angular face, prominent eyes, short, stout, acute, retrorse 
rostrum, protuberant prothorax, blunt elytra, short spi- 
nous fore thighs, and long free hind legs. Also called Gal- 
gulini and Galtfnlitfg. 
galgulus (gal'gu-lus), n. [NL., < L. galgulus, 
some small bird, the 
witwall.] 1. In or- 
nith., an old book- 
name of various 
birds, among them 
the roller, Coracias 
garrula. (a) The tech- 
nical specific name of 
various species, as Lori- 
eulus galgulus, a lory of 
Java. (6t)[m/>.] Sanieas 
Coracias. Brisson, 1760. 
2. [cop.] In en tow., 
the typical genus of 
bugs of the family 
Galgulida;, of heavy 
build, with large 
prominent eyes, 
hollowed beneath 
to receive the short 
stout antennae. The genus is exclusively Ameri- 
can. G. oculalus is an example, 
galiat (ga'li-a), n. [NL., a var. of (or an error 
for) L. galla, gallnut : see gall 3 .'] An old med- 
ical composition in which galls were an ingre- 
dient. Dunglison. 
galiage (ga'li-aj), n. [< gale* + -age. Cf. ML. 
(jalcagimn, a tax, tribute.] In coalmining, the 
royalty paid by the galee. [Forest of Dean, 
Eng.] t 
Galic (ga'lik), a. A rare spelling of Gaelic. 
Galician 1 (ga-lish'ian), a. and n. [< Galicia 
(Sp. Galicia,' ult. < L. Gallwcus, pi. Gallaici, a 
people of western Hispania : see Gallegan) + 
-an.] I. a. Pertaining to Galicia, a former 
kingdom and later countship and province in 
the northwestern part of Spain (now divided 
into four provinces), comprising a part of the 
ancient Roman province of Gallsecia. 
The family of Cervantes was originally Galician. 
Ticknor, Span. Lit, II. 90. 
II. it. A native or an inhabitant of Galicia 
in Spain. Also called Gallegan. 
Galilean 
Galician 2 (ga-lish'ian), a. and n. [< (inln-in 
(G. Giiliziai) (see def.) + -a.] I. a. Pertain- 
ing to Galicia, a crownland of the Cisleithan 
division of Austria-Hungary, on the Russian 
frontier, formerly a part of Poland. 
II. n. A native or an inhabitant of Galicia 
in Austria-Hungary; specifically, one of the in- 
digenous inhabitants of Galicia, who are chief- 
ly Slavs, divided into Poles and Ruthenians, 
speaking their native Slavic tongues. 
Galictis (ga-lik'tis), n. [NL. (Bell, 1826), < Gr. 
ya^.(c!/), a weasel, a marten, + t/cnf, the yahiii 
aypia, or yellow-breasted marten.] A genus of 
South American plantigrade Mustelinte, includ- 
Grison ( Galictis or Grisonia vittata ). 
ing the grison and the galera, related to the 
martens. G. vittata is the grison, sometimes called the 
South American wolverene or glutton, and Guiana marten. 
G. barbara is the taira or galera. The genus is now usu- 
ally divided into two, Galictis proper or Grisonia for the 
first of these animals, and Galera for the second. See 
Galidia (ga-lid'i-ii), n. [NL. (Isid. Geoffroy, 
1837), < Gr. yafa&i'f, a young weasel, dim. of 
yaKii), a weasel.] A genus of viverrine carnivo- 
rous quadrupeds, type of a subfamily Galidiina; 
of the family Viverridfe. There are several spe- 
cies peculiar to Madagascar, as G. elegans. 
Galidictis (gal-i-dik'tis), n. [NL. (Isid. Geof- 
froy, 1839), < Gr. ja/.Se)'f, a young weasel (dim. 
of yateii, a weasel), + 2/cr<f, the yellow-breasted 
marten.] A genus of herpestine carnivorous 
Galidictis ttriata. 
Galeulus octtlatus. 
(Line shows natural size.) 
quadrupeds, of the family Virerridte and sub- 
family Herpestinat, found in Madagascar. G. 
vittata and G. striata are two longitudinally 
striped species. 
Galidiinae (ga-lid-i-i'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Gali- 
dia + -inie.'] 'A subfamily of the family Viver- 
ridce, typified by the genus Galidia, having the 
sectorial tooth strong, the upper tubercular 
molars broad, the feet subplantigrade, and the 
tail moderately long, bushy, and not prehen- 
sile. 
Galilean 1 (gal-i-le'an), a. and n. [< L. Galilceus, 
< Gr. ra/lf/taiof, pertaining to Galilee, < Tal.rt.aia, 
L. Galila-a, Galilee, < Heb. Galil, Galilee, lit. a 
circle.] I. a. Pertaining to Galilee, the north- 
ernmost division of Palestine in the time of 
Christ, lying north of Samaria Galilean lake, 
the lake of Gennesaret, or sea of Galilee or of Tiberias, 
lying on the eastern border of Galilee. 
Last came, and last did go, 
The pilot of the Galilean lake. 
Milton, Lycidas, 1. 109. 
H. . 1. A native or an inhabitant of Gali- 
lee. 
And about the space of one hour after another confi- 
dently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was 
with him : for he is a GalUtean. Luke xxii. 5ft. 
2. One of a class among the Jews who opposed 
the payment of tribute to the Romans about 
the time of the emperor Augustus. 3. A 
Christian, as a follower of Jesus Christ, called 
the Galilean : used by the ancient Jews in con- 
tempt. 
He [Julian the Apostate] died in the midst of his plans 
in a campaign against Persia, characteristically exclaim- 
ing (according to later tradition), "Galilcean, thou hast 
conquered ! " 
tlcClintuck and Strong, Cyc. Biblical Lit., IV. 1080. 
