The 
lames 
neomema 
Jherlng a class or phylum (Amphinetara) of worms ; and 
by some writers an order (Keomeniaidea) of isopleurous 
gastropods. N. carinata Is a worm-like organism found 
on the European coast of the North Atlantic, about an inch 
long, shaped like a pea-pod, of a grayish color with a rosy 
tint at one end, covered with small spines which give it a 
velvety appearance, with a retractile pharynx, a many- 
toothed lingual ribbon, and the mouth reduced to a small 
ring around the anus, inclosing paired gills. Also called 
SoUiw/us. 
neomenian (ue-6-me'ni-an), a. and . [< Neo- 
nienia + -an.] 1. a. Pertaining to the Neome- 
nia, or having their characters ; neomenioid. 
II. n. An animal of the genus Neomenia. 
Neomeniidse (ne'6-me-ni'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Neomenia + -idai.] A family of mollusks, typi- 
fied by the genus Neomenia. There is a second 
genus, Proneammia, more elongate and vermiform, 
family is also raised to ordinal rank, under the n 
Neomenias, Neomemaria, and Neomenuridea. 
neomenioid (ne-o-me'ui-oid), a. [< Neomenia 
+ -aid.'} Resembling the animals of the genus 
Neomenia; neomeiiian. 
neomorphism (ne-o-mor'fizm), n. [< Gr. veof, 
new, + NL. morphia + -ism.] A new forma- 
tion; development of a new or different form. 
Nature, XXXIX. 151. 
Neomorphus (ne-o-mor'fus), n. [NL.,< Gr. VEOC, 
new, + luip^il, form.] A notable genus of ter- 
restrial cuckoos peculiar to South America, 
founded by Gloger in 1827. They have the bill and 
leet stout, the head crested, the tail long and graduated, 
the wings short and rounded, and the plumage of brilliant 
metallic hues. There are several species, about IS inches 
long, as N. geofroyi, N. salmni, and N. rufipennii. Also 
called Cvltrides. Pucheran, 1851. 
neonism (ne'o-nizm), n. [Irreg. < Gr. vto$ (neu- 
ter veov), new, + -ism.] A new word, phrase, 
or idiom. Worcester. [Bare.] 
Neonomiant (ne-o-no'mi-an), n. and a. [< GT. 
3960 
Neotoma 
zontal nostrils, and typified by the Egyptian 
vulture, Neophron peroOqpteruf. This celebrated 
bird is about 2 feet long, and when adult is white, with 
black primaries, and rusty-yellowish neck-hackles extend- 
ing up the occiput ; the head is bare, with scanty down 
on the throat and a few loral feathers ; the bill is horn- 
,6-o-no mi a..,, n aim . L x .. n eophyte (ne'6-fit), a. and n. [= F. fcptyte < veoacos, a 
S&SSttS-'.ett dSsfetsssstea^c^ .sB-js 
who holi 
ed and that the gospel is a new law. 
itomianism. 
a superlative Antinomian, but pleads for a New Law, and 
justification by the works of it. and therefore is a Neono- 
ndan. Neonomianimi Unmasked (1892), quoted in 
[Blunt's Diet, of Sects, p. 365. 
II. a. Relating to the Neonomians. 
Neonomianismt (ne-o-no'mi-an-izm), . [< Ne- 
onomian + -ism.] The doctrine that the gos- 
pel is a new law, and that faith and a partial 
obedience are accepted in place of the perfect 
obedience of the old moral law. These views were 
held by certain British dissenters about the end of the 
seventeenth century, and are said to have been held also 
by the Hopkinsians, etc. 
neonomous (ne-on'o-mus), a. [< Gr. vtof, new, 
+ v6fu>(, law.]' In 'biol., having a greatly and 
lately modified form or structure ; new-fashion- 
ed, or specialized according to recent conditions 
of environment: specifically applied by S. Lo- 
ven to echinoids of the spatangoid group. 
neontologist (ne-on-tol'o-jist), n. [< neontol- 
og.y + -ist.] One who is versed in neontology. 
neontology (ne-ou-tol'o-ji), n. [< Gr. ftof, new, 
uv (OVT-), being, +' -Aoym, < "keyuv, speak: 
of Philo, by Gnosticism, and by Christianity. Its leading 
representative was Plotinus. His views were popularized 
by Porphyry and modified in the direction of mysticism 
by lamblichus. Considerable sympathy with Neoplato- 
nism in its earlier stages was shown by several eminent 
Christian writers, especially in Alexandria, such as St. 
Clement, Origen, etc. The last NeoplaUmic schools were 
suppressed in the sixth century. 
Neoplatonist (ne-o-pla'to-nist), n. [< Gr. veof, 
new, + E. Platonist.] A believer in the doc- 
trines or principles of Neoplatonism. 
Neopus (ue-o'pus), n. [NL., < Gr. wwrfif, young- 
looking, <Wof, new, + uty (IJJT-), face.] An East 
Indian genus of hawks having the tarsi feather- 
ed to the toes, the outer toe reduced, the claw 
of the inner enormous, and all the claws little 
curved ; the kite-eagles. N. mulayensis is the 
only species. 
Neo'pythagorean (ne'o-pi-thag-o-re'an), a. [< 
Gr. vfof, new, + E. Pythagorean.] Belonging 
to the doctrines of the later philosophers call- 
ing themselves Pythagoreans, after that school 
had ceased to exist. The Neopythagoreans nourished 
chiefly in the first century B. c. and the first and second 
centuries of the Christian era, 
neorama (ne-o-ra'ma), n. [< Gr. roof, Attic 
vfuf, a temple, + opa/ia, that which is seen, a 
view, < opiiv, see.] A panorama representing 
the interior of a large building, in which the 
spectator appears to be placed. Imp. Diet. 
SsTb^M 
itributcd in countries bordering the Mediterra- Gr. veoc, new, + L. sorex, a shrew-mouse.J A ge- 
nus of aquatic fringe-footed American shrews, 
with 32 teeth, long close-haired tail, and the feet 
not webbed. The type is N. navigator, from the Pacific 
United States; the best-known species is JV. palustrii, of 
general distribution in North America, a large silvery-gray 
shrew, white below, with the tail as long as the body. 
neossine (ne-os'in), n. [< Gr. vfoo-ovd, a nest, 
a' young bird, a nestling, < vrof, 
_je new] The substance of which 
bird's-nests are partly composed; the 
inspissated saliva of certain swifts of the ge- 
nus Collocalia. 
[< Gr. veooott, a 
Egyptian Vulture, or Pharaoh's Hen (Neophron ftrcttopterus}. 
brown 
young 
nean, and thence to"persia, India, and South Africa. On 
of its many names is rachamah, used by Bruce in 1790, but 
subsequently applied (in the New Latin form Racama) to 
the Angola vulture, Gypohierax angolensis, which is a very 
different bird. N. ginginianus is a second species of the 
genus, closely resembling the foregoing, found in India; 
N. monachus and N. pileatus are both African and much 
alike, but quite different from the others. 
neophytus (in inscriptions 
ve6tj>vTO(, newly planted, a new convert, < veuy 
new, 4- <j>vr6f, verbal adj. of <fn>eiv, produce, 
bring forth, <j>vea6cu, grow, come into being.] neossology (ne-o-sol'o-ji), 
1. a. Newly entered on some state ; having the 
character of a novice. 
It is with your young grammatical courtier, as with 
your neophyte player, a thing usual to be daunted at the 
first presence or interview. 
B. Jonson, Cynthia's Revels, iii. 4. 
II. n. 1 . A new convert ; one newly initiated. 
Specifically (o) In the primitive church, one newly bap- 
tized. These formed a distinct class in the church ; at 
first, because of the reference in 1 Tim. iii. 6 to a novice, 
they were regarded as unfit for ecclesiastical office. 
After immersion |in baptism in the ancient church] 
the neophyte partook of milk and honey, to show that he 
was now the recipient of the gifts of God's grace. 
Encyc. Brit., III. 351. 
(b) In the Bom. Cath. Ch., a converted heathen, heretic, etc. 
(c) Occasionally in the Rom. Cath. Ch., a novice. 
2. A tiro ; a beginner in learning. 
Jorevin reports that in Charles the Second's time, in 
Worcestershire, . . . the children were sent to school with 
pipes in their satchels, and the schoolmaster called a halt 
in their studies whilst they all smoked he teaching the 
young bird (see neossine), + -/loyi'a, < f.iyeiv, 
speak: see -ology.] The study of young birds ; 
that part of ornithology which relates to incu- 
bation, rearing of the young, etc. Compare 
see -oiogy.] The'zoology'of extant as dlstin- =syn. 1. Proselyte L Apostate, etc. See convert. 
guished from extinct animals; the science of neophytism (ne'o-fi-tizm), n. [< neophyte 
living animals: opposed to paleontology. 
neophytes. 
J.Ashton, Social Life in Reign of Queen Anne, I. 207. ne)terical (ne-o-ter'i-kal), fl. 
-al.] Same as neoteric. 
neoterism (ne-ot'e-rizm), n. [< Gr. 
(ne-o-ter'ik), a. and n. [= F. neote- 
rique = Sp. neoterico = Pg. It. neoterico, < LL. 
neotericus, < Gr. veurcpiKAf, youthful, natural to 
a youth, < veurcpof, younger, newer, compar. of 
vi of, young, new : see new.] I. a. New; recent 
in origin ; modern. 
The neoterick astronomy hath found spots in the sun. 
Glanville, Vanity of Dogmatizing, xviii. 
Among the educated, and, in especial, among the most 
highly educated, the same sort of feeling [rather an an- 
tipathy than a reasonable dislike) with regard to neoteric 
expressions seems to be sedulously instilled. 
F. Hall, Mod. Eng., p. 99. 
II. n. A modern. 
How much mistaken both the philosophers of old and 
later neoterics have been, their own ignorance makes man- 
ifest. Ford, Honour Triumphant, i. 
[< neoteric + 
F tf * ! n i _i iUuCl lolll V no-uij C-A ixuu/j i -\ 
-ism.] The condition of a neophyte or novice. . m in , lovatioU) < ~ vtUT epi^tv, innovate: see ne- 
I *"(j UI***l*4Cil . "J^JiJVUJV/Vi WU JS v*v vwyy, irvtj . yrt / till 1 Tl I I O Vtll lOll . \ i't W I ClJH, C-t f j 111 11LJ V l ljC . O^t 
The division of zoology into paleontology and neontology neoplasm (ne'o-plazm), . [NL.,<Gr. vof,new, oterise -i j Innovation ; specifically, the intro- 
t_i_t *_ j^.riTj. i I 11., .1 .,.- ...,.:i.i , _1_ ~\/.~.,r. B*t4>hMtM frwmaH i A now flnWVTCn i ' i _ _ j. _ _ i 
is one which is," no~doubViogfcally defensible. + iMa/ui? anything formed.] A new growth 
Nature, XXXIX. 364. or true tumor; a morbid growth more or less 
neonym (ne'6-nim), . [< Gr. veof, new, + bvufia, distinct histologically from the tissue in which 
ovo/ia, name.} A new name. B. G. Wilder. it occurs. 
neonymy (ne-on'i-mi), n. [As neonym + -y neoplastic (ne-o-plas'tik), a. [< Gr. moir^aarof, 
(of. synonymy).] The coining of names. B. G. newly formed, < vtof, new, + Tr/laorof, verbal adj. 
Wilder, Jour. Nervous Diseases, xii. (1885). 
neopaganism (ne-o-pa'gan-izm), n. [< Gr. vtof, 
new, + E. paganism.] 'A revival or reproduc- 
tion of paganism. 
It [pre-Raphaelitism] has got mixed up with asstheti- 
cisui, neo-paganism, and other such fantasies. 
J. M'Carthy, Hist. Own Times, V. 248. Neoplatonically (ne"o-pla-ton'i-kal-i), adv. In 
neopaganize (ne-o-pa'gan-iz), v.t.; pret. and accordance with Neoplatonism; iii the manner 
pp. neopaganized, ppr. neopaganizing. [< Gr. 
veof, new, + E. paganize.] To imbue with a 
new or revived paganism. Also neopaganise. 
To neopaganite hi native and natural Teutonic genius. NeOplatODlcian (ne-o-pla-to-nish'an), . [< 
Nineteenth Century, XXIV. 346. Gr. rfof, new, + E. Platonician.] Same as 
neophobia (ne-6-fo'bi-a), n. [= Sp. neofobia = Neoplatonist. [Bare.] 
Pg .ne<yholna,<'Qr.vio(,^ew,-f^ta,<^aeat, Neoplatonism (j! e :?-P la tp-mzm), 
tonists or their doctrines. 
duction of new words or phrases into a lan- 
guage; neologism. 2. A word or phrase so 
introduced; a neologism. 
neoterist (ne-ot'e-rist), i. [< ncoter(ize) + -ist.] 
One who invents new words or expressions; an 
innovator in language ; a neologist. 
1- neoteristic (ne-ot-e-ris'tik), a. [< neoterist + 
-ic.] Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of ne- 
oterism or neoterists. 
and pp. neote- 
iTepi&tv. inno- 
of Tthaaoeiv, form, mold : see plastic.] 
ing to or of the nature of a neoplasm; newly 
/i \ r/ ri /c uierism ur ucLiuciiaun. 
Neoplatonic (ne"o-pla-ton ik), a. [< Gr. vtos, neoterize (ne-ot'e-riz), v. i. ; pret. 
new, + E. Platonic.] Relating to the Neopla- "^ p p r . neotenzing. [< Gr. v 
ir t.hfiir dnfitrinea. vate, < wuTf/wf, compar. of veoc., young, new: 
see neoteric.] To innovate ; specifically, to coin 
new words or phrases ; neologize. 
Our scientists, since they neoterae, would find their ac- 
count inentertain- 
of the Neoplatonists. 
The Neoplatonically conceived Fons Vitae of the Jew 
Gebirol. Encyc. Brit., XXI. 429. 
.] 
n. [< Gr. 
A system of philo- 
fear.] Fear of novelty ; abhorrence of what is vfoc, new, + E. . 
new or unaccustomed; dislike of innovation. sophical and religious doctrines and prmci- 
In the student, curiosity takes the place of neophobia. P leS . whl h *W?* %*dftS*St^ 
Pop Sri Mo XXIX 78" monius Saccas m the third century, and was 
,.,.,,-,.,,. ' developed bv Plotinus, Porphyry, lamblichus, 
Neophron (ne o-fron), n. [NL., < Gr vto+puv, Hypat { a p^ c i us , and others in the third, 
of childish mind or intelligence, < wfop, .new fo ^ th and fifth cent uries. The system was corn- 
young, + <t>pr/v, mind.] A genus of Old World ^^,1 of elements of Platonism and Oriental beliefs, and 
vultures, technically characterized by the hori- in its later development was influenced by the philosophy 
ing a few consult- 
ing philologists. 
.F.Hott.Mod.Eng., 
[p. 175, note. 
Neotoma (ne- 
ot'o-ma), n. 
[NL'. (Say and 
Ord, 1825), < 
Gr. vtof, new, 
-^ TUVIV, Td 
fieiv, cut.] A 
genus of very 
large sigmo- 
dout Miirinu' 
Florida Wood-rat (Ntotiimitjltiriclana). 
