odontophoran 
odontophoran ( 6-don-tof 'o-ran), a. and //. [< 
i>dontoi>ltore + -an.} I. '. Of or pertaining to 
the Oaontoplufra. 
II. . A member of the Odontopliora, as a 
gastropod, pteropod, or cephalopod. 
odontophore (o-don'to-for), n. [< NL. odon- 
to/ihorux: see o'doutopliorottis.'] The whole radu- 
lar apparatus, buccal mass, lingual ribbon, or 
"tongue" of certain mollusks. It consists of the 
odontophoral cartilages as a framework or skeleton, and of 
asubradular membrane continuous with the lining of the 
oral cavity and secreting the chitinous cuticular radula 
or rasping surface beset with teeth, and moved by extrin- 
sic and intrinsic muscles. (See radula.) It is the most gen- 
eral or comprehensive name of the parts otherwise known 
as the rasp, radula, tongue, lingual ribbon, and buccal 
mass; but radula is especially the chitinous band of teeth 
or rasp borne upon the odontophore. 
Odontophorinae (6-don-tof -6-ii'ne), n.pl. [NL., 
< Odontophora + --.] A subfamily of Tetra- 
onidie; the American partridges or quails. It 
includes all the gallinaceous birds of America which are 
of small size, with naked tarsi and nasal fossa?, and fully 
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odontostomous (6-don-tos'to-mus), it. Same 
a s inlii n tntttii m fi to us. 
odqntotherapia (o-don"to-ther-a-pi'a), . 
[NL., < Gr. orioi'f (ofiovr-), E. tooth, + (lepaireia, 
medical treatment.] The treatment or care of 
the teeth; dental therapeutics. 
Odontptormas (o-dou-to-tor'me), n. pi. [NL., 
< Qt.Wobf (OOOVT-), = E. tooth, + nifi/iof, socket.] 
Birds with teeth implanted in separate sockets ; 
a subclass of Ai'cs represented by IcJithi/ornis 
and related genera from the Cretaceous of North 
America. They remarkably combine the carinate ster- 
num, developed wings, and pygostyled tail of modern birds 
with socketed teeth and fish-like vertebra? having bicon- 
cave or amphicoalous bodies. Originally Odontormce. See 
cut under Ichthi/ornis. 
odontotormic (o-don-to-tor'mik), o. [< NL. 
Odontotorma' + -ic.~\ Having socketed teeth, 
as a bird ; pertaining to the Odontotorma;, or 
having their characters. 
odontrypy (6-don'tri-pi), H. [< Gr. Mot'? (biovr-), 
= E. tooth, + rpvirav, perforate.] The operation 
ods-pitikins 
odoriferant (6-do-rif e-rant), a. [As odorifer- 
ous + -ant.'] Odoriferous. 
Odoriferous (6-do-rif 'e-rus), a. [= OF. odorifere 
= Sp. odorifero = Pg.'it. odorifero,< L. odorifer, 
bringing or spreading odors, < odor, odor, + 
ferre = E. bear 1 ."] 1. Giving odor or scent, 
usually a sweet scent; diffusing fragrance; 
fragrant ; perfumed : as, odoriferous spices ; 
odoriferous flowers. 
O amiable lovely death ! 
Thou odoriferous stench ! Sound rottenness ' 
Sha/r., K. John, iii. 4. 26. 
Some flowers . . . which are highly odoriferous depend 
solely on this quality for their fertilisation. 
Darwin, Cross and Self Fertilisation, p. 374. 
2. Bearing scent or perfume : as, odoriferous 
nds. See gland. 
'e-rus-li),rtc. With fra- 
odoriferousness (6-dp-rif'e-rus-nes), >i. The 
odoriferous ; fragrance ; 
i. K odor + 
Odor, Odour (o'dor), . [< ME. odor, odour, < 
OF. odor, odour, odeur, F. odeur = Pg. odor = 
It. odore, < L. odor, OL. odos, L. also otor (> Sp. j 
.), smell, scent, odor, odoroscope, ... 
-"i- ! /-!.. . > .' . odorous (o dpr-us), a. 
:ance. 
The gas ... is tasteless, but not odorless. 
Foe, Hans Pfaal, i. 8. 
= OF. olor, olour, etc./, ,.^.,, 
, smell (see olid) ; akin to Gr. 
x sr- e sj-.j 1 . ___IIT 
One of the Odontofhorin& 
or American Partridges (Dtndrortyx 
tnacriirus). 
feathered head, and which have or are accredited with a 
tooth near the tip of the upper mandible. The genera 
Ortyx(orColinm\ Lophortyx, Oreorlyx,Jlups>/chortyx, Den- 
that hathe odour and savour of alle Spices ; and at every 
hour of the day he chaungethe his odour and his savour 
dyversely. Mandei-ille, Travels, p. 169. 
O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound 
That breathes upon a bank of violets. 
Stealing and giving odour. Shak., T. N., i. 1. 7. 
*..j maid was at the 
in with her . . . &nodo 
group is commonly called Ortygince. See also" cuts under 
Callipepla, Cyrtonyx, helmet-quail, Oreortyx, and quail. 
odontophorine (6-don-tof 'o-rin), a. Of or per- 
taining to the Odontophorince. 
odontophorous (6-don-tof'o-rus), rt. [< NL. 
odontophorus, < Gr. bSovf (b6bvT-), = E. tooth, + 
-<t>6pof, < ifiepciv = E. bearl.] Bearing or having 
teeth in general ; specifically, having an odou- 
tophore, as a mollusk ; odontophoran. 
Odontophorus (6-don-tof 'o-rus), . [NL. : see 
odontophorous.J In ornith., the typical genus of 
Odontophoriruc. 
Odontopteris (6-don-top'te-ris), w. [NL., < Gr. 
o(!oi<f (oifovr-), = E. tooth, "+ irreplf, fern.] A 
genus of fossil ferns established by Brongniart 
(1822), so closely allied to Neuropteris that 
many species have been differently referred 
to one or the other of these genera by various 
authors. Both Odontopteris and Neuropteris were ferns 
having fronds which were sometimes of very great size 
Grand' Bury speaks of having seen them from 15 to 20 
feet in length. Species referred to Odontopteris are found 
in abundance in the coal-measures of various parts of 
Europe, and in the same geological position in many lo- 
calities in the United States. 
See odorscope. 
_. .is), a. [= OF. odoreux = It. 
smell, <, d(,eiv, perf. dduda, smell. 1 1. Scent; ;""> - L - as if*odorostis, for odorus, emit- 
fragrance; smell, whether pleasant or offen- ii ng . a scent or odor, < odor, odor: see odor.] 
sive: when used without a qualifying adjunct, H avm g OT emitting an odor; sweet of scent; 
the word usually denotes an agreeable smell. fra gnt: as, odorous substances. 
At the Foot of that Mount is a fayr Welle and a gret Such fra '? rant flowers doe ive 'n 8t "dorma smell, 
i * u_it 1 j __....*. . bpenxcr, Sonnets, Ixiv. 
Groves whose rich trees wept odorous gums and balm. 
Milton, P. L., iv. 248. 
With their melancholy sound 
The odorous spruce woods met around 
Those wayfarers. 
The maid was at the door with the lamp, and there'cam'e William Morris, Earthly Paradise, I. 111. 
.n with her . . . anodcmrof parafflne that all-pervading, =Syn. Balmy, aromatic, perfumed, sweet-scented, odorif- 
unescapable odour which is now so familiar everywhere. erous. 
Mrs. Oliphant, Poor Gentleman, vi. odorously (6'dor-us-li), adv. In an odorous 
2. Figuratively, repute; reputation; esteem: manner; fragrantly. 
as, to be in bad odor with one's acquaintances, odorousness (6'dor-us-nes), H. The property 
I had thought the odour, sir, of your good name of being odorous, or of exciting the sensation 
Had been more precious to you. of smell. 
B. jonson, Volpone, iv. i. odorscope, odoroscope (6'dor-skop, -6-skop), 
h iii ~t mr t,, . [Irreg. < L. odor, odor, + Gr. aKoiretv, view.] 
An apparatus for testing effluvia or odors, de- 
vised by Edison. It consists of a carbon button placed 
between two electrodes of a circuit containing a battery 
and galyanoscope. The part of the circuit containing the 
button is placed in a closed vessel, and subjected to the 
effluvia of the substance the odor of which is to be tested. 
The action of the substance on the carbon produces a 
change of electrical resistance, and hence a change in the 
indications of the galvanoscope. 
The personage is such ill odour here 
Because of the reports. 
Browning, Ring and Book, II. 48. 
Odor of sanctity, reputation for holiness. 
He long lived the pride Of that country side, 
And at last in the odour of mnetity died ; 
When, as words were too faint His merits to paint, 
The Conclave determined to make him a Saint. 
Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, I. 213. 
= Syn. Scent, Perfume, etc. See smell, n. 
Biueu. i tiitvintam, jvrte or .ring. ro< 
odoramentt (6'dor-a-ment), n. [= ^ . ^, t - 
mcn t, < L. odoramenium,"* perfume, spice, < odo- . , . ., . . J^"' W ' ldgoose Cha8e - ' 3 - 
rare, perfume: see odoratc.'] A perfume- a oas-boaiKinst, Ods-DOdkinst (odz bod'i-kinz, 
strong scent. '" od kinz), interj. A corruption of God's body- 
kin, for God's body : a minced oath. 
wwBvwMuiwuJ (o-don-to-ring'ki), n.pl. [NL., 
pi. of odontorhi/nclius: see odontorhynchoits.] In 
Merrem's system of classification, a group of 
birds, equivalent to the Lamellirostres or Anseres 
of other authors; the swans, ducks, and geese, 
together with the flamingos. 
odontorhynchous (o-don-to-ring'kus), a. [< 
NL. odontorhynchus,'< Gr. 6'rfoi.f (66W-), = E. 
tooth, + pvyxot, a snout, muzzle.] Having 
tooth-like serrations in the bill, as a duck ; serri- 
rostrate. 
Odontormae(6-don-t6r'me),.p7. [NL.] Same 
as Odontotorma;. 0. C. Marsh. 
strong scent. 
Odoraments to smell to, of rose-water, violet flowers, 
balm, rose-cakes, vinegar, &c., do much to recreate the 
rains and spirits. Burton, Anat. of Mel., p. 412. 
(6'dor-ant), a. [= F. odorant = It. 
\ lj OftOt'd H (t~)K DDF of OflorflTP rPT 
eodor t 1O<\ *'f t- intoanen-roostr 
scented. ods-bodyt, odsbudt \ M >, - uu ,, , 
The thrid day next my sone went doune Corruptions of God's body : a minced oath. 
To erthe, whiche was disposed plentuously 
Of aungels bright and hevenly soune, 
With odoraunt odoure f ul copiously. 
MS. Bodl. 423, f. 204. (Halliwell.) 
Odi-bodiHns!" exclaimed Titus, "a noble reward!" 
H'. H. Ainsu'orth, Eookwood, i. 9. (Latham.) 
"Odzbodkins ! You won't spoil our sport ! " cried her hus- 
band. "Your crotchets are always coming in like a fox 
into a hen-roost 1 " S. Judd, Margaret, i. 8. 
odoratet (6'dor-at), . [< L. odoratus, pp. of 
odorare (> It. odorare = F. adorer), give a smell 
Odsbud ! I would wish my son were an Egyptian mum- 
my for thy sake. Congreve, Love for Love, ii. 5. 
ods-fish (odz'fish'), interj. A corruption of 
"Gaffs-flesh : a minced oath expressive of won- 
der or surprise. 
kv*Mw V v , A t. Lm//it/r = r . uuvrer j, give a smell 
or fragrance to, perfume, deponent odorari "Ods-fsh!" said the king, "the light begins to break in 
i,*rtll ^ 4- ' . ; i IT r ' Oil 1116. Kr.ftlt 
ju ^ \fv\ri iwtx,. \s. v. jotnvn, "* j-itigiauuo LU, pciiuim;, uepoiient odoi'ttT't * 
Odontornithes (6-don-tor'ni-thez), n.p/. [NL., smeU at,' examine by smelling, < odor, smell: 
< Gr. odotf (othvT-), = E. tooth, + opvir; (baviQ-) see odor, n.~\ Scented ; having a strong scent OaS-neartt (odz hart ), tnterj 
a bird.] Birds with teeth ; a group of Aves fetid or fragrant. ' God's heart: a minced oath. 
, v . jj _ vwviVf I Ufjfi^ yufJVUJ--). 
a bird.] Birds with teeth; a group of Aves 
having true teeth implanted in separate sock- 
ets or in a continuous groove. All the recognized 
Odontonuthes are of Mesozoic age, but such birds doubt- 
is continued into the Casnozoic period. The Archown- 
teryx iwas Jui-assic ; the other leading genera, Ichthyornis 
and Hesperorms were Cretaceous. The latter two form 
types of two subclasses of birds, Odontotorma! and Odon- 
Mcce, the first-named typifying a third subclass called 
mtrce. See cuts under Archceopteryx and Ichthyornis. 
Odontornithic (o-don-t6r-nith'ik), a, [< Odon- 
tormth-es + -ic.] Of or pertaining to the Odon- 
toniithes; being a toothed bird. 
odontostomatous (6-don-to-stom'a-tus), a. [< 
Gr. odovs (bSovr.) = E. tooth,'+ ar6ua(r-), mouth.] 
Having jaws which bite like teeth; mandibu- 
ite, as an insect : opposed to siplionostomatous. 
fetid or fragrant. 
Eke adorate 
To make hem, kepe hem long in leves drie 
Of roses, hem thai wol adorifle. 
Palladium, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 110. 
Some oriental kind of ligustrum, . . . producing a sweet 
and odorate bush of flowers. Sir T. Browne, Misc. Tracts, i. 
Odorator (6'dor-a-tqr), n. [NL., < L. odorare, 
smell: see odorate.} An atomizer used for dif- 
fusing odoriferous liquid extracts or perfumes. 
odored, odoured (6'dprd), a. [< odor, odour, 
+ -erf 2 .] Perfumed. 
And silken courteins over her display, 
And odomd sheetcs, and Arras coverlets. 
Spenser, Epithalamion, 1. 304. 
Scott. 
A corruption of 
Oisheart ! If he should come just now, when I am an- 
gry, I'd tell him. Congreve, Old Batchelor, iii. 7. 
ods-lifet (odz'llf), interj. A corruption of God'* 
life : a minced oath. 
Odd's life, do you take me for Shylock in the play, that 
you would raise money of me on yonr own flesh and blood '! 
Sheridan, School for Scandal, iii. 3. 
odsot (od'so'), interj. A further corruption of 
odtooks: a minced oath. 
Odso . . . think, think, sir ! B. Jonson, Volpone, ii. 3. 
Odso ! I must take care of my reputation. 
Sheridan (?), The Camp, i. 2. 
ods-pitikinst (odz'pit'i-kinz), interj. A corrupt 
form of God's jiiiikin, for God's pity : a minced 
oath. 
