stercoral 
Stercoral (ster'ko-ral), a. and n. [< L. 
(-or-), dung, + -/.] I. a. Of or pertaining to 
feces ; stercoraceous. 
II. t n. Dung; excrement. 
Stercoranism (ster'ko-ran-izm), w. [< .sv/r- 
rormi-ist + -(/.] In eccles. liist., the doctrine 
or belief of the Stercoranists. Also Stercorinii- 
isin, Stercorariaiiinm. 
Stercoranist (ster'ko-ran-ist), n. [= F. sier- 
coraniste,< ML. Stereord'nistie, < L. stercus (-or-), 
dung.] A name applied by opponents to vari- 
ous persons in the church who were said to hold 
a grossly materialistic conception of the Lord's 
Supper. They were alleged to believe that the Lord's 
body was, like other food consumed, digested and evacu- 
ated. The word was first used by Cardinal Humbert in 
1054. Also Stercorianist, Stercorarian. 
stercorareous (ster-ko-ra're-us), a. Same as 
stercoraceous. 
Stercorarian (ster-ko-ra'ri-an), n. [< L. ster- 
corarius, pertaining to dung (< stercus (-or-), 
dung), + -an.] Same as Stercoranist. 
Stercorarianism (ster-ko-ra'ri-an-izm), n. [< 
Stercorarian + -ism.] Same as Stercoranism. 
Stercorariinae (ster-ko-ra-ri-I'ne), n. pi. [NL., 
< Stercorarius + -inee.] The dung-hunters, a 
subfamily of Laridee, typified by the genus Ster- 
corarius : same as Lestridinse. See cuts under 
skua and Stercorarius. 
Stercorarius (ster-ko-ra'ri-us), n. [NL. (Bris- 
son, 1760),< L. Stercorarius, pertaining to dung: 
see stercorary.] The dung-hunters, skuas, or 
jagers, a genus of Laridee, typical of the sub- 
family Stercorariinse. Also called Lestris. The 
name is used (a) for all the species of the subfamily ; (6) 
for the larger species, as S. skua, the smaller being called 
Lestris (see cut under skua) ; (c) for the smaller species, S. 
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named, < xtemix (xtn-rtir-), excrement.] 1. A 
genus of plants, type of the order Sterculiacese 
and of the tribe Sterculiese. It is characterized by a 
stamen-column usually with fifteen anthers crowded with- 
out regular order, n five-celled ovary with two or more 
stereographic 
/uifl-), a worm.] The parenchymatous endo- 
parasitic worms, having no intestinal canal. 
They formed one of two main divisions, the other being 
Ccelelmintha, into whiuh the Entozna were divided by 
Owen in 1843, corresponding to the parenchymatous intes- 
tinal worms or vern int?Hii/t" //.c parcnchymataitx of Cuvier. 
They are such as the cestoid and trematoid worms, or tapes 
;uul flukes. 
sterelminthic (ster-el-min'thik), a. [< Sterel- 
miiitlia + -if.] Of or pertaining to the Sterel- 
t>i i lint. 
sterelminthous (ster-el-min 'thus ), . Same as 
sterelminthic. 
Stereo- (ster'e-6, also, especially in trade use, 
ste're-o). An element of Greek origin, mean- 
ing 'solid.' 
stereo (ster'e-6), . and a. [Short for stereo- 
type.] Same as stereotype : as, a stereo plate ; 
stereo apparatus. 
stereobate (ster'e-6-bat), n. [= F. stereobate, 
< Gr. irrfperff, solid, 
firm, + /JaroV, verbal 
adj. of paivetv, go, 
step: see base 2 .] In 
arcli., the substruc- 
ture, foundation, or 
solid platform upon 
which a building is 
erected. In columnar 
Parasitic Jager (Stercerarius farasitfcus). 
pomatorhinus, S. parasiticus, and others, the larger being 
called Buphagus or Megalestris. 
stercorary (ster'ko-ra-ri), a. 'and n. [< L. Ster- 
corarius, pertaining to dung (ML. neut. *ster- 
corarium.a, place for dung), < stercus (stercor-), 
dung.] I. a. Pertaining or relating to dung or 
manure; consisting of dung. D. G. MitcMI, 
Wet Days, p. 17. 
II. . ; pi. stercoraries (-riz). A place, prop- 
erly secured from the weather, for containing 
dung. 
stercorate (ster'ko-rat), v. t. ; pret. and pp. 
stercorated, ppr. stercorating. [< L. stercoratus, 
pp. of stercorare, dung, manure, < stercus (-or-), 
dung.] To manure or dung. Scott, Pirate, iv. 
stercoratet (ster'ko-rat), n. [< stercorate, v.] 
Dung; excrement. Imp. Diet. 
Stercorationt (ster-ko-ra'shon), n. [< L. ster- 
coratio(n-), a dunging or manuring, < stercorare, 
pp. stercoratus, dung, manure, < stercus (-or-), 
dung.] The act of manuring with dung. Eve- 
lyn, To Mr. Wotton. 
stercoremia, stercoraemia (ster-ko-re'mi-a), . 
[NL. stercorsemia,< L. stercus (-or-)', dung,-^ G-r. 
<ztyi<z, blood.] Contamination of the blood from 
retained feces. 
Stercorianism, Stercorianist (ster-ko'ri-an- 
izm, -ist). Same as Stercoranism, Stercoranist. 
stercoricolous (ster-ko-rik'6-lus), a. [< L. ster- 
cus (-or-), dung, + colere, inhabit.] Inhabiting 
excrement; dwelling in dung. Encuc. Brit., 
XIX. 842. 
Stercorist (ster'ko-rist), n. [< L. stercus (-or-), 
dung, + -ist.] A Stercoranist. 
Stercorite (ster'ko-rit), n. [< L. stercus (-or-), 
dung, + -ite 2 .] A hydrous phosphate of am- 
monium and sodium, found in guano on the 
island Ichaboe, off the west coast of Africa. 
stercoryt (ster'ko-ri), n. [< L. stercus (-or-), 
dung.] Excrement; dung. Mir. for Mags., 
Sterculia (ster-ku'li-a), n. [NL. (Linnseus, 
1753), so called from the fetid flowers or fruit 
of certain species; < L. Sterculius, a deity so 
Flowering Branch of Sterculia platanifolia. 
a. a male flower ; />, the same before anthesis ; c, the stamens ; 
rf, the fruit. 
ovules in each cell, and a fruit of distinct spreading dehis- 
cent carpels. There are about 85 species, natives of warm 
climates, especially of tropical Asia. They are most com- 
monly large trees, with simple feather-veined leaves, and 
unisexual flowers in dropping panicles, with a colored bell- 
shaped calyx, and a fruit of five radiating woody follicles 
opening on the upper edge ; but none of these characters is 
universal. Their inner bark is composed of a tough fiber 
which is not affected by moisture, and is in many species a 
valuable material for cordage, mats, bags, paper, or tow for 
upholstering. Their seeds are filled with an oil which may 
be used for lamps, and are slightly acrid but often edible. 
They are mucilaginous, and often exude an abundance of 
gum resembling gum tragacanth, swelling into a jelly in 
cold water without dissolving. S. urens, and perhaps other 
species, furnish a share of the Indian tragacanth, or kuteera 
gum ; S. Tragacantha of western Africa yields the African 
or Senegal tragacanth. S. acerifolia of New South Wales, a 
large tree sometimes 80 feet high and 8 feet in girth, with 
large lobed leaves and racemes of showy red flowers, is 
known as flame-tree, and also as lacebark from its beautiful 
lace-like inner bark, which becomes 2 inches thick and is 
valued for many uses. S. diverstfolia, the Victorian bottle- 
tree, or currijong, is a stout tree with coarser fiber : for 
the similar S. rupestris, see bottle-tree, and for S. vUlosa, see 
oadal. S. lurida, the sycamore of New South Wales, also 
yields a fiber, there made into fancy articles. S. quadri- 
fida, the calool of eastern and northern Australia, pro- 
duces clusters of brilliant scarlet fruits, each with ten or 
eleven black seeds resembling filberts in taste, and eaten 
as a substitute for them. S. Carthaginensis (S. Chicha), 
the chicha or panama, yields seeds eaten as nuts in Brazil 
and northward ; it is a handsome tree with yellowish pur- 
ple-spotted flowers. S. feetida (see stavewood) is the source 
of some native remedies in Java. S. alata has been called 
Buddha's cocoanut; S. platanifolia of Japan and China, 
sultan's parasol. See mahoe and cassoumba. 
2. In entom., a genus of coleopterous insects. 
Laporte, 1835. 
Sterculiaceae (ster-ku-li-a'se-e), n. pi. [NL. 
(Ventenat, 1799), < Sterculia + -acese.] An 
order of polypetalous plants, of the cohort 
Malvales, intermediate between the two orders 
Malvaceae and Tiliacex, resembling the former 
in its variety of habit and foliage and its fre- 
quently monadelphous stamens, and the latter 
in its two-celled anthers. It includes about 730 
species, belonging to 49 genera, classed in 8 tribes, natives 
mostly of the tropics, or occurring further to the south 
in Africa and Australia. 
sterculiaceous (ster-ku-li-a'shius), a. Of or 
pertaining to the plant-order Sterculiaceee. 
Sterculiad (ster-ku'li-ad), n. A plant of the 
order Sterculiacese. Lindlcy. 
Sterculieae (ster-ku-K'e-e), n. pi. [NL. (A. P. 
de Candolle, 1824), < Sterculia + -ex.] A tribe of 
plants, of the order Sterculiacese. it is character- 
ized by unisexual or polygamous flowers without petals, 
commonly with a colored calyx, and five to fifteen anthers 
adnate at the summit of a long or short column of united 
filaments, and either crowded or arranged in a definite ae- 
ries or a ring. It includes 8 genera, of which Sterculia is 
the type. They are natives mostly of tropical Asia and 
Africa, extending into Australia and Java. See Sterculia. 
Stere 1 !. A Middle English form of steer*, steer 2 , 
stirl, stoor 2 . 
Store 2 (star), n. [= F. stere, < Gr. orepeof, solid, 
cubic ; prob. < \/ sta as in lardvai, stand.] A 
cubic meter : the French unit for solid measure, 
equal to 35.31 cubic feet. The word stere is but 
little used, except with reference to cordwood, cubic meter 
being the expression in universal use for the solid unit. 
Sterelminthat (ster-el-min'tha), n. pi. [NL., 
irreg. < Gr. orepcof, stiff, hard, solid, + e/lutvf (j/l- 
Stereobate of the Parthenon, east front (illustrating the convex 
curvature of the best Greek Doric temple-foundations). 
buildings it includes the stylobate, which is the uppermost 
step or platform of the foundation upon which the columns 
stand. 
stereobatic (ster*e-o-bat'ik), a. [< stereobate 
+ -ic.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling a ster- 
eobate ; of the character of a stereobate. En- 
eye. Brit., II. 408. 
Stereoblastula (ster'e-o-blas'tu-la), . ; p\.ster- 
eoblastulee (-le). [NL., < Gr. arepeAf, solid, + 
/P-arrroc, a germ.] A solid blastula; a blastula 
in which there is no cavity. J. A. Ryder. 
stereochrome (ster'e-o-krom), n. [< Gr. CTTE- 
ncoc, solid, + XP"C a ,' color.] A stereoehromic 
picture. See stereochromy. 
stereoehromic (ster*e-o-kr6'mik), a. [< stereo- 
chrom-y + -ic.] Of or pertaining to stereo- 
chromy; produced by stereochromy stereo- 
chromic process, the method of painting by stereo- 
chromy. 
Stereochromy (ster'e-6-kro-mi), n. [< Gr. OTE- 
pc6f , solid, + xp<->f* a , color.] A method of paint- 
ing in which water-glass serves as the connect- 
ing medium between the color and its substra- 
tum. 
Stereo-clumps (ster'e-o-klumps), n. pi. [< ste- 
reo + clump.] Sectional blocks of type-metal 
or wood, usually three fourths of an inch high, 
made of different sizes so that they can be com- 
bined to fit and uphold any size of stereotype 
plate. When clamps are added, they keep the 
plate secure in the process of printing. [Eng.] 
stereo-electric (ster'e-d-f-lek'trik), a. [< Gr. 
ortpeof , solid, + E. electric.] Noting the electric 
current which ensues when two solids, especial- 
ly two metals, as bismuth and antimony, are 
brought together at different temperatures. 
stereogastrula (ster'e-o-gas'tro-la), n. ; pi. ster- 
eogastrulss (-le). [NL., < Gr. oTt'pe6c, solid, + 
NL. gcxtmla, q. v.] A solid gastrula; a form 
of gastrula in which no cleavage-cavity is de- 
veloped. J. A. Ryder. 
Stereognathus (ster-e-og'na-thus), n. [NL. 
(Charlesworth, 1854), { Gr. arepc6(, solid, + yva- 
6of, jaw.] A genus of fossil mammals of prob- 
lematical character from the Lower Oolite of 
Oxfordshire, England, later identified with Mi- 
crolestes. The original fossil was named S. 
oiiliticus. 
Stereogram (ster'e-o-gram), . [< Gr. crre/woc, 
solid, + -j-pdufia, a 'writing, < -ypa^eiv, write : see 
gram 2 .'] A diagram or picture which repre- 
sents objects in such a way as to give the im- 
pression of relief or solidity; specifically, a 
double photographic picture or a pair of pic- 
tures mounted together for the stereoscope ; a 
stereoscopic picture. 
stereograph (ster'e-o-graf), n. [< Gr. arcpe6f, 
solid, + ypdfaiv, write.] Same as Stereogram. 
stereographic (ster"e-o-graf'ik), .. [= F. ste- 
reograpliique ; as stereograph-ij + -ic.] Show- 
ing the whole of a sphere on the whole of an 
