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28/01/2026

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MISCOGNIZANT

Not cognizant; ignorant; not knowing.

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MEDIOCRE

Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree ofexcellence; indifferent; ordinary. " A very mediocre poet." Pope.

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NEUTER

Having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones;sexless. See Neuter, n., 3.

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BIGAM

A bigamist. [Obs.]

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ESOPHAGAL

Esophageal.

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PLUMICORN

An ear tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.

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LATER

A brick or tile. Knight.

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MISSET

To set pr place wrongly.

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CHONDROPTERYGII

A group of fishes, characterized by cartilaginous fins andskeleton. It includes both ganoids (sturgeons, etc.) and selachians(sharks), but is now often restricted to the latter. [Written alsoChondropterygia.]

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MYTACISM

Too frequent use of the letter m, or of the sound representedby it.

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SCAPHOCERITE

A flattened plate or scale attached to the second joint of theantennæ of many Crustacea.

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COLLECTANEA

Passages selected from various authors, usually for purposes ofinstruction; miscellany; anthology.