| haddie | <zoology> The haddock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| haddock | <zoology> A marine food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie. Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish. Origin: OE. Hadoc, haddok, of unknown origin; cf. Ir. Codog, Gael. Adag, F. Hadot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hade | <chemical> The inclination or deviation from the vertical of any mineral vein, fault, or lode. Origin: Cf. Heald inclined, bowed down, G. Halde declivity. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Hadfield, Geoffrey | <person> British physician, *1889. See: Clarke-Hadfield syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hadron | <physics> Any of over 100 elementary particles that are the building blocks of atomic particles such as protons and neutrons. (09 Oct 1997) |
| hadrosaurus | <paleontology> An American herbivorous dinosaur of great size, allied to the iguanodon. It is found in the Cretaceous formation. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. "adros thick + say^ros lizard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Hadrurus | A genus of scorpions found in the southwestern U.S., characterised by numerous setae on the stinger; the commonest species is Hadrurus arizonensis, the olive hairy scorpion. See: Scorpionida. Origin: G. Hadros, thick, stout, + ouro, tail (05 Mar 2000) |