| tamandu | <zoology> A small ant-eater (Tamandua tetradactyla) native of the tropical parts of South America. It has five toes on the fore feet, an elongated snout, small ears, and short woolly hair. Its tail is stout and hairy at the base, tapering, and covered with minute scales, and is somewhat prehensile at the end. Called also tamandua, little ant-bear, fourmilier, and cagouare. The collared, or striped, tamandu (Tamandua bivittata) is considered a distinct species by some writers, but by others is regarded as only a variety. Origin: Sp, from the native name: cf. F. Tamandua. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tamanoir | <zoology> The ant-bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tamarack | <botany> The American larch; also, the larch of Oregon and British Columbia (Larix occidentalis). See Hackmatack, and Larch. The black pine (Pinus Murrayana) of Alaska, California, etc. It is a small tree with fine-grained wood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tamaric | A shrub or tree supposed to be the tamarisk, or perhaps some kind of heath. "He shall be like tamaric in the desert, and he shall not see when good shall come." (Jer. Xvii. 6 (Douay version)) Origin: L. Tamarice. See Tamarisk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tamarin | <zoology> Any one of several species of small squirrel-like South American monkeys of the genus Midas, especially M. Ursulus. Origin: From the native name in Cayenne. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tamarind | <botany> 1. A leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated. 2. One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind, which contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for preparing a pleasant drink. Tamarind fish, a preparation of a variety of East Indian fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit. Velvet tamarind. A West African leguminous tree (Codarium acutifolium). One of the small black velvety pods, which are used for food in Sierra Leone. <botany> Wild tamarind, a name given to certain trees somewhat resembling the tamarind, as the Lysiloma latisiliqua of Southern Florida, and the Pithecolobium filicifolium of the West Indies. Origin: It. Tamarindo, or Sp. Tamarindo, or Pg. Tamarindo, tamarinho, from Ar. Tamarhindi, literally, Indian date; tamar a dried date + Hind India: cf. F. Tamarin. Cf. Hindoo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tamarisk | <botany> Any shrub or tree of the genus Tamarix, the species of which are European and Asiatic. They have minute scalelike leaves, and small flowers in spikes. An Arabian species (T. Mannifera) is the source of one kind of manna. Tamarisk salt tree, an East Indian tree (Tamarix orientalis) which produces an incrustation of salt. Origin: L. Tamariscus, also tamarix, tamarice, Skr. Tamala, tamalaka, a tree with a very dark bark; cf. Tamas darkness: cf. F. Tamarisc, tamarix, tamaris. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tambac | <chemistry> See Tombac. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tambour | 1. A kind of small flat drum; a tambourine. 2. A small frame, commonly circular, and somewhat resembling a tambourine, used for stretching, and firmly holding, a portion of cloth that is to be embroidered; also, the embroidery done upon such a frame; called also, in the latter sense, tambour work. 3. Same as Drum. 4. A work usually in the form of a redan, to inclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is arranged like a stockade. 5. <physiology> A shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more of these are connected by an India rubber tube, and used to transmit and register the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tambour sound | Reverberating, musical tone heard as the second heart sound over the aortic area, associated with syphilitic aortic valvular disease. Synonym: tambour sound. Origin: Fr. Sound of drum (05 Mar 2000) |
| tambourine | A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a timbrel. Origin: F. Tambourin; cf. It. Tamburino. See Tambour, and cf. Tamborine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tambreet | <zoology> The duck mole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tame | 1. Reduced from a state of native wildness and shyness; accustomed to man; domesticated; domestic; as, a tame deer, a tame bird. 2. Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless. "Tame slaves of the laborious plow." (Roscommon) 3. Deficient in spirit or animation; spiritless; dull; flat; insipid; as, a tame poem; tame scenery. Synonym: Gentle, mild, meek. See Gentle. Origin: AS. Tam; akin to D. Tam, G. Zahm, OHG. Zam, Dan. & Sw. Tam, Icel. Tamr, L. Domare to tame, Gr, Skr. Dam to be tame, to tame, and perhaps to E. Beteem. 61. Cf. Adamant, Diamond, Dame, Daunt, Indomitable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tamed iodine | A combination of iodine with a surfactant carrier, usually polyvinylpyrrolidone. Commercial preparations generally contain 1% "available" iodine, which is slowly released to take effect against microorganisms; used as skin disinfectants, particularly for surgical scrubs. Synonym: tamed iodine. Origin: iodine + G. Phora, a carrying (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tamiami virus | <virology> Arenavirus of the Tacaribe complex. (18 Nov 1997) |