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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3075 SIALID voting time
Zoological for me:
6. a neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies. 12. [Zool.] a species of louse (Pediculus sialidi), which sometimes infests the human body and clothes. On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 1:02 AM Efrem G Mallach <efrem.mallach (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: > Folks, > > Sixteen definitions of *SIALID* follow. One is correct. The rest are > your inventions. They have been edited slightly for format consistency and > are in ascending order of character count. That might not correspond to > visual length in your email display font. (A few look out of order in mine, > but I trust Excel to count characters correctly.) > > Please vote for two you like for any reason by Reply to this message > before the deadline that follows the list. If you realize now that you know > what *SIALID* means, let me know me by private email to > emallach (AT) verizon (DOT) net. > > 1. a convert to Islam. > > 2. [Archaic] bristling; rough. > > 3. an elixir granting immortality. > > 4. having a smooth, shiny exoskeleton. > > 5. of the viscosity of saliva, usually applied only to grazing animals. > > 6. a neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies. > > 7. [Ireland] (musical) entertainment; pleasant diversion, amusement [< Ir.] > > 8. a braid or trimming of worsted, silk or rayon tinsel, gold or silver, > etc. > > 9. a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an > antipyretic. > > 10. a family of tropical fish, originally from Africa but commonly found > in aquaria. > > 11. a member of an Islamic sect who believe that Mohammed was taken up > bodily into Heaven. > > 12. [Zool.] a species of louse (Pediculus sialidi), which sometimes > infests the human body and clothes. > > 13. a very fancy salad made with items found in springtime. It was first > made at Stewart International Airport (SIA) in 1985. > > 14. any member of the phylum Sialida, deepwater marine vertebrates similar > in appearance to eels, but with prominent horny protuberances. > > 15. one of a genus of large, flightless Old World insects in the family > Stenopelmatidae, most closely related to crickets, and largely extinct. > > 16. a print made by using any flat surface, with any texture, and by > inking the plate with intaglio ink using a paintbrush, roller or some > combination. > > Votes are due 48 hours from now: Tuesday, May 26, at 9 am US EDT. > According to timeanddate.com, that is: > > > and other times in other places. Please check any time conversion that > applies to you. That site is good, but nobody's perfect. > > New players are welcome to vote, as are old friends who didn't submit a > definition. The only requirement is that you not know what the word > means. Full rules at http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules . > > Vote away! > > Efrem > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Dixonary" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...E5%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dixonary/E59E46E3-CAD7-4190-A10E-AE3033BB3FE5%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_sour ce=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...mail.gmail.com. |
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