See Also: manucode(medicine)
manucode(dictionary)

atherine (iou) and manucode (medicine)


atherine (iou)



atherine noun. . M18.
[mod. Latin atherina from Greek atherine: see -INE3.]
= silverside (b) s.v. SILVER noun & adjective.

manucode (medicine)


manucode
<zoology> Any bird of the genus Manucodia, of Australia and new Guinea. They are related to the bird of paradise.

Origin: Javanese manukdewata the bird of the gods: cf. F. Manucode.

Source: Websters Dictionary