See Also: zebroid(dictionary)

dipleidoscope (iou) and zebroid (iou)


dipleidoscope (iou)



dipleidoscope noun. M19.
[from Greek diploos double + eidos form, image + -SCOPE.]
An optical instrument for determining the meridian transit of a celestial object from the coincidence of two images formed by reflection in a hollow triangular prism.

zebroid (iou)



zebroid adjective & noun. L19.
[from ZEBRA + -OID.]
A. adjective. Resembling or characteristic of a zebra. L19.
b. noun. An offspring of a horse and a zebra. L19.