10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOLITORIAL»
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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
From ML volltire SciL has formed volitores, birds that fly, whence the E adj
volitorial. volatility, volatile. See prec, para 5, s.f. volcanic, volcano; Vulcan,
Vulcanian, vulcimite, vulcaniae. Volcanic comes from F volcanique, itself
influenced by the ...
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
[NL., < L. nolucer or colucris, fitted for flig it, winged. volitorial; as a noun, a bird; (
volm'c,fly: see walnut] 1. In C. L. Bouaparte's classification of birds (1850), the first
tribe of the third order of I'lrsscrcs, cmbracing those lower l'usscrcs which form ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith,
1900
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
volitorial (vol-i-to'ri-al), a. [( Volitores + -ial.] Of or pertaining to the Volitores.
Volkameria (vol-ka-mé'ri-ii), n. [NL., named in honor of Volkamer, a German
botanist.] 1. A Linnean genus of verbenaceons shrubs, now included in
Clerodendron.
William Dwight Whitney,
1904
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
In ornitlt., in Mac- gillivray'8 system, an order of birds, the skimmers, composed of
such species as swallows, bee-eaters, and goatsuckers : an artificial group.
volitatory (vol'i-ta-to-ri), a. [< L. volitare, pp. volitatus, fly, + -ory. j Same as volitorial
...
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Same as volitorial. volitient ( vo-lish'ent), a. [Irreg. < voliti(on) + -ent.] Having
freedom of will; exercising the wilL; willing. [Bare.] I [Lucifer] chose thla ruin ; I
elected It Of my will, not of service. What I do I do volitient, not obedient. Mrs.
Browning ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith,
1914
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The Simplex Cryptograph: A Complete Cipher for General Use
... 82 vocalizing 32 volitional 82 vorant 33 vituline 83 vocally 33 volitive 83 vortex
34 vituperate 84 vocalness 34 volitorial 84 vortexes 35 vivacious 85 vocation 35
volley 85 vorticella 36 vivacity 86 vocational 36 volleyed 86 vorticose 37 vivaries
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Cryptograph Company, Providence, R.I.,
1902
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On the anatomy of vertebrates
The Hornbills are, however, instances in the Volitorial, and the Kamichi in the
Grallatorial Order. The cuticle is sometimes developed into spines or spurs, as
upon the wing of the Snake Vulture, Cassowary, Palamedca ; and upon the leg of
...
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Key to North American birds: Containing a concise account of ...
Remarkably volitorial. Analysis of Species and Subspecies. Primaries dusky, with
large white spot on 5 of them, in both sexes, about half way from bend to point of
the wing. Large ; wing over 7.00, usually near 8.00. The ordinary form, dark.
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Handbook of Field and General Ornithology: A Manual of the ...
Besides curving toward each other, the clavicles have usually a fore-and-aft
curvature, convex forward. In general, the strength of the clavicles, the firmness of
their connections, and the openness of the V or U, are indications of the volitorial
or ...
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Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
With the swifts, a large and important group, closely associated with and always
popularly considered as members of the swallow family, the volitorial powers of
these birds rise to a climax, only exceeded, perhaps, by their close relatives, the ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOLITORIAL»
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Buzzing about the Bee
... eighth-grader Evan Schwaab battled for 35 rounds and through more than 300 words - the most used in the bee, ever - until Evan misspelled "volitorial.". «Coeur d'Alene Press, Mar 15»
Upper St. Clair middle-schooler captures regional spelling bee
But Suneel incorrectly spelled his own word, "volitorial," so Helena's hopes soared again. Three rounds later, Helena misspelled "prolusory." Suneel correctly ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mar 14»
Lewisville ISD eighth-grader wins regional spelling bee
Coppell Middle School's Smrithi Upadhyayula missed in the eighth round on volitorial, which means able to fly. Lokesh's principal, Leigh Ann Lewis, was on ... «Dallas Morning News, Mar 14»