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engorge, v. (ɛnˈgɔːdʒ) Also 6 ingurge, 6–8 ingorge. [a. F. engorge-r, f. en in + gorge gorge, throat.] 1. trans. To fill the gorge of; to gorge, feed or fill to excess; chiefly refl. Also (rarely) intr. for refl. Prob. first used (in Eng.) with ref. to hawks; see gorge.1515 Barclay Egloges ii. (1570...
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Caruncle (bird anatomy)
Usually they are pale, but when the male becomes excited or during courtship, the caruncles, wattle and snood all engorge with blood, become bright red
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Scute
Males do not engorge nearly as drastically as females, so they do not need a flexible alloscutum; instead the rigid scutum covers practically the entire
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ingorgeous
† inˈgorgeous, a. Obs. rare—1. [app. f. ingorge engorge v. + -ous, after obs. F. engorgeux (Cotgr.).] Greedy, insatiable.1679 T. Oates Myst. Iniq. 25, I could produce many Reasons..to demonstrate what an ingorgeous Ambition the Jesuits have to increase their Greatness.
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Vandellia
V. cirrhosa is able to engorge itself enormously; the ingested blood is visible through the swollen belly. The time required to engorge itself with blood and leave the host's gill chamber ranges from 30–145 seconds.
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ingurge
† inˈgurdge, inˈgurge obs. ff. engorge v.1631 Heywood London's Jus Hon. Wks. 1874 IV. 271 A thousand monsters..gape To ingurdge and swallow you.
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Cloud sponge
primarily made of biogenic silica (>90%) which is of no nutritional value yet dorid nudibranchs (Diaulula lentiginosa and Doris odhneri) have been shown to engorge
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engorgement
engorgement (ɛnˈgɔːdʒmənt) [f. engorge v. + -ment.] a. The action of engorging. b. The state of being engorged, in various senses, esp. Path. the congestion (of a tissue or organ) with blood, secretions, etc.1611 Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. xvi. (1632) 844 The warre eates on still in the body of Franc...
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Ixodidae
They differ, too, in their lifecycle; Ixodidae that attach to a host bite painlessly and are generally unnoticed, and they remain in place until they engorge
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re-engorge
† re-enˈgorge, v. Obs. Also 7 rein-. [re-.] refl. Of water: To pour back into, in a place.1610 Holland Camden's Brit. i. 208 When the sea re⁓engorgeth it selfe backe againe into the sea. 1632 Lithgow Trav. x. 466 My head hanging downeward, and the water reingorging it selfe in my throat with a strug...
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Tonsil
immunocompetent organs which serve as the immune system's first line of defense against ingested or inhaled foreign pathogens, and as such frequently engorge
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ingorge
† inˈgorge obs. var. of engorge v., to gorge, to fill to excess.1497 Bp. Alcock Mons Perfect. E ij, They be not ingorged with meete and drynke.
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Stable fly
The female takes approximately 2–5 minutes to engorge, after which it becomes sluggish for a while.
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Teuthowenia pellucida
As a defense, the squid is able to engorge itself with surrounding water to dramatically increase in size, appearing more intimidating.
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