Defn: A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell.
5. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects.
GALEAS
Gal"e*as, n.
Defn: See Galleass.
GALEATE; GALEATED Ga"le*ate, Ga"le*a`ted, a. Etym: [L. galeatus, p.p. of galeare helmet.]
1. Wearing a helmet; protected by a helmet; covered, as with a helmet.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: Helmeted; having a helmetlike part, as a crest, a flower, etc.; helmet-shaped.
GALEI
Ga"le*i, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Galeus, name of one genus, fr. Gr.
(Zoöl.)