Defn: Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; — usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice. Your goodness, Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious. Shak.
Syn.
— Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated; noted;
famous; renowned.
— No*to"ri*ous*ly, adv.
— No*to"ri*ous*ness, n.
NOTORNIS
No*tor"nis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. Notornis Mantelli was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand, but subsequently a few individuals were found living on the southern island. It is supposed to be now nearly or quite extinct.
NOTOTHERIUM
No`to*the"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia.
NOTOTREMA
No`to*tre"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The pouched, or marsupial, frog of South America.
NOT-PATED; NOTT-PATED
Not"-pat`ed, Nott"-pat`ed, a.
Defn: Same as Nott-headed. [Obs.] Shak.