2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Feathered all around.
PERIPTERY
Pe*rip"ter*y, n. [Gr. flying round about.]
Defn: The region surrounding a moving body, such as the wing of a bird or a gliding aëroplane, within which cyclic or vortical motion of the air occur.
PERIQUE
Pe*rique", n. [Louisiana F.]
Defn: A kind of tobacco with medium-sized leaf, small stem, tough and gummy fiber, raised in Louisiana, and cured in its own juices, so as to be very dark colored, usually black. It is marketed in tightly wrapped rolls called carottes.
PERISARC
Per"i*sarc, n. Etym: [Pref. peri- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The outer, hardened integument which covers most hydroids.
PERISCIAN
Pe*ris"cian, a. Etym: [Gr. périscien.]
Defn: Having the shadow moving all around.