Defn: The diadem indris. See Indris.
V MOTH
V" moth`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A common gray European moth (Halia vauaria) having a V-shaped spot of dark brown on each of the fore wings.
VOCABLE
Vo"ca*ble, n. Etym: [L. vocabulum an appellation, designation, name,
fr. vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, a voice, a word: cf. F. vocable.
See Voice.]
Defn: A word; a term; a name; specifically, a word considered as composed of certain sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning. Swamped near to drowning in a tide of ingenious vocables. Carlyle.
VOCABULARY Vo*cab"u*la*ry, n.; pl. Vocabularies. Etym: [LL. vocabularium, vocabularius: cf. F. vocabulaire. See Vocable.]
1. A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or author, a branch of science, or the like; a word-book.
2. A sum or stock of words employed. His vocabulary seems to have been no larger than was necessary for the transaction of business. Macaulay.
VOCABULIST
Vo*cab"u*list, n. Etym: [Cf. F. vocabuliste.]
Defn: The writer or maker of a vocabulary; a lexicographer.