Defn: A contrivance for measuring a supply of water delivered or received for any purpose, as from a street main.
WATER MILFOIL
Wa"ter mil"foil. (Bot.)
Defn: Any plant of the genus Myriophyllum, aquatic herbs with whorled leaves, the submersed ones pinnately parted into capillary divisions.
WATER MILL
Wa"ter mill`.
Defn: A mill whose machinery is moved by water; — distinguished from a windmill, and a steam mill.
WATER MINT
Wa"ter mint`.
Defn: A kind of mint (Mentha aquatica) growing in wet places, and sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot.
WATER MITE
Wa"ter mite`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to Hydrachna and allied genera of the family Hydrachnidæ, usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming. They are often red or red and black in color, and while young are parasites of fresh-water insects and mussels. Called also water tick, and water spider.
WATER MOCCASIN
Wa"ter moc"ca*sin. (Zoöl.)