Defn: A carnivorous quadruped (Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. See Proteles.
AARONIC; AARONICAL
Aa*ron"ic, Aa*ron"ic*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews.
AARON'S ROD
Aar"on's rod`. Etym: [See Exodus vii. 9 and Numbers xvii. 8]
1. (Arch.)
Defn: A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.
AB-
Ab-. Etym: [Latin prep., etymologically the same as E. of, off. See
Of.]
Defn: A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away , separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A- (6).