DIOICOUS
Di*oi"cous, a.
Defn: See Dioecious.
DIOMEDEA
Di*om`e*de"a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of large sea birds, including the albatross. See
Albatross.
DIONAEA
Di`o*næ"a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: An insectivorous plant. See Venus's flytrap.
DIONYSIA
Di`o*ny"si*a, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. .] (Class. Antiq.)
Defn: Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god
Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the greater
Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated
with elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies.
DIONYSIAC
Di`o*ny"si*ac, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Dionysus or to the Dionysia; Bacchic; as, a
Dionysiac festival; the Dionysiac theater at Athens.