DISCOBLASTIC
Dis`co*blas"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Applied to a form of egg cleavage seen in osseous fishes, which occurs only in a small disk that separates from the rest of the egg.
DISCOBOLUS Dis*cob"o*lus, n.; pl. Discoboli. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Fine Arts) (a) A thrower of the discus. (b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it
Note: The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have been preserved.
DISCODACTYL
Dis`co*dac"tyl, n. Etym: [See Discodactylia.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the tree frogs.
DISCODACTYLIA
Dis`co*dac*tyl"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of amphibians having suctorial disks on the toes, as the tree frogs.
DISCODACTYLOUS
Dis`co*dac"tyl*ous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having sucking disks on the toes, as the tree frogs.