Name Report For First Name CIRA:

CIRA

First name CIRA's origin is Europe. CIRA means "sun". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with CIRA below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of cira.(Brown names are of the same origin (Europe) with CIRA and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)

Rhymes with CIRA - Names & Words

First Names Rhyming CIRA

FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES CİRA AS A WHOLE:

jacira

NAMES RHYMING WITH CİRA (According to last letters):

Rhyming Names According to Last 3 Letters (ira) - Names That Ends with ira:

moira bahira nasira samira sagira subira deianira hilaeira metanira sapphira adira zemira trandafira chenzira indira adaira akira almira altaira amira bashira cahira caira casimira coira delmira elvira elzira erendira freira gaira jadira kaira kasimira keira kira leira maira malmuira mira muira munira nathaira nira palmira ramira shakira terceira tira zaira zamira keaira nadira shira semira atira thira elmira sadira ashira kefira meira temira tsifira zehira ira jaira

Rhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (ra) - Names That Ends with ra:

asura aurora azmera chinara efra iyangura japera katura nadra sanura tandra zuhura estra soumra adra aludra alzubra badra bushra johara noura thara' yusra gadara adora chamorra senora thora dendera kakra mukamutara mukantagara shukura

NAMES RHYMING WITH CİRA (According to first letters):

Rhyming Names According to First 3 Letters (cir) - Names That Begins with cir:

circe circehyll ciri cirilla cirilo ciro

Rhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (ci) - Names That Begins with ci:

cian cianan cianna cianni ciar ciara ciaran ciarda ciardubhan ciarrai ciatlllait cibil cicely ciceron cicily cidney cidro ciera cierra cihuaton cili cillian cim cimberleigh cinda cindel cindelyz cinderella cindi cindia cindra cindy cingeswell cingeswiella cinnard cinneide cinneididh cinnfhail cinnia cinnie cinthia cinwell cinyras ciodaru ciorstag cipactli cipriana cipriano ciqala cisco citlali citlalic citlalmina

NAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH CİRA:

First Names which starts with 'c' and ends with 'a':

cacia cadda cadena cadencia cadenza cadha cadhla cadyna caedwalla caersewiella caffara caffaria cairistiona cala calandra calandria calantha caldwiella caliana calida calinda calissa calista calleigha callia calliegha calligenia callista calvina calynda calysta camara cambria camelia camella camellia camila camilla camraya candida candra cantara capeka caprina capucina cara caressa carilla carina carisa carissa carla carlaisa carletta carlita carlota carlotta carma carmela carmelina carmelita carmella carmencita carmia carmina carmita carmya carola caroliana carolina carona carressa carrola cartimandua casandra cassandra cassiopeia cassondra casta castalia catalina catarina caterina cathenna cathia catia catriona cavana caylona ceara cecelia cecilia cedra cedrica cedrina celandina celena celesta celestia celestina

English Words Rhyming CIRA

ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES CİRA AS A WHOLE:



ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH CİRA (According to last letters):


Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (ira) - English Words That Ends with ira:


dairanoun (n.) Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or his family. The most important are the Da"i*ra Sa"ni*eh (/), or Sa"ni*yeh, and the Da"i*ra Khas"sa, administered by the khedive's European bondholders, and known collectively as the Daira, or the Daira estates.

epeiranoun (n.) A genus of spiders, including the common garden spider (E. diadema). They spin geometrical webs. See Garden spider.

hegiranoun (n.) The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed.

hejiranoun (n.) See Hegira.

hetairanoun (n.) A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot.

ichthyophthiranoun (n. pl.) A division of copepod crustaceans, including numerous species parasitic on fishes.

liranoun (n.) An Italian coin equivalent in value to the French franc.

madeiranoun (n.) A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira.

miranoun (n.) A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus (/ Ceti).

moiranoun (n.) The deity who assigns to every man his lot.

tairanoun (n.) Same as Tayra.

vondsiranoun (n.) Same as Vansire.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH CİRA (According to first letters):


Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (cir) - Words That Begins with cir:


circnoun (n.) An amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus.

circarnoun (n.) A district, or part of a province. See Sircar.

circassiannoun (n.) A native or inhabitant of Circassia.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Circassia, in Asia.

circeanadjective (a.) Having the characteristics of Circe, daughter of Sol and Perseis, a mythological enchantress, who first charmed her victims and then changed them to the forms of beasts; pleasing, but noxious; as, a Circean draught.

circensialadjective (a.) Alt. of Circensian

circensianadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to, or held in, the Circus, In Rome.

circinaladjective (a.) Circinate.

circinateadjective (a.) Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns.
 verb (v. t.) To make a circle around; to encompass.

circinationnoun (n.) An orbicular motion.
 noun (n.) A circle; a concentric layer.

circlenoun (n.) A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center.
 noun (n.) The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring.
 noun (n.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle.
 noun (n.) A round body; a sphere; an orb.
 noun (n.) Compass; circuit; inclosure.
 noun (n.) A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set.
 noun (n.) A circular group of persons; a ring.
 noun (n.) A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
 noun (n.) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning.
 noun (n.) Indirect form of words; circumlocution.
 noun (n.) A territorial division or district.
 noun (n.) To move around; to revolve around.
 noun (n.) To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle.
 verb (v. i.) To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate.

circlingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Circle

circledadjective (a.) Having the form of a circle; round.
  (imp. & p. p.) of Circle

circlernoun (n.) A mean or inferior poet, perhaps from his habit of wandering around as a stroller; an itinerant poet. Also, a name given to the cyclic poets. See under Cyclic, a.

circletnoun (n.) A little circle; esp., an ornament for the person, having the form of a circle; that which encircles, as a ring, a bracelet, or a headband.
 noun (n.) A round body; an orb.
 noun (n.) A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.

circocelenoun (n.) See Cirsocele.

circuitnoun (n.) The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun.
 noun (n.) The circumference of, or distance round, any space; the measure of a line round an area.
 noun (n.) That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
 noun (n.) The space inclosed within a circle, or within limits.
 noun (n.) A regular or appointed journeying from place to place in the exercise of one's calling, as of a judge, or a preacher.
 noun (n.) A certain division of a state or country, established by law for a judge or judges to visit, for the administration of justice.
 noun (n.) A district in which an itinerant preacher labors.
 noun (n.) Circumlocution.
 verb (v. i.) To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate.
 verb (v. t.) To travel around.

circuiteernoun (n.) A circuiter.

circuiternoun (n.) One who travels a circuit, as a circuit judge.

circuitionnoun (n.) The act of going round; circumlocution.

circuitousadjective (a.) Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end.

circuitynoun (n.) A going round in a circle; a course not direct; a roundabout way of proceeding.

circulableadjective (a.) That may be circulated.

circularadjective (a.) In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.
 adjective (a.) repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular reasoning.
 adjective (a.) Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior. See Cyclic poets, under Cyclic.
 adjective (a.) Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation; as, a circular letter.
 adjective (a.) Perfect; complete.
 adjective (a.) A circular letter, or paper, usually printed, copies of which are addressed or given to various persons; as, a business circular.
 adjective (a.) A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.

circularitynoun (n.) The quality or state of being circular; a circular form.

circularyadjective (a.) Circular; illogical.

circulatingnoun (P. pr. & vb. n.) of Circulate

circulationnoun (n.) The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
 noun (n.) The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
 noun (n.) Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
 noun (n.) The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper.
 noun (n.) The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also, the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.

circulativeadjective (a.) Promoting circulation; circulating.

circulatornoun (n.) One who, or that which, circulates.

circulatoriousadjective (a.) Travelling from house to house or from town to town; itinerant.

circulatorynoun (n.) A chemical vessel consisting of two portions unequally exposed to the heat of the fire, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation.
 adjective (a.) Circular; as, a circulatory letter.
 adjective (a.) Circulating, or going round.
 adjective (a.) Subserving the purposes of circulation; as, circulatory organs; of or pertaining to the organs of circulation; as, circulatory diseases.

circuletnoun (n.) A circlet.

circulineadjective (a.) Proceeding in a circle; circular.

circumambagenoun (n.) A roundabout or indirect course; indirectness.

circumambiencynoun (n.) The act of surrounding or encompassing.

circumambientadjective (a.) Surrounding; inclosing or being on all sides; encompassing.

circumbendibusnoun (n.) A roundabout or indirect way.

circumcenternoun (n.) The center of a circle that circumscribes a triangle.

circumcisingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Circumcise

circumcisernoun (n.) One who performs circumcision.

circumcisionnoun (n.) The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the internal labia of females.
 noun (n.) The Jews, as a circumcised people.
 noun (n.) Rejection of the sins of the flesh; spiritual purification, and acceptance of the Christian faith.

circumclusionnoun (n.) Act of inclosing on all sides.

circumcursationnoun (n.) The act of running about; also, rambling language.

circumdenudationnoun (n.) Denudation around or in the neighborhood of an object.

circumductionnoun (n.) A leading about; circumlocution.
 noun (n.) An annulling; cancellation.
 noun (n.) The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as to describe a concial surface.

circumesophagaladjective (a.) Surrounding the esophagus; -- in Zool. said of the nerve commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks.

circumesophagealadjective (a.) Circumesophagal.

circumferencenoun (n.) The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery.
 noun (n.) A circle; anything circular.
 noun (n.) The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body.
 verb (v. t.) To include in a circular space; to bound.

circumferentialadjective (a.) Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling; circuitous.

circumferentornoun (n.) A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays over a circle graduated to 360¡, and of a horizontal brass bar at the ends of which are standards with narrow slits for sighting, supported on a tripod by a ball and socket joint.
 noun (n.) A graduated wheel for measuring tires; a tire circle.

ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH CİRA:

English Words which starts with 'c' and ends with 'a':

caabanoun (n.) The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Mohammedans must pray.

cabalanoun (n.) A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means.
 noun (n.) Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery.

cabecanoun (n.) Alt. of Cabesse

cabrillanoun (n.) A name applied to various species of edible fishes of the genus Serranus, and related genera, inhabiting the Meditarranean, the coast of California, etc. In California, some of them are also called rock bass and kelp salmon.

cacaemianoun (n.) Alt. of Cachaemia

cachaemianoun (n.) A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood.
 noun (n.) Alt. of Cachemia

cachexianoun (n.) Alt. of Cachexy

cachuchanoun (n.) An Andalusian dance in three-four time, resembling the bolero.

cacochymianoun (n.) Alt. of Cacochymy
 noun (n.) A vitiated state of the humors, or fluids, of the body, esp. of the blood.

cadenzanoun (n.) A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence.

cadmianoun (n.) An oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces where zinc is sublimed. Formerly applied to the mineral calamine.

caecanoun (n. pl.) See Caecum.
  (pl. ) of Caecum

caesuranoun (n.) A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the caesural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.

caffilanoun (n.) See Cafila.

cafilanoun (n.) Alt. of Cafileh

calcavellanoun (n.) A sweet wine from Portugal; -- so called from the district of Carcavelhos.

calceolarianoun (n.) A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants, brought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its name.

caledonianoun (n.) The ancient Latin name of Scotland; -- still used in poetry.

calendulanoun (n.) A genus of composite herbaceous plants. One species, Calendula officinalis, is the common marigold, and was supposed to blossom on the calends of every month, whence the name.

callanoun (n.) A genus of plants, of the order Araceae.

calumbanoun (n.) The root of a plant (Jateorrhiza Calumba, and probably Cocculus palmatus), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an unpleasantly bitter taste, and is used as a tonic and antiseptic.

calvarianoun (n.) The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion.

calycozoanoun (n. pl.) A group of acalephs of which Lucernaria is the type. The body is cup-shaped with eight marginal lobes bearing clavate tentacles. An aboral sucker serves for attachment. The interior is divided into four large compartments. See Lucernarida.

calyptranoun (n.) A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules which contain the spores of mosses; also, any similar covering body.

camarillanoun (n.) The private audience chamber of a king.
 noun (n.) A company of secret and irresponsible advisers, as of a king; a cabal or clique.

cambrianoun (n.) The ancient Latin name of Wales. It is used by modern poets.

camellianoun (n.) An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with shining leaves and showy flowers. Camellia Japonica is much cultivated for ornament, and C. Sassanqua and C. oleifera are grown in China for the oil which is pressed from their seeds. The tea plant is now referred to this genus under the name of Camellia Thea.
 noun (n.) An ornamental greenhouse shrub (Thea japonica) with glossy evergreen leaves and roselike red or white double flowers.

cameranoun (n.) A chamber, or instrument having a chamber. Specifically: The camera obscura when used in photography. See Camera, and Camera obscura.

campagnanoun (n.) An open level tract of country; especially "Campagna di Roma." The extensive undulating plain which surrounds Rome.

campananoun (n.) A church bell.
 noun (n.) The pasque flower.
 noun (n.) Same as Gutta.

campanianoun (n.) Open country.

campanulanoun (n.) A large genus of plants bearing bell-shaped flowers, often of great beauty; -- also called bellflower.

ca–adanoun (n.) A small ca–on; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less frequently, an open valley.

canadanoun (n.) A British province in North America, giving its name to various plants and animals.

canellanoun (n.) A genus of trees of the order Canellaceae, growing in the West Indies.

canniculanoun (n.) The Dog Star; Sirius.

cannanoun (n.) A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. See Cane, 4.
 noun (n.) A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot (C. Indica) is found in gardens of the northern United States.

cannulanoun (n.) A small tube of metal, wood, or India rubber, used for various purposes, esp. for injecting or withdrawing fluids. It is usually associated with a trocar.

cantatanoun (n.) A poem set to music; a musical composition comprising choruses, solos, interludes, etc., arranged in a somewhat dramatic manner; originally, a composition for a single noise, consisting of both recitative and melody.

cantilenanoun (n.) See Cantabile.

canulaadjective (a.) Alt. of Canulated

capellanoun (n.) A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga.

capibaranoun (n.) See Capybara.

capitibranchiatanoun (n. pl.) A division of annelids in which the gills arise from or near the head. See Tubicola.

capitulanoun (n. pl.) See Capitulum.

cappellanoun (n.) See A cappella.

capranoun (n.) A genus of ruminants, including the common goat.

capybaranoun (n.) A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called also cabiai and water hog.

caracaranoun (n.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards.

caracoranoun (n.) A light vessel or proa used by the people of Borneo, etc., and by the Dutch in the East Indies.

carambolanoun (n.) An East Indian tree (Averrhoa Carambola), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry.

carcinomanoun (n.) A cancer. By some medical writers, the term is applied to an indolent tumor. See Cancer.

cardianoun (n.) The heart.
 noun (n.) The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it.

cardialglanoun (n.) Alt. of Cardialgy

cariamanoun (n.) A large, long-legged South American bird (Dicholophus cristatus) which preys upon snakes, etc. See Seriema.

carinanoun (n.) A keel
 noun (n.) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification
 noun (n.) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
 noun (n.) The keel of the breastbone of birds.

carinarianoun (n.) A genus of oceanic heteropod Mollusca, having a thin, glassy, bonnet-shaped shell, which covers only the nucleus and gills.

carnaubanoun (n.) The Brazilian wax palm. See Wax palm.

carnivoranoun (n. pl.) An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear, seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting flesh, and the jaws powerful.

carranchanoun (n.) The Brazilian kite (Polyborus Brasiliensis); -- so called in imitation of its notes.

carunculanoun (n.) A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye.
 noun (n.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.
 noun (n.) A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.

cascarillanoun (n.) A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton Eleutheria); also, its aromatic bark.

cassadanoun (n.) See Cassava.

cassavanoun (n.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also manioc.
 noun (n.) A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.

cassianoun (n.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most of which have purgative qualities. The leaves of several species furnish the senna used in medicine.
 noun (n.) The bark of several species of Cinnamomum grown in China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon. It is imported as cassia, but commonly sold as cinnamon, from which it differs more or less in strength and flavor, and the amount of outer bark attached.

cassiopeianoun (n.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia.

castaneanoun (n.) A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin.

casuarinanoun (n.) A genus of leafless trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of excellent quality, called beefwood from its color.

catallactanoun (n. pl.) A division of Protozoa, of which Magosphaera is the type. They exist both in a myxopod state, with branched pseudopodia, and in the form of ciliated bodies united in free, spherical colonies.

catalpanoun (n.) A genus of American and East Indian trees, of which the best know species are the Catalpa bignonioides, a large, ornamental North American tree, with spotted white flowers and long cylindrical pods, and the C. speciosa, of the Mississipi valley; -- called also Indian bean.

catamenianoun (n. pl.) The monthly courses of women; menstrual discharges; menses.

catawbanoun (n.) A well known light red variety of American grape.
 noun (n.) A light-colored, sprightly American wine from the Catawba grape.

catenanoun (n.) A chain or series of things connected with each other.

cathedranoun (n.) The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority.

caudatanoun (n. pl.) See Urodela.

caudiculanoun (n.) A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.

caumanoun (n.) Great heat, as of the body in fever.

cavatinanoun (n.) Originally, a melody of simpler form than the aria; a song without a second part and a da capo; -- a term now variously and vaguely used.

cavicornianoun (n. pl.) A group of ruminants whose horns are hollow, and planted on a bony process of the front, as the ox.

cecidomyianoun (n.) A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious species, as the Hessian fly. See Hessian fly.

cedillanoun (n.) A mark placed under the letter c [thus, c], to show that it is to be sounded like s, as in facade.

cellanoun (n.) The part inclosed within the walls of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticoes.

centaureanoun (n.) A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa).

cephalalgianoun (n.) Alt. of Cephalalgy
 noun (n.) Headache.

cephalatanoun (n. pl.) A large division of Mollusca, including all except the bivalves; -- so called because the head is distinctly developed. See Illustration in Appendix.

cephalophoranoun (n. pl.) The cephalata.

cephalopodanoun (n. pl.) The highest class of Mollusca.

cephalopteranoun (n.) One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (Manta birostris), known as devilfish and sea devil. It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton.

cephalotrochanoun (n.) A kind of annelid larva with a circle of cilia around the head.

ceratobranchianoun (n. pl.) A group of nudibranchiate Mollusca having on the back papilliform or branched organs serving as gills.

cercarianoun (n.) The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.

cerealianoun (n. pl.) Public festivals in honor of Ceres.
 noun (n. pl.) The cereals.

ceromanoun (n.) The unguent (a composition of oil and wax) with which wrestlers were anointed among the ancient Romans.
 noun (n.) That part of the baths and gymnasia in which bathers and wrestlers anointed themselves.
 noun (n.) The cere of birds.

cestoideanoun (n. pl.) A class of parasitic worms (Platelminthes) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See Tapeworm.

cesuranoun (n.) See Caesura.

cetaceanoun (n. pl.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders:

chachalacanoun (n.) The Texan guan (Ortalis vetula).

chacmanoun (n.) A large species of African baboon (Cynocephalus porcarius); -- called also ursine baboon. [See Illust. of Baboon.]

chaetognathanoun (n. pl.) An order of free-swimming marine worms, of which the genus Sagitta is the type. They have groups of curved spines on each side of the head.

chaetopodanoun (n. pl.) A very extensive order of Annelida, characterized by the presence of lateral setae, or spines, on most or all of the segments. They are divided into two principal groups: Oligochaeta, including the earthworms and allied forms, and Polychaeta, including most of the marine species.