a.
Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious; characterized by mirth or jollity; as, a jovial youth; a jovial company; a jovial poem. →
n.
That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic basis is wanting. →
n. pl.
The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals. →
v. t.
To do less thoroughly than is requisite; specifically, to cook insufficiently; as, to underdo the meat; -- opposed to overdo. →
a.
Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies. →