[syn: moth miller, miller]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ray \Ray\, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. Roach.] (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order
Raiae, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.
(b) In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat,
narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See
Skate.
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Bishop ray, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray
(Aetobatus narinari syn. Stoasodon narinari) of the
Southern United States and the West Indies; also called
the spotted eagle ray and white-spotted eagle ray.
Butterfly ray, a short-tailed American sting ray
(Pteroplatea Maclura), having very broad pectoral fins.
Devil ray. See Sea Devil.
Eagle ray, any large ray of the family Myliobatidae, or
Aetobatidae. The common European species (Myliobatis
aquila) is called also whip ray, and miller.
Electric ray, or Cramp ray, a torpedo.
Starry ray, a common European skate (Raia radiata).
Sting ray, any one of numerous species of rays of the
family Trygonidae having one or more large, sharp,
barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also
stingaree.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Miller \Mill"er\ (m[i^]l"[~e]r), n.
1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
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2. A milling machine.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because
the wings appear as if covered with white dust or
powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also moth
miller.
(b) The eagle ray.
(c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
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Miller's thumb. (Zool.)
(a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus Uranidea
(formerly Cottus), as the European species
(Uranidea gobio), and the American (Uranidea
gracilis); -- called also bullhead.
(b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and
long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Miller
n 1: United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
[syn: Miller, Glenn Miller, Alton Glenn Miller]
2: United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as
pornographic (1891-1980) [syn: Miller, Henry Miller,
Henry Valentine Miller]
3: United States playwright (1915-2005) [syn: Miller, Arthur
Miller]
4: someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
5: machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is
fed against rotating cutters that shape it [syn: miller,
milling machine]
6: any of various moths that have powdery wings [syn: moth
miller, miller]
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Miller -- U.S. County in Georgia
Population (2000): 6383
Housing Units (2000): 2770
Land area (2000): 283.046400 sq. miles (733.086780 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.675068 sq. miles (1.748419 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 283.721468 sq. miles (734.835199 sq. km)
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 31.166180 N, 84.733801 W
Headwords:
Miller
Miller, GA
Miller County
Miller County, GA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Miller -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000): 23564
Housing Units (2000): 11263
Land area (2000): 592.255223 sq. miles (1533.933921 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 7.685331 sq. miles (19.904916 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 599.940554 sq. miles (1553.838837 sq. km)
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 38.238974 N, 92.481091 W
Headwords:
Miller
Miller, MO
Miller County
Miller County, MO
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Miller -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000): 40443
Housing Units (2000): 17727
Land area (2000): 623.978794 sq. miles (1616.097588 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 13.500960 sq. miles (34.967325 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 637.479754 sq. miles (1651.064913 sq. km)
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 33.384684 N, 93.968079 W
Headwords:
Miller
Miller, AR
Miller County
Miller County, AR
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Miller, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 754
Housing Units (2000): 378
Land area (2000): 0.757193 sq. miles (1.961122 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.757193 sq. miles (1.961122 sq. km)
FIPS code: 48242
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 37.215885 N, 93.841499 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 65707
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Miller, MO
Miller
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Miller, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 156
Housing Units (2000): 72
Land area (2000): 0.368453 sq. miles (0.954289 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.368453 sq. miles (0.954289 sq. km)
FIPS code: 32130
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.928001 N, 99.392353 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68858
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Miller, NE
Miller
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Miller, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000): 1530
Housing Units (2000): 845
Land area (2000): 0.947896 sq. miles (2.455039 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.947896 sq. miles (2.455039 sq. km)
FIPS code: 42460
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 44.519932 N, 98.986386 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 57362
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Miller, SD
Miller