2. (Paleon.) A belemnite. See Belemnite.

Thun"der*storm` (?), n. A storm accompanied with lightning and thunder.

Thun"der*strike` (?), v. t. [imp. Thunderstruck (?); p. p.

Thunderstruck, -strucken (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Thunderstriking.] 1. To

strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. [R.] Sir P. Sidney.

2. To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible; — rarely

used except in the past participle.

drove before him, thunderstruck.

Milton.

Thun"der*worm` (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small, footless, burrowing, snakelike

lizard (Rhineura Floridana) allied to Amphisbæna, native of Florida; —

so called because it leaves its burrows after a thundershower.

Thun"der*y (?), a. Accompanied with thunder; thunderous. [R.] "Thundery

weather." Pennant.

Thun"drous (?), a. Thunderous; sonorous. "Scraps of thunderous epic."

Tennyson.

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