Tup, n. (Zoöl.) A ram.
Tu*pai" (t*p"), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of the tupaiids.
Tu*pai"id (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of East Indian and
Asiatic insectivores of the family Tupaiidæ, somewhat resembling
squirrels in size and arboreal habits. The nose is long and pointed.
Tu"pe*lo (?), n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.]
(Bot.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family,
having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is
crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour
gum, and pepperidge.
Largo tupelo, or Tupelo gum (Bot.), an American tree (Nyssa uniflora)
with softer wood than the tupelo. — Sour tupelo (Bot.), the Ogeechee
lime.
Tup"man (?), n.; pl. Tupmen (&?;). A man who breeds, or deals in tups.
[Prov. Eng.]
||Tur (?), n. [Pol.] (Zoöl.) The urus.
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Tu"ra*cin (?), n. (Physiol.) (Chem.) A red or crimson pigment obtained
from certain feathers of several species of turacou; whence the name.
It contains nearly six per cent of copper.
Tu*ra"cou (?), n. [Cf. F. touraco.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species
of plantain eaters of the genus Turacus, native of Africa. They are
remarkable for the peculiar green and red pigments found in their
feathers. [Written also touraco, and touracou.]
Tu*ra`co*ver"din (?), n. [See Turacou, and Verdant.] (Physiol.) (Chem.)
A green pigment found in the feathers of the turacou. See Turacin.
Tu*ra"ni*an (?), a. [From Tur, the name, in Persian legendary history,
of one of the three brothers from whom sprang the races of mankind.]
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an extensive family of languages of
simple structure and low grade (called also Altaic, Ural-Altaic, and
Scythian), spoken in the northern parts of Europe and Asia and Central
Asia; of pertaining to, or designating, the people who speak these
languages.
Tu*ra"ni*an (?), n. One of the Turanians.
Tu*ra"ni*ans (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) (a) An extensive division of mankind
including the Mongols and allied races of Asia, together with the
Malays and Polynesians. (b) A group of races or tribes inhabiting Asia
and closely related to the Mongols.
Tu"ratt (?), n. (Zoöl.) The hare kangaroo.
Tur"ban (?), n. [OE. turband, turbant, tolibant, F. turban, It.
turbante, Turk. tulbend, dulbend, fr. Per. dulband. Cf. Tulip.] 1. A
headdress worn by men in the Levant and by most Mohammedans of the male
sex, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of
cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the
neck.