||Mal*loph"a*ga (ml*lf"*g), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mallo`s a lock of wool
||+ fagei^n to eat.] (Zoöl.) An extensive group of insects which are
||parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; --
||called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird.
||Mal*lo"tus (?), n. [NL., fr Gr. &?; fleecy.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small
||Arctic fishes. One American species, the capelin (Mallotus villosus),
||is extensively used as bait for cod.
{ Mal"low (?), Mal"lows (?), } n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe, fr. L. malva,
akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften, malako`s soft. Named
either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft
downy leaves. Cf. Mauve, Malachite.] (Bot.) A genus of plants (Malva)
having mucilaginous qualities. See Malvaceous.
The flowers of the common mallow (M. sylvestris) are used in medicine.
The dwarf mallow (M. rotundifolia) is a common weed, and its flattened,
dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree mallow (M.
Mauritiana and Lavatera arborea), musk mallow (M. moschata), rose
mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow (M. crispa), are less commonly
seen.
Indian mallow. See Abutilon. -- Jew's mallow, a plant (Corchorus
olitorius) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria. -- Marsh
mallow. See under Marsh.
Mal"low*wort` (ml"l*wûrt), n. (Bot.) Any plant of the order Malvaceæ.
{ Malm (?), Malm"brick` (?), } n. [Cf. AS. mealm sand.] A kind of brick
of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk.
Mal"ma (?), n. (Zoöl.) A spotted trout (Salvelinus malma), inhabiting
Northern America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also Dolly
Varden trout, bull trout, red-spotted trout, and golet.
||Mal"mag (?), n. [F., from native name in Madagascar.] (Zoöl.) The
||tarsius, or spectral lemur.
Malm"sey (?), n. [OE. malvesie, F. malvoisie, It. malvasia, malavagia,
fr. Malvasia, or Napoli di Malvasia, in the Morea.] A kind of sweet
wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc. Shak.
Mal`nu*tri"tion (?), n. [Mal- + nutrition.] (Physiol.) Faulty or
imperfect nutrition.
Mal*ob`ser*va"tion (?), n. [Mal- + observation.] Erroneous observation.
J. S Mill.