ZABRUS, z[=a]'brus, _n._ a large genus of caraboid beetles. [Gr. _zabros_,
gluttonous.]
ZADKIEL, zad'ki-el, _n._ the name assumed by Richard James Morrison
(1794-1874), the compiler of a popular astrological almanac, a retired
commander in the royal navy, a Hebraist, mathematician, astronomer, and a
real believer in his pseudo-science.
ZAFFRE, ZAFFER, zaf'[.e]r, _n._ the impure oxide obtained by partially
roasting cobalt ore previously mixed with two or three times its weight of
fine sand. [Fr. _zafre_, of Ar. origin.]
ZALOPHUS, zal'[=o]-fus, _n._ a genus of otaries or eared seals. [Gr. _za-_,
intens., _lophos_, a crest.]
ZAMBOMBA, tham-bom'ba, _n._ a simple Spanish musical instrument made by
stretching a piece of parchment over a wide-mouthed jar and inserting a
stick in it which is rubbed with the fingers.
ZAMIA, z[=a]'mi-a, _n._ a genus of palm-like trees or low shrubs of the
order _Cycadaceæ_--some species yield an edible starchy pith. [L. _zamia_,
a dead fir-cone--Gr. _z[=e]mia_, damage.]
ZAMINDAR=_Zemindar_ (q.v.).
ZAMOUSE, za-moos', _n._ the short-horned buffalo of West Africa.