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SPECTRES
Noun
spectres
plural of spectre
Anagrams
• respects, scepters, sceptres, specters
Source: Wiktionary
SPECTRE
Spec"ter, Spec"tre, n. Etym: [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See Spy, and cf. Spectrum.]
1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. Dryden.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect. Specter bat (Zoöl.), any phyllostome bat.
– Specter candle (Zoöl.), a belemnite.
– Specter shrimp (Zoöl.), a skeleton shrimp. See under Skeleton.
Spec"tre, n.
Definition: See Specter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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