Definition of Spectir
{ Spec"ter, Spec"tre } (?), n.
[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"ter, Spec"tre } (?), n.
[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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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