| pylodictus | (n) flathead catfishes, Syn. genus Pylodictus |
| rictus | (n) a gaping grimace |
| african hunting dog | (n) a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area, Syn. hyena dog, Lycaon pictus, Cape hunting dog |
| asian tiger mosquito | (n) striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases, Syn. Aedes albopictus |
| beaugregory | (n) a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies, Syn. Pomacentrus leucostictus |
| blessed thistle | (n) annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers, Syn. sweet sultan, Cnicus benedictus |
| flathead catfish | (n) large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw, Syn. spoonbill catfish, Pylodictus olivaris, mudcat, shovelnose catfish, goujon |
| golden pheasant | (n) brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia, Syn. Chrysolophus pictus |
| limpkin | (n) wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call, Syn. Aramus pictus |
| painted greenling | (n) greenling with whitish body marked with black bands, Syn. convictfish, convict fish, Oxylebius pictus |
| seizure | (n) a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease, Syn. ictus, raptus |
| Benedictus | ‖n. [ L., blessed. See Benedict, a. ] The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ictus | ‖n. [ L., fr. icere, ictum, to strike. ] 1. (Pros.) The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. Arsis. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Med.) A stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Rictus | ‖n. [ L., the aperture of the mouth. ] The gape of the mouth, as of birds; -- often resricted to the corners of the mouth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Victus | ‖n. [ L. ] (Zool.) Food; diet. [ 1913 Webster ] |