a species of large melon

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• Melon — Mel on (m[e^]l [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo an apple shaped melon, Gr. mhlope pwn; mh^lon apple + pe pwn a species of large melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf. {Marmalade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Melon beetle — Melon Mel on (m[e^]l [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo an apple shaped melon, Gr. mhlope pwn; mh^lon apple + pe pwn a species of large melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf. {Marmalade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Melon cactus — Melon Mel on (m[e^]l [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo an apple shaped melon, Gr. mhlope pwn; mh^lon apple + pe pwn a species of large melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf. {Marmalade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Melon thistle — Melon Mel on (m[e^]l [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo an apple shaped melon, Gr. mhlope pwn; mh^lon apple + pe pwn a species of large melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf. {Marmalade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Melon-headed whale — Size compared to an average human …   Wikipedia

• Melon-headed Whale — Taxobox name = Melon headed Whale status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image2 caption = Size comparison against an average human regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Cetacea subordo = Odontoceti familia = Delphinidae… …   Wikipedia

• melon — /mel euhn/, n. 1. the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon. 2. medium crimson or deep pink. 3. the visible upper portion of the head of a surfacing whale or dolphin, including the beak, eyes, and… …   Universalium

• Melon (whale) — dolphin anatomy The melon is an ovoid shaped, fatty organ found in the forehead of all toothed whales (odontocetes), including dolphins and porpoises (Cranford et al., 1996; Harper, C. J., et al., 2008) and believed to be used in echolocation.… …   Wikipedia

• Melon heads — melonhead redirects here. For the rare whale species, see Melon headed whale. Melon Heads Velvet Street, location of the Trumbull Melon Head story Data Country …   Wikipedia

• Melon thistle — Thistle This tle, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• List of Star Wars species (A–E) — Contents 1 Abyssin 2 Aleena 3 Amanin 4 Ansionian …   Wikipedia