See Also: alcyonarian(dictionary)
drum(4)(dictionary)
drum(encyclopedia)
drum(3)(dictionary)
drum(2)(dictionary)
drum(1)(dictionary)
drum kit(dictionary)
Drum(medicine)
drum machine(dictionary)
drum major(dictionary)

drum(2) (iou) and alcyonarian (iou)


drum(2) (iou)



drum noun2. Scot. & Anglo-Irish. E18.
[Gaelic & Irish druim back, ridge.]
A long narrow hill often separating two parallel valleys; a drumlin.

alcyonarian (iou)



alcyonarian noun & adjective. L19.
[from mod. Latin Alcyonaria (see below), from alcyonium from Greek alkuoneion a coral said to resemble a halcyon's nest (Dioscorides): see HALCYON, -ARIAN.]
Zoology.
A. noun. An anthozoan of the subclass Alcyonaria, which includes colonial soft corals whose polyps bear eight pinnate tentacles. L19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating this subclass. L19.