Tau
[tɒ:]
Definition
(n.) The common American toadfish; -- so called from a marking resembling the Greek letter tau (/).
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Definition
n. the toad-fish: a tau-cross.—ns. Tau′-bone a Τ-shaped bone as the interclavicle of a monotreme; Tau′-cross a cross in the form of a Τ—also Cross-tau and Cross of St Anthony; Tau′-staff a staff with a cross-piece at the top like a crutch.—adj. Tau′-topped having a handle like a tau-cross.
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