GOLIATH
\ɡəlˈa͡ɪ͡əθ], \ɡəlˈaɪəθ], \ɡ_ə_l_ˈaɪə_θ]\
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g[=o]-l[=i]'ath, n. a giant.--v.i. to exaggerate extravagantly.--n. GOL[=I]'ATH-BEE'TLE, a genus of tropical beetles of very large size, the male sometimes measuring about four inches. [From Goliath, the Philistine giant in 1 Sam. xvii.]
By Thomas Davidson
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.