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noun
- Person from India.
- Individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas, before the arrival of Europeans. Also: Amerindian, Native American.
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(obsolete) An Australian Aborigine.
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(obsolete) A Maori.
- An Indian meal.
- We're going out tonight for an .
adjective
- Of or pertaining to India or its people.
- Of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas, the people who lived in the Americas before the Europeans came, as well as the descendants of such people.
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| indicator |
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noun
- a pointer or index that indicates something
- a meter or gauge
- the needle or dial on such a meter
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(chemistry) any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction
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(ecology) a plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment
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(economics) a measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends
- a trafficator
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| infauna |
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noun (pl2=infaunae)
- A fauna, the life sites of whose members are within the dominant medium of their environment, e.g. burrowing bivalves that filter-feed from within seafloor sediments.
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| influent |
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noun
- A stream which flows into another stream or lake.
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(ecology) An organism having an important effect on a plant or animal community.
adjective
- flow in, Flowing in.
- Exercising astral influence.
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(ecology) That is an influent.
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| infraspecific |
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adjective-
(botany) pertaining to a taxon at a rank lower than species. Usage: only in botany, not in zoology and bacteriology.
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| irrupt |
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verb
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(transitive) To break into.
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(intransitive) To enter forcibly or uninvited.
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(intransitive) To rapidly increase or intensify.
- Misspelling of erupt.
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| irruption |
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noun
- The action of irrupt, irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an intrusion.
- An abrupt increase of numbers of a particular animal.
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