Wurbagool
(Wur"ba*gool) n. (Zoöl.) A fruit bat (Pteropus medius) native of India. It is similar to the
flying fox, but smaller.
Wurmal
(Wur"mal) n. (Zoöl.) See Wormil.
Wurraluh
(Wur"ra*luh) n. (Zoöl.) The Australian white-quilled honey eater (Entomyza albipennis).
Wust
(Wust Wuste), obs. imp. of Wit. Piers Plowman.
Wyandots
(Wy`an*dots") n. pl.; sing. Wyandot (Ethnol.) Same as Hurons. [Written also Wyandottes,
and Yendots.]
Wych-elm
(Wych"-elm`) n. [OE. wiche a kind of elm, AS. wice a kind of tree. Cf. Wicker.] (Bot.) A
species of elm (Ulmus montana) found in Northern and Western Europe; Scotch elm.
By confusion this word is often written witch-elm.
Wych-hazel
(Wych"-ha`zel) n. (Bot.) The wych-elm; — so called because its leaves are like those of
the hazel.
Wyclifite
(Wyc"lif*ite, Wyc"liff*ite) n. A follower of Wyclif, the English reformer; a Lollard.
Wyd
(Wyd) a. Wide. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Wye
(Wye) n.; pl. Wyes
1. The letter Y.
2. A kind of crotch. See Y, n. (a).
Wyke
(Wyke) n. Week. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Wyla
(Wy"la) n. (Zoöl.) A helmeted Australian cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus); — called also funeral
cockatoo.
Wynd
(Wynd) n. [See Wind to turn.] A narrow lane or alley. [Scot.] Jamieson.
The narrow wynds, or alleys, on each side of the street.
Bryant. Wynkernel
(Wyn"ker*nel) n. (Zoöl.) The European moor hen. [Prov. Eng.]
Wynn
(Wynn) n. A kind of timber truck, or carriage.
Wype
(Wype) n. The wipe, or lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]
Wys
(Wys) a. Wise. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Wythe
(Wythe) n. (Naut.). Same as Withe, n., 4.
Wyte
(Wyte Wy"ten) (wi"t'n), obs. pl. pres. of Wit.
Wyvern
(Wy"vern) n. (Her.) Same as Wiver.