Cataphor
noun
a very deep sleep
Word Origin
1656; < Latin cataphora 'coma'
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the use of a word or phrase to refer to a following word or group of words, as the use of the phrase as follows. noun (grammar) the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word used subsequently in the same discourse Compare anaphora cataphora ca·taph·o·ra (kə-tāf’ə-rə) […]
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covered with an armor of horny or bony plates or scales. Historical Examples cataphracted: invested with a hard callous skin, or with scales closely united. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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a heavily armed war galley of ancient Greece. a suit of ancient Roman scale armor for a man or horse. Zoology. the bony plates or scales covering the body of certain fishes or reptiles. Historical Examples cataphract, kat′a-frakt, n. (Milton) a soldier in full armour. Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various […]