Miliary

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Miliary \Mil"ia*ry\, n. (Zool.)
     One of the small tubercles of Echini.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Miliary \Mil"ia*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. miliarius, fr. milium
     millet: cf. F. miliaire.]
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     1. Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption.
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     2. (Med.) Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as,
        a miliary fever.
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     3. (Zool.) Small and numerous; as, the miliary tubercles of
        Echini.
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