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31cas|ca|ril|la — «KAS kuh RIHL uh», noun. 1. Also, cascarilla bark. the bitter, aromatic bark of a West Indian shrub of the spurge family, used as a tonic and as flavoring in smoking tobacco. 2. the shrub itself. ╂[< Spanish cascarilla (diminutive) <… …
32cig|a|ril|lo — «SIHG uh RIHL oh», noun, plural los. a thin cigar, a little longer than a cigarette: »The cigarillo, a pencil slim cigar, shorter and usually milder than its big brothers, has won a place in U.S. markets since World War II (Wall Street Journal).… …
33Cy|ril|lic — «sih RIHL ihk», adjective. of or having to do with an ancient Slavic alphabet from which the Russian, Bulgarian, and Serbian alphabets have developed. ╂[< Cyril, an apostle to the Slavs in the 800 s, who developed an earlier Slavic alphabet… …
34go|ril|la — «guh RIHL uh», noun. 1. the largest and most powerful ape. The lowland gorilla is found in the forests of western Africa and the mountain gorilla lives in central Africa. It is mainly vegetarian in diet, social in habit, and very dangerous if… …
35go|ril|line — «guh RIHL yn, ihn», adjective. resembling the gorilla, especially in the skull and face: »Rhodesian man…is far more primitive more apelike, more gorilline than any of modern man s variants, living or extinct (A. Keith) …
36go|ril|loid — «guh RIHL oyd», adjective. like or having the characteristics of a gorilla: »gorilloid beasts with huge canine teeth (Scientific American) …
37gue|ril|la — «guh RIHL uh», noun, adjective. = guerrilla. (Cf. ↑guerrilla) …
38gue|ril|le|ro — «GEHR uhl YAY roh», noun, plural ros. = guerrillero. (Cf. ↑guerrillero) …
39guer|ril|la|ism — «guh RIHL uh ihz uhm», noun. the principles and practices of guerrilla warfare …
40guer|ril|la — «guh RIHL uh», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a member of a band of fighters who harass the enemy by sudden raids, ambushes, the plundering of supply trains, and the like. Guerrillas are not part of a regular army. 2. Now rare. warfare carried on by… …
