Tornado
Tor*na"do
(?), n.;pl. Tornadoes (#).
[From Sp. or Pg.
tornar to turn, return, L.
tornare to turn, hence, a whirling wind. The Sp. & Pg.
tornada is a return. See Turn.] A violent whirling wind; specifically
(Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone.[1913 Webster]
Tor*na"ri*a
(?), n.;pl. Tornari (#).
[NL., fr. L.
tornare to turn.]
(Zol.) The peculiar free swimming larva of Balanoglossus. See Illust. in Append.[1913 Webster]
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