The Collaborative International Dictionary
Corystes cassivelaunus
Masked \Masked\, a.
Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.
(Bot.) Same as Personate.
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(Zo["o]l.) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.
Masked ball, a ball in which the dancers wear masks.
Masked battery (Mil.), a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens fire.
--H. L. Scott.Masked crab (Zo["o]l.), a European crab ( Corystes cassivelaunus) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling a human face.
Masked pig (Zo["o]l.), a Japanese domestic hog ( Sus pliciceps). Its face is deeply furrowed.