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T. 



Taenoid — Ribbon-shaped. 



Tentacula — A filiform or thread-like process or organ fitted for 

 holding or fastening the object to which it belongs to some par- 

 ticular place. It may also be an organ of feeling or of motion. 



Thoracic — Pertaining to the thorax or chest. One of Linneus' 

 order of fishes was called Thoracic, in which the ventral fins 

 were placed below the pectorals. 



Triphyllous — Divided into three!* leaf-like divisions. 



u. 



Uranoscopus — star-gazer ; from uranous, sky or heavens, and skopeo, 

 I see. 



Y. 



Ventral — Belonging to the belly. In Ichthyology the ventral fins 

 are those situate between the anus and throat, {see fins.) 



Villous — Covered with soft hairs or fine soft fibrils. 



Vomer — Literally a ploughshare ; the point or end of the nose or 

 snout of a fish. 





